About Sagafjord & Saga Rose - the Cruise Ship
Photos of Sagafjord 1965 - 24,002grt,
one of the last ships built for Norwegian America Line, and one of the loveliest small liner/cruise ships to survive in service until 2009.
Built by: Societe Nouvelle des Forges at Chantiers de la Mediterranee, France
Maiden Voyage: 1965
Tonnage: 24,002 grt (as built)
24,474 grt (enlarged 1980)
25,147 grt (enlarged under Cunard 1983)
24,528 grt (Saga Rose)
Passengers: (as built)
789 (Atlantic) 462 (Cruising)
(later, for Cunard & Saga) 588 passengers
Length: 189m (620ft)
Beam: 24.4m (80ft)
Draft: 83m (27ft)
Speed: 20 knots
Crew: 350
Originally operated by Norwegian America Line, she was acquired by Cunard in 1983 and continued until 1996, when she was chartered as "Gripsholm" for a year before transferring to Saga Cruises as "Saga Rose" in 1997.
She spent her entire 44-year life doing what she was designed for - luxury cruising.
Sadly, she was finally withdrawn in October 2009 and in 2010 she was sent to the breakers in China and is gone forever. Sadly missed, she is not forgotten.
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