The Yachts of Seabourn Cruises is the ultra-luxury cruise line entry of the “World’s Leading Cruise Line” conglomerate which includes Carnival, Cunard, Holland America Line, Princess and Costa Cruise Lines.
Includes | Cruise Ship Fleet | Activities | Destination Services | Awards
Why the Yachts of Seabourn
Seabourn Cruises is an ultra-luxury cruise line true to the axiom that "living well is the best revenge." Yachts of Seabourn cruises feature the finest crew to passenger ratios in the luxury cruise business.
You can tell a lot about a luxury cruise line by the number of repeat passengers on board your cruise. Up to 50% of the clients on any given cruise will be repeat clients.
A Luxury Seabourn Cruise Includes:
- Gratuities: There is no need to reach into those pants on Yachts of Seabourn luxury cruise. Everything is included except shore excursions.
- Beverages: Seabourn Cruises include fine wines paired by an expert somollie with every lunch and dinner. Beer, and spirits, bottled water, coffees, teas, and soft drinks are all free of charge.
- In-suite mini-bar: Seabourn’s mini-bars a fully stocked daily with top shelf beverages.
- Specialty Restaurants: Seabourn has an excellent selection of five star restaurants for your enjoyment. The Seabourn Pride, Spirit and Legend (remember their are only 208 passengers aboard) have three restaurants named “The Restaurant”, “Verandah Cafe” and the “Sky Grill” as well as 24 hour room service. The Seabourn Sojourn, Odyssey, and Quest have four restaurants named “The Restaurant” (wow! Who comes up with these names?), the “Colonnade”, “Restaurant 2” and the “Patio Grill” plus 24 hour room service.
- Welcome bottle of champagne: As a “Welcome Aboard” tribute, The Yachts of Seabourn will have a ice downed chilled bottle of Champagne waiting for you when your steward escorts you to your suite.
- Sauna/steam rooms: All of the Yachts of Seabourn have award winning spa facilities. The Seabourn Odyssey, Sojourn, and Quest feature expanded facilities in excess of 10,00sq.ft. and include private spa villa and “Heated Stone Loungers”.
- Enrichment, Lectures and Entertainment: Most luxury cruise lines have a wide array of guest lecturers and dignitaries on board to add extra value to the cruises experience. Seabourn cruise lines is no exception to that rule.
- Cocktails before Dinner or after: Every Seabourn cruise ship offers it’s guests numerous lounges with guest entertainers.
- Internet Café: This luxury cruise line offers ship wide Wi-Fi comparability. Experts are available on board at no charge to see that that Apple or MS software is connected properly..
Seabourn Cruise Ships
Listed in order of addition to the fleet:
Seabourn Pride 1988 (2010); Seabourn Spirit 1989 (2008); Seabourn Legend 1992 (2010); Seabourn Odyssey 2009; Seabourn Sojourn 2010 and Seabourn Quest 2011. The dates in parenthesis are the dates the ships were last refurbished.
The Yachts of Seabourn Activities
Seabourn cruises has a host of daytime activities such as Pilate’s classes and personal trainer workout sessions in a fully equipped fitness center, bridge in the card room, and more. Several daytime activities offered are unique to the Yachts of Seabourn, such as, “Caviar in the Surf”, a special beach barbeque and “Marina Day”. On “Marina day” guests can enjoy kayaking and sailing on a complementary basis.
The Yachts of Seabourn cruise ships also carry several lounges and a casino. There is also dancing and movies on deck.
Seabourn Cruises or ChicLuxury Destination Services
- Private Arrangements: Tell ChicLuxuryCruises what you want, and we will work with the Yachts of Seabourn or our own battery of VIP overseas destination managers for shore excursions or pre/post cruise land programs. We can make anything happen from two people to a sales incentive for hundreds.
- Shore Excursions: Seabourn cruises offers a wide range of pre-arranged excursions.
- Private Touring: Private cars or vans with your own driver take you and your companions wherever you would like to go. Available in most port cities.
The Yachts of Seabourn Awards
Outstanding Awards Attest to the
Yachts of Seabourn ’s Supremacy:
- In 2011 Conde Nast placed them on the "Gold List" for the seventeenth consecutive year, and awarded them "Best Small Ships"
- In 2010 Travel and Leisure named Seabourn cruises the "World’s Best Small Ship Cruise Line", the fourth time since 2006. Conde Nast named them the "Best Small-Ship Cruise Line", which they did in 2008 as well. Berlitz gave them the "Five-Star Award", also the 16th year in a row. Porthole named the Yachts of Seabourn both the "Best Luxury Cruise Line" for the second year in a row. Berlitz gave them the "5-Star award" for the 16 consecutive year. Sterns awarded The Yachts of Seabourn it’s highest rating "6+ Black Stars" for the 14th year in a row.
- In 2009, Sterns gave them "6+ Stars", and Cruise Critic awarded them with a "5-Ribbon Rating". Forbes says "Best Rooms". Spafinder says "Best Spa on a Cruise Ship".
- 2008 Porthole readers gave them "Best Accommodations" for the third time since 2005.
- Other awards include the "Favorite Small Cruise Ship Line" from AMEX Departures, Feilding gave them "6-Stars", which is the highest rating awarded. The American Academy of Hospitality Services has awarded the Yachts of Seabourn with the International 5-Star Diamond award.
The Yachts of Seabourn Fun Facts
… or not so fun… but interesting.
In 2005, pirates off the Somalian Coast attacked the Seabourn Spirit with machine guns and rocket propelled grenades. The passengers were moved to the dining room and served by the waiters while the crew fended off the attack and headed further out to sea.
