Cruise & Maritime Voyages (CMV)  say that the authorities have completed their inspections onboard Discovery and given clearance for the ship to sail to Bristol Avonmouth in readiness for her scheduled 15 night cruise to the Land of the Northern Lights departing on Friday 15th March.

CMV charter the 20,636 gross ton Discovery from the All Leisure Group and as part of the arrangement, the last-named company are responsible for the technical management of the vessel and the recent refurbishment works undertaken in Italy.

Technical issues precluded Discovery from sailing on its cruise scheduled for 28 February. Instead of Bristol Avonmouth, the 1972 built vessel that was previously known as Island Princess of Princess Cruises,  docked at Portland instead.