Seabourn Venture has entered service on a Norwegian Arctic and the Svalbard Archipelago cruise as the first of two new ultra-luxury expedition ships from Seabourn Cruises.
“Exploration has always been part of our brand legacy, but the launch of Seabourn Venture turns the page on a new chapter for us, offering our guests opportunities to explore remote destinations in every corner of the globe and truly be a part of the natural wonders, wildlife, history, and culture they’ll find there,” said Josh Leibowitz, president of Seabourn. “Seabourn guests are as passionate about discovery as they are about traveling in ultra-luxury, and Seabourn Venture offers a new type of expedition experience allowing our guests to discover the magnificence from the Arctic to the Antarctic.”
Seabourn Venture begins its inaugural season with a series of 12- to 15-day voyages exploring the Arctic, Greenland and Iceland, and the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in Nunavut. Destination highlights include Greenland’s Scoresby Sound, home to the largest and longest fjord system in the world; Svalbard; and Pond Inlet, Nunavut, the eastern entry to the Northwest Passage.
Along with an attentive crew providing Seabourn’s renowned service, the ship is staffed with a world-class 26-person expedition team. Comprised of highly regarded wilderness experts, scientists, historians and naturalists, the team will regularly interact with guests, both in formal presentations on a variety of topics and in more casual conversations over meals, on deck during scenic cruising or leisure experiences.
Wherever they’re headed, guests on Seabourn Venture will go in style. Interiors and exteriors are designed by Seabourn partner and hospitality design icon Adam D. Tihany and managing partner Alessia Genova of New York-based Tihany Design. The ultra-luxe setting is a perfect complement to a ship purpose-built for exploration and arrayed with features and amenities to enrich and enlighten guests on board, on shore, and even beneath the waves.
The ship will make its way south in October, 2022, exploring the Caribbean, Central America, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, and Chile on a series of 10- to 14-day voyages. There will be opportunities to explore in Zodiacs under cliffs teeming with birds, kayak among tropical coral islands, visit ancient Incan sites, and snorkel unspoiled Caribbean coral gardens, as well as a transit of the magnificent Panama Canal.
Between November 2022 and February 2023, Seabourn Venture will cruise scenic sounds, fjords, channels and glaciers in Chile, sailing to Antarctica, and crossing back to explore South Georgia and the Falkland Islands. The ship will sail on 11- to 22-day voyages to Antarctica, with multiple daily operations using the Zodiacs for landings and cruising along the Antarctic Peninsula. Optional excursions will also be available, such as kayaking and the ship’s submarines, allowing guests to explore the vast frontier below sea level.
