Saga Cruises adds more names to its celebrity line-up

Saga Cruises has added Jennie Bond, Charlie Dimmock, John Craven and Dr Sian Williams to its list of celebrity names that will join sailings in the coming months.

The celebrities will be on board to give talks and answer guests questions about their specialist areas.

These celebrities join the line-up that have been working with the cruise line in recent times including Jools Holland, John Torode, Oz Clarke, Phil Vickery, and Alfie Boe.

Nigel Blanks, CEO of Saga Cruises, said: “We’ve been really focusing on our entertainment programme and securing high-quality celebrities to talk on subjects we know our guests will enjoy from life behind the lens, to the royals and gardening. These latest speakers deliver exactly that, and we anticipate a full house for their sessions.”

Jennie Bond, a former BBC royal correspondent, will be on Saga’s 14-night Winter Sun in the Canaries  cruise departing on Spirit of Discovery from Portsmouth on 7 December 2023. Prices start from £2,826 per person.

Charlie Dimmock, one of the UK’s best known and best loved gardeners, will be on the 14-night Canary Island Discovery cruise departing Portsmouth on Spirit of Discovery on 17 February 2024. Prices start from £4,195 per person.

John Craven OBE, the presenter and editor, will sail on the 14-night Canary Island Medley cruise departing Portsmouth on Spirit of Adventure on 4 December 2023. Prices start from £2,737 per person.

Dr Sian Williams, a registered Counselling Psychologist, with a focus on anxiety, stress, and trauma, joins Saga for the first time and will be a guest on the Highlights of Spain and the Balearics cruise on Spirit of Adventure, departing Dover on 24 September 2023.