Travel Daily | Seabourn – 2012-2013 Cruise Collection

Seabourn Unveils 2012-2013 Cruise Collection Brochure

Seabourn has released its new “Cruise Collection” brochure detailing 212 luxury voyages being offered aboard its award-winning fleet during 2012 and early 2013, including cruises to Australia by Seabourn Odyssey and Seabourn Quest.

Using a refreshing new look and feel, the 148-page brochure provides full details on voyages of seven to more than 100 days, visiting more than 370 ports – 50 of which are maiden calls – in 103 countries across six continents.  Fares start from US$3640 per person for a 10-day Mediterranean voyage.

“With the addition of Seabourn Quest, we will have six Seabourn ships sailing for the full year in 2012, allowing us to offer travellers a broader range of departure dates on a greater variety of itineraries,” Seabourn’s senior vice president of marketing and sales, John Delaney said.

“From the fjords of Norway to the fjordlands of New Zealand, and from Machu Picchu to Mozambique – no matter where you want to go, or what season you prefer, you can travel well and experience it all in Seabourn’s award-winning style.”

With a fresh look, highlights of the brochure include a separate pull-out pricing guide, which serves as a convenient reference of fares for all Seabourn cruises, as well as itineraries organised by region. Also included is a sample of the cruise line’s escorted land extensions Seabourn Journeys, and deck plans of the fleet, with the brochure illustrating “The Seabourn Difference” – services and amenities that set Seabourn apart from other lines.

“The Cruise Collection” introduces a number of new itineraries offered during 2012 and 2013, including new Seabourn Spirit 10-day itineraries sailing round trip from Venice to the best of the Adriatic and Dalmatian coasts. Seabourn Spirit’s sister ship, Seabourn Legend, will offer two different, 10-day itineraries between Rome (Civitavecchia) and Monte Carlo, exploring many fascinating ports along the French and Italian Rivieras.  Also new is a series of cruises exploring Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia aboard Seabourn Odyssey.

Seabourn’s ships will call at a bevy of new ports in the Mediterranean including Rosas, Spain; Porto Torres and Alghero on Sardinia; Mgarr on the Maltese island of Gozo; San Antonio on Ibiza; Sóller on Mallorca and Ciutadella on Menorca. In the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean, Lemnos and Chania are added ports in the Greek Isles, while Cesme, Sinop and Iskenderun are new ports in Turkey. The line will also add Larnaca on Cyprus.

In the Caribbean, Seabourn Spirit will operate two new seven-day voyages between St. Maarten and Barbados, combinable for a luxurious 14-day Southern Caribbean experience. Meanwhile, Seabourn Legend will offer Caribbean cruises round trip from Ft. Lauderdale, and round trip from St. Thomas.  In South America, Seabourn Sojourn will start 2012 with a series of Patagonian cruises and operate a pair of early 2013 cruises that will explore the natural beauty of the Amazon.

The newest ship in the fleet, Seabourn Quest, will depart January 6, 2013 on a 116-day World Cruise from Ft. Lauderdale to Venice via the South Pacific, Australia, Indonesia and Southeast Asia, India, Arabia and the Mediterranean.

The brochure also indicates itineraries that can be combined back-to-back for longer and more in-depth cruise experiences.  For example, many of the 2012 seven-day eastern Mediterranean voyages aboard Seabourn Odyssey and Seabourn Quest can be combined consecutively to form two- to four-week cruises that will visit a completely different set of ports.