Luxury line Seabourn is offering a varied line-up of Asia cruises for the late 2024 and 2025 cruise seasons. From December 2024 to March 2025, and again in November 2025, Seabourn Encore and Seabourn Quest will sail across Southeast Asia, including Singapore, Vietnam and Thailand, and to Japan. Seabourn Encore will begin with seven sailings between Singapore and Hong Kong, then continue to Japan, and finish with a transpacific crossing. The conclusion of the crossing marks the ship’s first-ever visit to the United States. Seabourn Quest will explore Japan during the cherry blossom season in spring and return in the fall to showcase autumn landscapes. It will visit new destinations such as Akita and Wakayama, Japan. "Our ultra-luxury Asia cruises continue to be a favorite among our guests," said Natalya Leahy, president of Seabourn. "To meet the growing demand, we've enhanced our itineraries this season and are offering many exciting voyages throughout Asia to new destinations." Seabourn Encore's winter 2024 and spring 2025 season will sail to Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, and the Philippines. From December 2024 to March 2025, the ship will start its season of seven voyages between Singapore and Hong Kong, with both 13-day and 14-day options. The ship will finish its season with a 25-day Japan & Hawaiian Islands Pacific Crossing from Kobe, Japan to Long Beach, California, featuring a maiden call to Wakayama, Japan. The sailing will also include sea days with bespoke, curated onboard entertainment programs. Setting sail from March through April 2025, Seabourn Quest's 2025 spring Asia cruises range from 14 to 34 days with options to combine voyages for a comprehensive exploration of Asia. It takes in the northernmost and southernmost islands of Japan and a "Pacific Passage: Golden Week to Glacier Bay" 20-day voyage departing in April 2025. In fall 2025, Seabourn Quest will return to Japan for the iconic autumn landscapes. Between September and November 2025, the ship will embark on four sailings, ranging from 12 to 41 days, visiting more than 20 destinations across Japan's four main islands. Maiden calls for Seabourn Quest include Akita, with its hot springs and samurai districts; Ishinomaki, Niigata, and Wakayama.

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Seabourn’s purpose-built expedition cruise vessel Seabourn Pursuit has arrived down under ahead of its inaugural season in Australia’s Kimberley region. The first Kimberley cruise departs today on the first of six 10-day voyages between Darwin and Broome until August 2024. The Kimberley in Western Australia is one of the world's most remote destinations, renowned for its abundant wildlife and Aboriginal culture. Seabourn Pursuit will explore remote locations such as Ngula Jar Island. The 132-suite ship has an expedition team of experts showcasing the nature and cultural experiences in the region. Seabourn recently announced the Wunambal Gaambera Traditional Owners as godparents of Seabourn Pursuit, in an industry first. Season highlights include the King George Falls dual waterfalls which are the highest twin falls in Western Australia. There is an opportunity for helicopter viewing of the Hunter River and the Kimberley en route to the triple falls of Mitchell Plateau on select sailings. The expedition cruises also visit Vansittart Bay, Jar Island and Freshwater Cove. Seabourn's experiences throughout the entire journey include cultural tours, guided Zodiac cruises, hikes, nature walks, snorkeling and scuba diving. 

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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.   

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Luxury cruise line Seabourn announced the Wunambal Gaambera Traditional Owners as godparents of Seabourn Pursuit. The naming ceremony will take place on Seabourn Pursuit’s June 22-July 2, 2024   Kimberley cruise in Australia. Seabourn is the first cruise line to appoint Traditional Owners as godparents of a ship. It serves as a symbolic gesture of stewardship and responsibility toward the environment a as well as Seabourn’s commitment to sustainable tourism, the line says. “We believe no one can give a better blessing to our ship. When we visit local communities we are able to both celebrate their culture and drive positive sustainable change,” said Natalya Leahy, president of Seabourn. “When we set out to name the godparent for Seabourn Pursuit, we knew we wanted to do something that celebrates this special moment for the ship.” The Wunambal Gaambera people are the Traditional Owners of the region in the Kimberley that includes the sea country of Ngula Jar Island (Vansittart Bay) and Yirinni (Hunter River), and the freshwater country of Ngauwudu (Mitchell Plateau). Representatives from the Wunambal Gaambera Aboriginal Corporation will be at Ngula Jar Island on the Uunguu Coast to welcome the Seabourn Pursuit Kimberley cruise guests and to participate in the inaugural dedication ceremony. Seabourn will make a donation to assist Wunambal Gaambera to develop a self-sustaining industry, producing works of art and craft by Wunambal Gaambera artists to sell. In addition, Seabourn will also supply the Wunambal Gaambera Aboriginal Corporation with pearl shells and various art supplies and polishing materials  for commercial arts and craft initiatives year-round. Seabourn intends to work with Wunambal Gaambera Traditional Owners to promote the Wanjina Wunggurr culture. “Seabourn’s contributions will assist us to create economic opportunities for our people,” said Catherine Goonack, Chairperson of the Wunambal Gaambera Aboriginal Corporation. Seabourn's monetary contribution, along with funding already received from Tourism Western Australia, will contribute to Wunambal Gaambera’s development of tourism facilities. Ngula Jar Island will be featured on all Seabourn Kimberley cruises, ensuring consistent visitation to Wunambal Gaambera Country. Seabourn’s newest purpose-built expedition ship, Seabourn Pursuit features 132 veranda suites. Each voyage offers exclusive experiences such as curated shore excursions, cultural tours, guided Zodiac cruises, hikes, nature walks, snorkeling and scuba diving. 

