Seabourn UNESCO Partnership

Though Seabourn is not the first cruise line to offer cruises to UNESCO World Heritage sites, it is the first one to enter an official partnership with the organisation. Seabourn has partnered with UNESCO to promote sustainable tourism at World Heritage properties. Through this support to UNESCO the cruise line helps engender a wider understanding and commitment for the UNESCO World Heritage Convention’s mission to identify, safeguard, and promote unique cultural and natural heritage around the world deemed to possess outstanding universal value for all humankind. For guests, this partnership with UNESCO means their travels with Seabourn will be enhanced by deeper insight and information about these intriguing destinations while supporting their conservation through sustainable tourism.

Seabourn Conversations

The art of conversation has always been central to the Seabourn experience. Their voyages attract interesting, interested people –people who enjoy talking together, sharing their interests, their adventures and discoveries, and their life stories with longtime and newfound friends. Their enthusiasms and curiosity are far-ranging, and these are what spark their desire to travel the world.

To encourage and enhance this satisfying aspect of your Seabourn voyage, they invite luminaries of particular interest and accomplishment to join guests onboard – and bring fascinating insights, expert opinions and delightfully entertaining diversions to the conversation.

  • Arts Conversations highlight luminaries from the fields of music, theatre, dance, film, literature, and plastic arts.
  • Culinary Conversations feature chefs, winemakers, critics, producers, and other culinary experts.
  • Culture & Destination Conversations involve scholars and professors well-versed in such disciplines as geography and history.
  • Current Affairs & History Conversations involve Diplomats and experts discuss international relations, politics and economic affairs.
  • Science Conversations call on astronomers, geologists, naturalists, physicists and other researchers for answers.
  • Speakers with special knowledge about World Heritage projects share deeper insights and behind-the-scenes information. 

Black River Ossetra Caviar

Seabourn are especially proud to be able to offer you Black River ossetra sturgeon caviar, which is sustainably produced by a unique wild-farming method that enables enjoyment without compromising the species’ future.

Awards & Accolades

Best Small-Ship Cruise Line

Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010 and 2008 | Best Spa on a Cruise Ship | Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Poll

Gold List

Condé Nast Traveler for 25 consecutive years, 1994-2018


Best Small-Ship Cruise Line

Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Choice Awards, UK Edition, 2015, 2016 and 2018

World's Best Small-Ship Cruise Line

2018 Platinum List

American Airlines, Celebrated Living Magazine

Best Cruise Line

U.S. News & World Report Gold Badge Winner, 2018 | Best Luxury Cruise Line | Best Cruise Line in the Mediterranean

U.S. News & World Report Silver Badge Winner, 2018 | Best Cruise Line in the Caribbean | Best Cruise Line for Couples

Best New Luxury Ship – Seabourn Ovation

Cruise Critic UK Editors’ Picks Award - 2018

Best Service (Luxury Category)

Cruise Critic UK Editors’ Picks Award - 2018

Cruise Critic U.S. Editors’ Picks Award - 2018

Best Luxury Cruise Line

2018 Cruise International Awards

Cruise Critic U.S. Editors’ Picks Award - 2018

The British Cruise Awards - 2018

U.S. News & World Report Best Cruise Line Rankings Gold Badge - 2018

World of Cruising magazine - 2017 Wave Awards

2017 Cruise International Awards

Seabourn Encore – Best New Ship (Highly Recommended)

The British Cruise Awards - 2017

2017 Cruise International Awards

Best for Solo Travellers (Luxury Category)

Cruise Critic U.S. Editors’ Picks Award - 2018

Cruise Line of the Year

ITB Berlin 2018 Connoisseur Circle Hospitality Awards

Best Luxury Ship – Seabourn Encore

Porthole Cruise Magazine Readers Choice Awards - 2018

Best Wellness Program

Porthole Cruise Magazine Readers Choice Awards - 2018

Best Cruise Line - Small Ship

Recommend Readers’ Choice Gold Award - 2018

Best Cruise Line - Ultra-Luxury

Recommend Readers’ Choice Silver Award - 2018

Best Cruise Line - Cuisine

Recommend Readers’ Choice Silver Award - 2018

Best Cruise Line – Expedition/Adventure

Travvy Awards - 2018

Best Cruise Ship – Luxury

Travvy Awards - 2018

Best New Ship to Launch – Seabourn Encore

2018 UK Wave Awards

Best Small Cruise Line

2017 Telegraph Travel Awards

U.S. News & World Report Best Cruise Line Rankings Gold Badge - 2018

Best Luxury Cruise Line

Best Cruise Lines in the Mediterranean

U.S. News & World Report Best Cruise Line Rankings Silver Badge - 2018

Best Cruise Lines in the Caribbean – Best Cruise Line

Best Cruise Lines for Couples – Best Cruise Line

U.S. News & World Report Best Cruise Line Rankings Gold Badge – 2017

Best Cruise Lines for Couples

Star Chefs at Sea – Seabourn/Thomas Keller

The Food & Wine Hotel Awards 2017

Best "Over The Top" Suites at Sea

Cruisetruth.com – "Best at Sea" Awards

Five Stars

2012 Berlitz® Complete Guide to Cruising and Cruise Ships, for 18 consecutive years

Six Plus Black Stars - Highest Rating

2011 Stern's Guide to the Cruise Vacation, for 14 consecutive years

Favourite Spa on a Cruise Ship

2010 Spafinder Reader's Choice Award

Six Stars - Highest Rating

Fielding's Guide to Worldwide Cruises

Favourite Small Cruise Ship Line - Highest Rating

Departures, the magazine exclusively for American Express® Platinum Card® and Centurion® members

