Seabourn has modified its spring 2025 itineraries for Seabourn Encore due to the ongoing conflict in the Red Sea. The luxury cruise line has responded by introducing a series of new voyages to Southeast Asia, Japan, Hawaii, the Panama Canal and the Mediterranean between March and May 2025.

Seabourn has unveiled a selection of new pre-, mid- and post-cruise ‘Seabourn Journeys’ available to guests on the 2024 Grand Africa Voyage. Seabourn Journeys provide in-depth, land-based cruise extensions that go beyond single-day excursions.

Seabourn named Seabourn Pursuit in a unique and historic expedition naming ceremony at Ngula Jar Island, Australia on Saturday 29 June 2024. With guests on Zodiacs alongside the ship and the onboard team lined up along the decks, the Wunambal Gaambera Traditional Owners named Seabourn Pursuit, marking the first time Traditional Owners named a ship.

Seabourn Pursuit, Seabourn’s newest ultra-luxury, purpose-built expedition vessel, made its maiden arrival at Broome on Saturday morning. The ship is sailing in the Kimberley for the first time on a series of 10-day voyages between Darwin and Broome from June to August 2024, and had just completed it’s first.

Seabourn has rolled out an enhanced group program “designed to amplify travel advisors’ business opportunities, streamline communication, and simplify the group booking process.”

Carnival Australia senior executive of more than a decade, Ryan Taibel, has confirmed he will be departing the company later this year amid a number of changes at the cruise juggernaut.

Seabourn Pursuit entered Australian waters for the first time, sailing into Darwin in the Northern Territory this morning [11 June 2024]. The arrival of Seabourn’s second of two expedition ships marks the start of the cruise line’s highly-anticipated inaugural season in the Kimberley region, which commences on 12 June when the ship sets sail on the first of six 10-day voyages between Darwin and Broome from June to August 2024.

When the opportunity arose for luxury cruise expert Megan Catterall to join an expedition voyage with Seabourn through lesser-travelled regions of the Pacific, she was quick to jump at it. And with the voyage aboard the newest purpose-built luxury expedition ship on the market, Seabourn Pursuit, who could blame the LUXE by itravel advisor.

APT has partnered with Seabourn to introduce a new itinerary through western Canada and Alaska in 2025. The 20-day Splendid Rockies and Alaskan Voyage will explore western Canada, including breakfast at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park in Vancouver, meeting a Mountie in Banff and a winery lunch at Kelowna’s Quail’s Gate.

Seabourn continues to innovate and elevate its onboard offerings with Zero @ Sea, a new zero-proof mixology program introducing a unique array of non-alcoholic cocktails that provide a refreshing twist to the line’s world-class beverage offerings.

An abundance of galley secrets were revealed to a group of luxury travel advisors aboard Seabourn Pursuit this week by Executive Chef Jose Pablo (JP) Keane. With more than 25 years’ international experience under his belt in the kitchen, 17 of which have been on the sea with luxury cruise lines, JP has seen it all.

This past week, a group of Australian luxury cruise specialists have been engulfed in the industry’s newest expedition cruise vessel, Seabourn Pursuit, as the ship makes its way down under to the Kimberley for the first time.