APT says two brand-new, ultra-luxury European river ships it will launch in 2025 “will raise the standard of luxury travel to new heights”. Details of the 154-passenger APT Solara and APT Ostara were confirmed today by the Australian global travel company with the unveiling of APT’s 2025 Europe Pre-Release collection.

Seabourn has completed the near-fleetwide installation of next-gen Wi-Fi connectivity with SpaceX’s Starlink, the leader in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite technology. The upgraded technology provides Seabourn’s guests with faster service, greater connectivity and more reliable Wi-Fi wherever Starlink’s services are available.

Seabourn has celebrated a historical moment when Seabourn Pursuit and Seabourn Venture, the line’s two new ultra-luxury purpose-built expedition ships, sailed together side by side for the first time on Wednesday. The sister ships met at the entrance to the picturesque Neko Harbor, to celebrate Seabourn Pursuit’s maiden season in Antarctica. To commemorate the historic meeting, guests and team members gathered on the bow of each ship, where caviar and champagne were served.

Seabourn has scouted the world to deliver the most extraordinary experiences and create opportunities for unexpected Seabourn Moments that only an expedition can deliver, all without sacrificing ultra-luxury creature comforts. Guests will notice in many of these itineraries that Seabourn describes them solely as an “Experience” or note that they are subject to change. Embracing this flexibility allows Seabourn’s expedition team to be actively curating a voyage that is personalised to the guest, sure to move them closer and deeper to wildlife, history and new cultures than ever before.

Seabourn Pursuit, the second ultra-luxury expedition ship for Seabourn, embarked on its first voyage and welcomed its first guests on board last weekend, on 12 August 2023. The ship kicked off its maiden year with an eight-day voyage from Valletta, Malta, to Rome.

Seabourn this month completed a showcase of remote Greenland for a group of Australian travel advisors who sailed for 14 days aboard the luxury cruise line’s first of two purpose-built expedition ships, Seabourn Venture.

Seabourn’s two purpose-built expedition ships, Seabourn Venture and Seabourn Pursuit, will be equipped with next-generation wi-fi connectivity with SpaceX’s Starlink.

Seabourn Venture, Seabourn’s first purpose-built expedition ship, made its maiden arrival in Greenwich, London in England in the early hours of 12 May 2023. The vessel will operate two voyages to the British Isles and Ireland from Greenwich before embarking on a series of voyages to Greenland and Iceland.

Condé Nast Traveller has named its ‘Hot List’ of the cruise world for 2023, a selection of what the publisher calls “a curated collection of the world’s best new cruises”.

Seabourn has named Natalya Leahy as the ultra-luxury cruise line’s new President, succeeding Josh Leibowitz who is departing the brand to “pursue new opportunities”.

The fleet of luxury cruise line Seabourn will soon swell to seven, with a second purpose-built expedition ship, Seabourn Pursuit, now on track to enter service two months earlier than scheduled. But aside from the obvious differences in ship design and ‘toys’ onboard, how does the experience vary for guests between Seabourn’s traditional Ocean fleet and its new ultra-luxury Expedition vessels?

Seabourn is bringing forward the launch of its second purpose-built expedition vessel, Seabourn Pursuit by two months, releasing a fresh tranche of new pre-inaugural sailings to the Mediterranean, transAtlantic and Caribbean.