Seabourn has outlined a host of special amenities and events for the farewell cruise of the Seabourn Odyssey ship.
The final sailing is a 22-day Farewell Voyage, departing September 2, 2024, from Seattle to Yokohama, Japan.
The special transpacific cruise will be filled with nostalgia of Seabourn Odyssey’s 15 years in service.
There will be tributes to Odyssey’s greatest moments, including appearances from the original team and performing cast.
John Barron and Handré Potgieter will return as cruise directors for Seabourn Odyssey’s final voyage.
Both Barron and Potgieter were part of the original onboard team when the ship launched in 2009.
In addition, Seabourn President Natalya Leahy will be on board in Seattle to personally wish farewell to guests and the onboard team.
The farewell voyage will offer special entertainment including guest performers, piano entertainer Roy Tan and vocalist Corlea Botha, magician Mark Haslam, cellist Andre Cavassi, pianist Aisa Ijiri, and violinist Irina Guskova.
A number of guest speakers as part of its Seabourn Conversations program are scheduled, including NASA Astronaut Heidemarie Piper, photographer Michael Yamashita, author and chef Maria Finn, marine scientist Dr. Dave Plourd, and maritime historian Dr. Tim Runyan.
Seabourn Odyssey’s farewell voyage will also feature other special activities, including a signature caviar event and more.
During the 22-day transpacific cruise, Seabourn Odyssey will visit the wildlife havens of Kodiak Island and Dutch Harbor, as well as Japan’s Hokkaido Island.
Seabourn Odyssey will visit 11 ports and destinations, including five in Japan across two islands including Hakodate.
During the past 15 years, Seabourn Odyssey has welcomed 180,454 guests on board and traveled over 859,554 nautical miles to 426 different ports.
It has served four tons of caviar, 13 million breadsticks and poured more than 300,000 bottles of champagne.