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Luxury cruise line Seabourn has opened for sale nine individual segments of the 2026 World Cruise – Ring of Fire: Hidden Gems aboard Seabourn Sojourn. These cruise segments range from 10 to 48 days. They are aimed at guests not able to sail on the entire 129-day World Cruise but want e a part of the world cruise experience. Full itinerary details are available on Seabourn's website. "Our 2026 World Cruise aboard Seabourn Sojourn will a voyage visiting destinations throughout an impressive portion of the Pacific showcasing scenic natural wonders," said Natalya Leahy, president of Seabourn. "For guests who are looking to experience parts of this amazing adventure, we're pleased to offer these shorter segments." The new 2026 World Cruise segments include: Pearls of the South Pacific: Los Angeles to Sydney (Duration: 49 days) – Island-hopping to six unique island groups including the Hawaiian Islands, Tahiti & French Polynesia, Fiji, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, and New Zealand. Highlights include extended stays in Honolulu, Bora Bora, and Tahiti, as well as an overnight in Auckland, New Zealand. Coral Coast: Circumnavigation & Sapphire Seas: Sydney to Hong Kong (Duration: 39 days) – This includes a circumnavigation of Australia, with 14 ports, overnight stays in Sydney and Melbourne, and extended stays in Hobart and Broome. The itinerary includes Seabourn's first-ever call to Robe as well as cruising the Kimberley Coast and Lombok and Bali in Indonesia. Isle of Jade and Beyond: Hong Kong to Tokyo (Duration: 23 days) – This segment is a circumnavigation of Japan featuring shore excursions like an evening harbor cruise in Hong Kong; Taroka Gorge & Kang-Ten Temple in Hualien, Taiwan and Gjang Temple and Forest in Busan, South Korea. Golden Gardens & Glaciers: Tokyo to Vancouver (Duration: 22 days) – The home stretch of the World Cruise proceeds with a transpacific voyage to Alaska. Featured shore excursions include Local Sake Brewery & Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Japan; Lake Mashu and Onsen in Kushiro, Japan; and more. Seabourn Sojourn departs on the 2026 World Cruise from Los Angeles on January 6, 2026 before finishing in Vancouver on May 15. The 129-day 2026 World Cruise will call at 63 destinations in 14 countries across 28,000 nautical miles, with seven overnights, seven extended stays, and two crossings of the International Date Line. 

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Luxury line Seabourn has completed the installation of Starlink cruise ship Wi-Fi across its fleet. SpaceX's Starlink operates Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite tech. The upgraded technology provides faster, more reliable service where Starlink's services are available. "Following the positive feedback received from our guests, we are thrilled to share that both our ocean and expedition ships now feature Starlink cruise ship Wi-Fi,” said Natalya Leahy, president of Seabourn. Our guests can now choose to connect or disconnect as they wish." Starlink cruise ship Wi-Fi is now available on Seabourn's two new purpose-built ultra-luxury expedition ships, Seabourn Venture and Seabourn Pursuit as well as its ocean ships. Additionally, select ocean and expedition voyages qualify for Seabourn's latest promotion, "The Sail of the Year Event", which offers up to 25% off select Seabourn ultra-luxury ocean and expedition voyages. It also includes up to $1,000USD shipboard credit per suite for bookings made by January 31, 2024. This promotion is available through February 29, 2024

