A 33-year-old Scandinavian-built cruise ship made a whistle-stop, one-day tour to the Island on Monday.

Operated by the UK company Saga ? which has the motto ?Serving people aged 50 and over? ? the arrived in Bermuda from Falmouth in the United Kingdom at 6 a.m. yesterday and was scheduled to leave at 6 a.m. today for Nassau in the Bahamas.Captain David Warden-Owen said in an online diary that his 736 passengers had a good voyage across the Atlantic.

?So our course has taken us midway between The Azores and Newfoundland as we continue on our journey towards Hamilton, Bermuda,? Capt. Warden-Own wrote on May 13.

?We should soon be seeing the welcoming sight of the Gibbs Lighthouse as we approach Bermuda ... Its guiding light can be seen up to 25 miles from the shore; and I?m sure this sight heralds the promise of terra firma and everlasting memories for many of our passengers.? ? the former Cunard liner ? underwent a ?17 million refit before her inaugural cruise in 2005, the Saga website www.saga.co.uk said.