Ambassador Cruise Line has announced the purchase of its second ship, to be named Ambition, entering service in 2023.
Ambition, like sister ship Ambience, will offer no-fly sailings predominantly targeting the 50-plus market with a premium-value cruise experience.
In addition to London Tilbury, she will also offer a summer 2023 programme of regional departures from ports such as Newcastle, Dundee, Belfast, Liverpool, Bristol and Falmouth.
The full programme is being finalised and will go on sale in the spring.
Ambition will carry up to 1,200 guests in 714 cabins, 125 of them with balconies and 113 of them suites. Facilities will include two main restaurants plus speciality dining options, a more casual bistro style café, four bars and lounges and a pub, a tiered main theatre, casino, card room, library, and craft studio.
Guests will also be able to enjoy the wellness centre, gymnasium, two swimming pools and a range of retail shops, all designed to create a friendly atmosphere on board.
The ship has been purchased outright from Costa Crociere which operated her under their AIDA brand, as AIDAMira, mainly targeting the German market.
Prior to entering service with Ambassador Cruise Line, Ambition will undergo similar extensive upgrades as Ambience.