The first Seabourn’s two new ultra-luxury expedition ships, Seabourn Venture entered service on 27 July 2022, with a 12-day Northern Isles expedition from Tromsø, Norway to the Arctic and the Svalbard Archipelago, one of the world’s northernmost inhabited areas and home to wildlife from puffins to polar bears.

Seabourn’s first of two new ultra-luxury expedition ships, Seabourn Venture, has entered service and welcomed its first guests on board this week (on 27 July 2022), on a 12-day Northern Isles expedition from Tromsø, Norway, bound for the Arctic and the Svalbard Archipelago.

Due to popular demand, Seabourn has extended Seabourn Odyssey’s deployment in Australia and New Zealand waters this coming season with a brand-new 12-day roundtrip Sydney sailing, departing 9 March 2023.

Seabourn is enticing members of Crystal Cruises’ loyalty program, Crystal Society, to join its own program with a matched club level status.

Luxury expedition cruise specialist, Mark Spillane, has returned to the division, revealing this week that he has joined Seabourn as its US-based Director – Expedition Sales.

Seabourn accepted delivery of its first expedition ship, Seabourn Venture, during a handover maritime ceremony at the T. Mariotti shipyard in Genoa, Italy.

Seabourn has forfeited the upcoming 15 July 2022 inaugural sailing of its first of two purpose-built expedition ships, Seabourn Venture, with the luxury vessel not 100% ready to receive guests.

Seabourn’s entire fleet of ultra-luxury ships is now back in operation with the departure of Seabourn Sojourn from Athens, Greece yesterday [6 June 2022].

Seabourn has bulked up capacity in the Mediterranean with the return to service of Seabourn Quest last week.

Seabourn has celebrated an important milestone in the construction process for Seabourn Pursuit, with the movement of the ship’s hull to the T. Mariotti shipyard in Genoa, Italy, for final outfitting.

Seabourn has released a collection of new voyages in 2023 and 2034 to Arabia & India, Asia, South Pacific, Australia & New Zealand aboard Seabourn Encore and Seabourn Odyssey.

Seabourn is preparing to celebrate the warmth of the European summer with Seabourn Encore bound for eastern Mediterranean between April and November 2022.