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Seabourn Contact Info
6100 Blue Lagoon Drive Ste. 400
Miami, FL 33126
www.seabourn.com
dbloom@seabourn.com
Seabourn News
Smoking Policy
Guests are asked to refrain from smoking in all dining venues (inside and outside), the Show Lounge/The Grand Salon; The Club and the Casino, on the port side (left side facing forward) of the Observation Lounge; in the ship's elevators, corridors and lobbies including Seabourn Square; in The Spa at Seabourn, the surrounding deck and Spa Terrace.
Fleetwide Amenities
All-suite accommodations
Impeccable personalized service
Open bar throughout the ship
Open-seating Restaurant with gourmet, prepared-to-order cuisine created by celebrity chef Charlie Palmer
Evening Under the Stars® sumptuous barbecue dinner with live music and dancing
Fine soaps by Hermes and L’Occitane; bath amenities by Molton Brown
Pure PamperingSM bath drawn by your suite stewardess
Caviar in the Surf® where available
Seabourn's Personal ShopperSM
Shopping with the Chef
Water sports from the ship's unique marina
Exclusively Seabourn shoreside experiences on each cruise
Wi-Fi access from suites and public rooms; cell phone service at sea
Tipping is neither required nor expected
Yachts of Seabourn
Photo Credit: Seabourn
The Yachts of Seabourn provide the ultimate in ultra-luxury, yachting vacations to the most desirable destinations on earth. The intimate all-suite Seabourn Pride, Spirit and Legend each carry a maximum of 208 guests and nearly the same number of skilled and dedicated staff, providing a level of personalized service that is unmatched in the industry.
The Yachts of Seabourn guests are affluent and well-seasoned travelers who want the "best of the best" and may not necessarily be experienced cruisers. They avoid larger ships and are frequent guests at exclusive hotels, resorts, and upscale tour operators.
Because the intimate size yachts carry fewer guests and go where many larger ships cannot, Seabourn delivers privileged in-depth experiences of each destination to guests. Optional Signature Series and Adventure Collection shore excursions provide a virtual backstage pass to the world. Seabourn's Personal Shopper excursions whisk guests away in a luxury car accompanied by a local expert shopping guide.
Fleet
| Seabourn Legend | Seabourn Odyssey |
| Seabourn Pride | Seabourn Quest |
| Seabourn Spirit | Seabourn Sojourn |
History
Seabourn was founded in 1986 by a consortium of Norwegian investors headed by industrialist Atle Brynestad under the name Signet Cruise Lines, but adopted the name Seabourn Cruise Line shortly afterward after objections from Signet Oil over trademark ownership. Its first ship, Seabourn Pride, entered service in 1988, followed by an identical sister, Seabourn Spirit, in 1989. A third vessel, originally planned for 1990, was delayed due to investors' financial constraints and was ultimately purchased by Royal Viking Line in 1992 as Royal Viking Queen. In 1994, Royal Viking Queen was transferred to a Kloster subsidiary, Royal Cruise Line, as Queen Odyssey In 1991, Carnival Corporation purchased a 25% stake in Seabourn. Carnival Corporation upped its stake to 50% in 1996, providing the company sufficient capital to purchase the Queen Odyssey, which was renamed Seabourn Legend.
In 1998, in partnership with a consortium of Norwegian businessmen, Carnival purchased the remaining 50% stake in Seabourn, as well as acquiring the venerable Cunard Line from Kvaerner ASA. and merged the two brands into an entity called Cunard Line. In 1999, three Cunard ships, Sea Goddess I, Sea Goddess II, and Royal Viking Sun were transferred into the Seabourn fleet as Seabourn Goddess I, Seabourn Goddess II, and Seabourn Sun.
In 2001, Carnival bought out the Norwegian shareholders, and Seabourn's parent company became a wholly owned subsidiary of Carnival. That summer, Seabourn Goddess I and Seabourn Goddess II were sold to Seabourn's original founder, Atle Brynestad, for his SeaDream Yacht Club. In 2002, Seabourn Sun was transferred to the Carnival-owned Holland America Line, reducing the Seabourn fleet to its three original sister ships, and the company was demerged from Cunard Line and reorganized as a stand-alone operating brand of Carnival Corporation & plc.
On March 31, 2011 Seabourn ceased operations from Miami, Florida and transferred operations to the Holland America Line quarters in Seattle, Washington.
