SEATTLE, Aug. 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/
-- Seabourn, the world's finest ultra-luxury cruise
line, is offering new Extended Explorations voyages aboard
Seabourn Sojourn during its fall 2018 and winter/spring 2019
season presenting guests with an opportunity to explore more of our
extraordinary world.
Ideal for guests who prefer longer cruises and more exotic
destinations, the new Extended Explorations voyages will include a
range of unique itineraries ranging from 12 to 128 days in length
in exotic locales such as the South Pacific, Hawaii, Australia & New
Zealand, as well as Africa
& Southeast Asia. Seabourn
Sojourn, the guests' "home away from home," will visit more
than 30 new and notable ports during these voyages.
Extended Explorations offers travelers a variety of ways to
uncover new destinations by allowing guests to have an in-depth
experience in a specific region or effortlessly move from one
region to another. Adding a week, month, or an entire season offers
many benefits for guests, including the opportunity for overnight
stays in major ports with accommodations on board and ashore.
"All of our itineraries are designed to provide guests with a
world-class luxury experience and some travelers prefer a longer,
more leisurely cruising schedule with the chance to explore some
very interesting parts of the world in-depth," noted Richard Meadows, president of Seabourn. "These
voyages show our ongoing dedication to providing memorable
experiences in noteworthy destinations that are rich in
culture."
Guests will also enjoy a wide range of added values and
amenities throughout their Extended Explorations, including:
- Seabourn Conversations enrichment
program featuring a line of up of distinguished speakers and
personalities discussing topics of regional and cultural
interest
- Wines produced in the various regions will be sourced and
served for guests to enjoy in many venues on board
- Seabourn chefs will create special menus featuring distinctive
regional dishes and cuisines to tease curious palates
- Regional guest chefs creating special dinner menus as well as
hosting cooking demonstrations
- Special events taking place on the ship to celebrate local
cultures and arts
- Itineraries feature frequent extended stays and overnights in
select marquee ports, allowing guests to spend more time exploring
unique destinations
- Optional mid-cruise Seabourn Journeys packages take guests to
see significant area highlights and landmarks ashore
- Extended Explorations are combinable with other sailings for
additional savings
The longest Extended Explorations voyage spans 128 days, from
October 15, 2018 to February 21, 2019, departing from Los Angeles to Cape
Town, South Africa.
For those who are not able to sail the longer voyages, guests
can choose or in some cases combine shorter segments that best fit
their schedules and interests, including:
Fall 2018:
- "Isles of Polynesian Paradise" and "Isles of
the Southern Cross": Los
Angeles to Auckland Exploration (Departs October 15; 34 Days) – Explore Hawaii,
Kiribati, Bora Bora, Tahiti, Cook Islands, Tonga and Fiji, with three crossings of the
International Date Line en route to Auckland. This itinerary is comprised of an 18
day and 16 day segment.
- "Landfalls of Captain Cook": Auckland to Sydney (Departs
November 19; 22 Days) – Explore New
Caledonia, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, and Queensland, Australia (including the Great
Barrier Reef).
- "Holiday Australian Exploration": Sydney to Singapore
(Departs December 11; 36 Days) – Sail
to destinations throughout South
Australia, Western
Australia and the Northern Territory, as well as
East Timor, and Komodo,
Bali and Java in Indonesia.
Winter/Spring 2019:
- "Passage to the Seychelles" and "African Isles
& Cape Coast": Singapore to Cape
Town (Departs January 16;
36 Days) – Travel to ports in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Sri
Lanka, Maldives,
Victoria, Seychelles, Kenya, Tanzania, Mayotte, Mozambique, and South Africa. This sailing is comprised of a
14 day and 22 day segment.
- "South Africa & the Skeleton Coast": Cape Town to Cape
Town (Departs February 21;
12 Days) – Visit ports in South
Africa including Langebaan, Port Elizabeth and Mossel Bay
before passing the Cape of Good Hope for Walvis Bay and Luderitz in
Namibia en route to a round-trip
return to Cape Town.
- "African Nights & Indian Ocean Isles" and
"Myanmar & Malaysian Marvels": Cape Town to Singapore (Departs March 5; 36 Days) – Explore ports in South Africa, as well as in Madagascar, Réunion, Mauritius, Maldives, Sri
Lanka, Myanmar
(Burma), Thailand and Malaysia, with an Equatorial crossing along
the way en route to Singapore.
This sailing is comprised of a 20 day and 16 day segment.
- "Jewels of Southeast Asia": Singapore to Shanghai (Departs April 10;18 Days) – Sail to ports in
Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam, and the
People's Republic of China including Hong Kong, as well as Taiwan, and Ishigaki, Japan.
- "Gems of China, Korea & Japan": Shanghai to Kobe (Departs April
28; 18 Days) – Visit various ports in the People's Republic of China, South Korea including Incheon (Seoul), and Japan including Hiroshima, en route to Kobe.
- "Kamchatka & Kuroshio Route": Kobe to Vancouver (Departs May 16, 21 Days) – Discover Aomori and Otaru in
Japan, Petropavlovsk (Kamchatka)
in Russia, and various ports in
Alaska including Kodiak Island and
Ketchikan, plus scenic cruising on
Glacier Bay and the Inside Passage en route to Vancouver.
For reservations or more details on Extended
Explorations, 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 Condé Nast Traveler. Its stylish,
distinctive journeys are renowned for:
- Intimate ships with no more than 300 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 sites.
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