SEATTLE, March 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The highly
anticipated Seabourn Encore,
Seabourn's newest, ultra-luxury ship launching in 2016, is
proving to be in very high demand. Just two days after open
bookings were announced for her maiden season, Seabourn
Encore's 10-day inaugural voyage has already sold out and is
waitlist only.
"We are thrilled with the overwhelming response we have received
for the inaugural voyage of Seabourn Encore," said
John Delaney, Seabourn's Senior Vice
President, Marketing & Sales. "We're looking forward to
providing our guests the award-winning cruise experience that they
have come to love and expect on what will be the most beautiful
ultra-luxury ship ever built."
Seabourn Encore will expand and build on the line's
award-winning and highly acclaimed Odyssey-class ships, which
revolutionized ultra-luxury cruising with enhanced accommodations
and innovative amenities when they were introduced between 2009 and
2011. Seabourn Encore will maintain the line's high ratio of
space per guest, enabling highly personalized service by close to
one staff member for each guest on board. A sister ship,
Seabourn Ovation, will join the fleet in 2018, and with the
addition of the two new ships, Seabourn will have the newest
ultra-luxury fleet in the industry.
Seabourn Encore's maiden season will launch from
Athens in December 2016, offering two pre-inaugural cruises
exploring the exotic coasts of Israel, Arabia, India and Southeast
Asia, providing travelers with a preview of the vessel
before its inaugural voyage.
The 10-day inaugural voyage, which went on sale to the public
March 3, will begin with a gala
naming ceremony in vibrant Singapore on January 7,
2017, marking the ship's official debut. Guests fortunate
enough to have landed a reservation will then embark with
Seabourn Encore on a 10-day inaugural voyage to Bali, including stops in Surabaya, Java; Celukan Bawang, Bali; and Slawi Bay, Komodo, Indonesia.
Seabourn Encore will go on to spend the remainder of its
maiden season operating a series of 16-day voyages cruising the
Pacific Rim in Australia and New
Zealand, calling at the metropolitan cities of Sydney and Melbourne and exploring both islands of
New Zealand. The ship will also
visit popular ports, such as Auckland and Wellington, while exploring other picturesque
towns, including Oban, New
Zealand's southernmost city, on Stewart Island, and the charming port of Picton,
the gateway to the stunning scenery of Marlborough Sound. While the
10-day inaugural sailing is sold out, opportunities still exist to
book these other maiden season voyages.
Designed by hospitality design icon Adam D. Tihany, Seabourn
Encore will feature modern design elements and innovations
consistent with the line's reputation for understated elegance. The
40,350-GRT ship will be configured with one additional deck and new
expanded public areas, and is expected to carry just 604 guests,
based on double occupancy. In addition, every suite will feature a
private veranda.
The line has revealed renderings and updates about Seabourn
Encore via a new dedicated microsite:
http://encore.seabourn.com. Filled with imagery, details and
updates on the ship's progress, including "sunsets until launch,"
the microsite offers an inside look at the most exciting Seabourn
launch in years. Additional details, news and images will be
revealed on the site on an ongoing basis.
For more details about the award-winning Seabourn fleet, or to
explore the worldwide selection of Seabourn cruising options,
contact a professional travel advisor, call Seabourn at
1-800-929-9391 or visit www.seabourn.com.
Notes to Editors:
Seabourn is consistently ranked among the world's top
travel choices by professional critics and the discerning readers
of prestigious travel publications such as Departures, Travel +
Leisure and Conde Nast Traveler. Its stylish,
distinctive cruising vacations are renowned for:
- Intimate ships with no more than 302 suites
- Unique itineraries visiting must-see cities and hidden gems
where larger ships cannot follow
- Intuitive, gracious service provided by a staff passionate
about pleasing our guests
- Spacious all-suite accommodations with sweeping ocean views –
many with verandas
- Gourmet dining experiences as fine as the best restaurants
anywhere
- Open bars throughout the ship and fine wines poured with lunch
and dinner
Seabourn is a proud member of World's Leading Cruise Lines. The
exclusive alliance also includes Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland
America Line, Princess Cruises, Cunard Line, Costa Cruises, AIDA,
P&O Cruises UK and P&O Cruises Australia. Seabourn is a
brand of Carnival Corporation and plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL and NYSE:
CUK). It has formed a partnership with United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to help protect World
Heritage, and also supports the Ocean Conservation & Tourism
Alliance, dedicated to education and promotion of best practices
for protecting the marine environment.
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