Seabourn Venture Cruises

Life aboard Seabourn Venture
Seabourn Venture is the line’s first of two identical Expedition Ships, launching in July 2021 and May 2022. Venture is a luxury vessel, built for the Arctic and Antarctic in their summer seasons. Commencing July 2021, Seabourn Venture will initially offer 25 different voyages, ranging from seven to 28 nights, with the possibility to combine voyages to create longer journeys, and visiting more than 150 destinations. The ship’s debut voyages will head for the Arctic, around Norway’s Svalbard Archipelago, Iceland, Greenland, and Canada’s Baffin Island, before heading south later in the year to explore the Caribbean and Central and South America. Here is an interesting cruise: depart 18 September 2021 over 24 nights from Kangerlussuaq inside the Arctic Circle, visit four ports in Greenland, five ports in Canada, and two ports in the warm Caribbean. By late 2021 cruises depart Ushuaia for the Antarctic Peninsula. Fly in/out of Buenos Aires. (While in Buenos Aires, consider a side flight to the Iguazu Falls.)

After Venture’s inaugural year in Antarctica, she commences 2022 with a series of seven-to-12 day voyages along the Amazon River. For a unique journey, travel upriver from Manaus to Iquitos in Peru (no roads reach there), further than other explorer ships venture – 3600 km from the Atlantic. A variety of itinerary options explore the Atlantic coast of South America, including the infamous Devil’s Island. Explorer team members regularly interact with guests, apart from lectures, at meal tables and in the Expedition Lounge. The ship will have a private club atmosphere, and fellow passengers will be older and (possibly) experienced travellers.

Accommodation
All 132 verandah suites have oceanfront views. Standard Suites feature a personal stewardess, fully stocked bar, interactive TV with music and movies, walk-in closets and a marble bath with double sink, full-sized tub and shower, and all the amenities that go with the bathroom facilities. There are five wheelchair accessible suites, 15 pairs of interconnecting suites, and suites with a third bed.

Signature Suite has an expansive veranda area with its own canopied whirlpool tub, sofa and chairs, along with a living area complete with a dining table for four and a wet bar. Two Owner’s Suites have separate living and bedroom areas with a veranda providing a “commanding view of the ship’s course”. Two Grand Wintergarden Suites feature an upper floor bedroom area with a spa bathroom, a second separate bedroom and private bathroom and whirlpool tub on the lower level, providing stunning views through expansive two-storey windows. There’s also one Wintergarden Suite on one level. These premium suites have free Wi-Fi and many other extras.

Food and Dining
Dining options have yet to be announced. Expect open seating, gourmet meals making use of ‘regional flavours’ (though what this means in polar regions is uncertain), and complimentary wines for lunch and dinner. There are no specialty restaurant cover charges. Meals can be served in-suite or on the verandah. For no extra charge. Seabourn is a proud member of Chaîne des Rôtisseurs, one of the world’s most prestigious gastronomic societies devoted to the art of fine dining.

Guests will enjoy the warm décor and innovative design of the cabins and public spaces, created specifically for the ultra-luxury expedition traveller. With complimentary premium spirits and fine wines available on board at all times, conversation will be convivial, we’re sure. So it’s just a matter of selecting which part of the world you’ve yet to explore.

Entertainment
The Expedition Lounge is at the heart of the ship, warmly furnished, where guests can compare notes and photographs, and surrounded by two large touch screens, maps and charts. So entertainment is divided between expert information from the on-board specialists, and conversation between like-minded explorers. Or, watch a movie in your suite. Internet is available, yet geo-stationary satellite slow, the only option for sailing more than the 62 degrees latitudes.

Excursions in the complimentary Seabourn Conversations program begins with lectures about the history, ecology and culture of the places visited. Pay-extra Ventures by Seabourn in selected ports are adventures by Zodiacs and kayaks getting close to sea life, bird life, and scenic wonders. There are two Landing Zones to launch Zodiacs or for snorkelling. Between polar regions, on land, you’ll possibly use the mountain bikes and ebikes

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