 

The ultra-luxury line will celebrate same-day U.S. arrival with "A Toast on Both Coasts" in Seattle and Miami on September 29, 2023

  Seabourn, the leader in ultra-luxury voyages and expedition travel, is set to raise a glass for "A Toast On Both Coasts" and celebrate the first time that both of the line's two new ultra-luxury purpose-built expedition ships, Seabourn Venture and Seabourn Pursuit, will be in the continental U.S. on the same day on Friday, September 29, 2023.     The brand-new ultra-luxury ship, Seabourn Pursuit, which launched on August 12, made its maiden arrival in the U.S. in Miami on the morning of September 29. Meanwhile, Seabourn Venture, which launched in July 2022, is arrived in the continental U.S. for the first time in Seattle that same morning.   "A Toast on Both Coasts" will commemorate Seabourn's two-vessel milestone in a style all its own with celebratory events unfolding on each ship at once. A triumphant moment will be a "virtual toast" for team members on both ships, traveling Seabourn guests, travel advisors, media, and invited dignitaries to clink glasses from the far corners of the country.   "The same-day arrival of our two ultra-luxury, purpose-built expedition ships in the U.S. is a very symbolic celebration of the dream and vision we have coming to life. Our dream was to bring our well-known Seabourn signature luxury to the world of exploration and adventure, and we did it," said Natalya Leahy, president of Seabourn. "Both ships now exemplify the best of both worlds, taking our guests to the most remote destinations in the world in the elegance and comfort of their Seabourn home. 'A Toast on Both Coasts' is a testament to the hard work of our teams and a toast to all of our extraordinary guests who will fulfill their out of ordinary adventure dreams on board our state-of-the-art expedition ships."   A New Season for Seabourn's Expedition Vessels in Antarctica, South Pacific the Kimberley and Beyond Seabourn Pursuit will depart Miami on September 30 for a 10-day voyage exploring destinations throughout the Caribbean. On October 10, the ship will arrive in Barbados to begin its expedition journeys, taking guests to remote corners of the globe. Seabourn Pursuit will head south for expeditions exploring coastal South America, the Amazon, and Antarctica into late March 2024. Following its inaugural Antarctic season, the ship will head across the islands of the South Pacific and eventually to Australia, which will be the start of the line's first exploration of the Kimberley region in the Northern Territory and Western Australia between June and August 2024. The iconic Kimberley, with its red sandstone gorges, rivers, waterfalls, wildlife, and Aboriginal life and history, is the ideal setting for a truly, world-class expedition experience. In addition to the Kimberley, Seabourn Pursuit will visit Papua New Guinea, West Papua, Indonesia, and sail across the South Pacific between Chile and Melanesia between March and October 2024.   Sister ship Seabourn Venture will head down the West Coast of the Americas before reaching Antarctica, where it will explore the "White Continent" between November 2023 and February 2024. In late February 2024, Seabourn Venture will make a once-in-a-lifetime crossing of the Atlantic encompassing the Falkland Islands, South Georgia, Tristan da Cunha, and Ascension Island. In March and April, the ship will take two sailings up the West Coast of Africa and Europe to be in position for the 2024 Arctic season.   Exploration, Adventure, and Luxurious Comfort Both Seabourn Venture and Seabourn Pursuit offer the same luxurious small ship experience that travelers have come to expect from Seabourn, enhanced by world-class equipment that allows the line to offer its widest range of expedition activities led by an expert 24-person expedition team of scientists, scholars, naturalists, and more. Designed and built for remote, diverse environments to PC6 Polar Class standards, the ship includes a plethora of modern hardware and technology that extends the ship's global deployment and capabilities. There is close to 30,000 square feet of deck space and special touches at every turn, as well as indoor and outdoor guest areas with nearly 270-degree views. In addition, a 4K GSS Cineflex Camera is mounted on the mast of the Constellation Lounge and capable of broadcasting imagery from miles ahead on monitors located throughout the ship and in guest suites.   The ships are also equipped with enhanced Wi-Fi connectivity with SpaceX's Starlink, providing its expedition guests with faster service, greater connectivity and more reliable Wi-Fi wherever Starlink's services are available.   Seabourn Pursuit and Seabourn Venture, like the rest of the ships in the Seabourn fleet, offer an abundance of space and elegance, eight dining experiences serving gourmet cuisine, and luxurious all-suite accommodations, including a pair of two-level Wintergarden suites.