27 Oct 2024 | FAB Last Minute (2024)

7 nights departing October 27, 2024

Seabourn ❘ Seabourn Encore

Brochure Suite $9,999

Our Suite $2,504

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Vibe

Elegant but unpretentious atmosphere

Key Signatures of the Brand:

Extreme Luxury – all-suite – small ships

Almost 1:1 guest ratio

Separate lounge and bedroom area

Walk in robes

Marble bathroom double sink/shower/bath

Balconies large enough for deck loungers

Signature aft water sports marina on no expedition ships

Signature submarines on the Expedition ships

Signature events

Sail away parties, Caviar in the Surf, Galley Market Day.

What’s Included:

All meals, including specialty dining

All tips paid

Unlimited caviar

Free Flow French

Full open bar

Full mini bar

Signature deck parties

Aft Water Sports Marina

What’s Not Included:

Taxes vary by region and port.

Shore Excursions

Demographic Best Suited To:

Almost exclusively for adults only as reduced prices are not offered for children.

Sophisticated travelers who appreciate the very best in personalized service and stylish contemporary design.

The Seabourn dress code is the most relaxed of the high-end cruise lines. Most guests still choose to dress up for dinner, but a collar shirt and jacket will suffice, whereas other brands, such as Silversea, require a tie and Jacket.

Closest Competition and How They Differ:

The closest competition is Silversea (with individual butlers) and Regent Seven Seas Cruises, both of which are more formal in dress codes and staid in design, except their brand-new ships

Silversea and Regent have a higher level of inclusions, such as Taxes and Standard shore excursions, and as such, they tend to be more expensive.

If your budget is tight, Windstar is one to consider. They purchased the original Seabourn fleet and have done them up beautifully. Their ships are smaller, at about 250-300 passengers, and still feature many identical signatures found on the Seabourn fleet today. Their traditional all-suite cruise ships (distinct from their sailing fleet) feature almost the same layout, such as separate lounge areas, walk-in robes, and marble bathrooms.

Azamara is another one, like Windstar, that sits at about 5.5 stars, below Seabourn. Azamara has ships no bigger than 700 passengers, and both have price points below the 6-star brands.

The Seabourn Fleet

Click through to be taken to the Seabourn website for each ship, with full details of cabins, public spaces, restaurants, and deck plans.

Newer - slightly larger at 600 pax – all-balcony ships

Seabourn Ovation 2018

Seabourn Encore 2016

Original fleet – slightly smaller at 450 pax – 95% balcony - 5% ocean view

NB The ocean view suites feature a huge picture window and are the same size

Seabourn Quest 2011

Seabourn Sojourn 2010

Seabourn Odyssey 2009

Expedition Fleet – 240 pax - all-balcony ships

Seabourn Pursuit 2023

Seabourn Venture 2022

VIDEO and REELS

Barcelona to Rome

Standard Suite: The decor differs, but the layout resembles the rest of the fleet.

Seabourn Expedition: Antarctica

PHOTOS:

Singapore to Bali

Facebook photos

REVIEW:

Below is a review I wrote while onboard my first Seabourn cruise.

The first impressions recorded below still hold many years later after having sailed with them many times since. What follows sums up much of why they remain, to this day, after having sailed on all the high-end brands, my favorite, 6-star cruise line.

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Sometimes in life, you stumble across things of beauty, grace, and perfection that tears well in your eyes.

It might be a sublime piece of music performed by a consummate artist, or a work of art, or the cuteness of a new puppy, or at times it can be a connection with a stranger involving a shared joy that touches a humanity that lives deep inside us all.

I’ve cried the odd tear this week because of the sheer beauty of our shared experience. These amazing people who are all true artists in what they do, have welcomed us into their home, and that is what this ship is, and although we are paying guests it has been a journey we have shared equally with them together.

I know this is not a unique or uncommon feeling at the end of many cruises. But none has ever come close to the sheer joy, the sheer magic of the Seabourn experience.

It is something far beyond the capacity of words to describe. But perhaps the smiles in some of the photos give the best insight into why the tears have been so apt, so appropriate.

This has been one of the most life-changing, life-affirming weeks of my life.