The boss of Saga Cruises has played down reports of damage to the company’s first-ever newbuilding, Spirit of Discovery, as it left Germany where it was built.
Robin Shaw described it as “very superficial paint damage.”
The chief executive of Saga Travel, which includes the Folkestone, UK-based company’s cruise operations, added: “It is probably painted as we speak.”
Shaw denied reports of a police investigation into the incident.