Luxury Survey of Readers' Favourites

Experiential Travel Award

The publishers of AFAR travel magazine, have named Seabourn as the only cruise line recipient of its inaugural Experiential Travel Awards. Inaugural Awards Honour Sources for "Deeper, Richer, More Authentic Experiences"

2018 Travel Weekly Magellan Gold Award

Cruise Elements – Luxury Ship – Restaurant Design: The Grill by Thomas Keller, Seabourn Ovation Cruise Elements – Luxury Ship - Suite Design: Luxurious Wintergarden Suites, Seabourn Ovation

Cruise Elements – Luxury Ship – Atrium Design: Seabourn Ovation

Cruise Elements – Luxury Ship – Entertainment: Exclusive Production Show: “An Evening with Tim Rice”

Cruise Elements – Luxury Ship – Spa Design: Spa & Wellness with Dr. Andrew Weil, Seabourn Ovation

Cruise Marketing – Direct Mail - An Introduction to Seabourn Ovation

Cruise Marketing – Promotional Video – Experience the Seabourn Difference

Cruise – Overall – Loyalty Program: Seabourn Club

Cruise – Overall – Loyalty Program: Seabourn Club Offers Valuable Benefits and Rewards to Loyal Guests

2018 Travel Weekly Magellan Silver Award

Cruise – Overall - Education Program: Seabourn Academy

Cruise Marketing – Promotional Video – “Ventures by Seabourn” Video Series

Cruise – Expeditions – Itinerary: Innovative Extended Explorations

Cruise Elements – Luxury Ship – Pool Design: Seabourn Ovation

Cruise Elements – Luxury Ship – Entertainment: Seabourn Conversations

Cruise – Overall – Education Program: Seabourn Academy – Selling Luxury Travel

2017 Travel Weekly Magellan Gold Award

Cruise – Overall Mid-Size Cruise Ship: Seabourn Encore

Cruise Elements – Luxury Ship – Spa Design: Spa & Wellness with Dr. Andrew Weil, Seabourn Encore

Cruise Elements – Luxury Ship – Entertainment: "An Evening with Tim Rice"

Cruise Marketing – Website: "Extraordinary Worlds"

Cruise Marketing – Promotional Video: Extraordinary Worlds Anthem

Cruise – Overall – Education Program: Seabourn Academy

Cruise – Overall – Loyalty Program: Seabourn Club

2017 Travel Weekly Readers Choice

Best in Cruise Lines - Under 1,000 Berths

2016 Travel Weekly Magellan Gold Award

Overall - Blog

Overall - Small Cruise Ship

Elements - Luxury Ship - Spa Design

Expeditions - Shore Excursion

Expeditions - Itinerary

Marketing - Direct Mail

2016 Travel Weekly Magellan Silver Award

Overall - Luxury Ship - Seabourn Quest

Overall - Loyalty Program - Seabourn Club

Elements - Luxury Ship - Entertainment

2015 Travel Weekly Magellan Gold Award

Luxury Ship Entertainment - Seabourn Conversations

Cruise Marketing - Promotional Antarctica Video

Cruise Marketing - Seabourn Encore's Dedicated Microsite

Cruise Marketing - UNESCO Partnership

Cruise Marketing - Multi-Product Direct Mail

2015 Travel Weekly Magellan Silver Award

Overall Luxury Ship - Seabourn Quest

Overall Loyalty Program - Seabourn Club

Luxury Ship Suite Design - Signature Penthouse Spa Suites

Expedition Shore Excursions - Ventures by Seabourn™

2014 Travel Weekly Magellan Gold Award

Luxury Suite Design – Penthouse Spa Suites

Luxury Spa Design – The Spa at Seabourn

Overall Luxury Ship – Seabourn Quest

2014 Travel Weekly Magellan Silver Award

Overall Blog – Seabourn Blog

2013 Travel Weekly Magellan Gold Award

Luxury Ship Suite Design – Grand Winter Garden Suite

Overall Blog – Seabourn Blog

Seabourn Antarctica Site

2013 Travel Weekly Magellan Silver Award

Overall Blog – Seabourn Blog

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Reasons To Book

Suites

Your home away from home is a superbly appointed luxury suite. Here, you can revel in sublime comfort as the world passes by.

  • A personal suite host and suite attendant to ensure everything in your suite is always as you wish
  • Ample storage and walk-in closets with plush terry robes, slippers and a personal safe
  • Twin or queen-sized bed with a luxurious custom-built mattress, cotton linens, fluffy all-season duvet and your choice of firm or soft pillows
  • A spacious marble bath with double vanities, a full tub, shower and luxury products featuring an exclusive signature scent created for Seabourn by Molton Brown, London
  • An in-suite bar with a selection of beverages and your requested complimentary wines or spiritsInteractive entertainment with broadcast TV and hundreds of movie and music choices
  • Complimentary PressReader® app brings your favourite newspapers and magazines to your phone or tablet
  • Unique to our expedition ships, SWAROVSKI OPTIK binoculars in every suite for guests to use during their voyage

Your Personal Suite Hosts And Suite Attendants

One of your suite’s most gracious, charming amenities is your Personal Suite Host and Suite Attendant. They perfectly personify Seabourn’s attentive, yet unobtrusive service, dedicated to ensuring that everything is always exactly as you wish. You’ll find they possess a cheerful, genie-like intuition about what might delight you. After they welcome you with a warm smile and glass of Champagne, they may suggest drawing you a Pure Pampering℠ bubble bath, or help you arrange an in-suite cocktail party. Their skilled, thoughtful care may well prove to be one of your fondest memories of your voyage.

What you may appreciate most is your Personal Suite Hosts and Suite Attendants, whose thoughtful, unobtrusive service is delivered with care. Experience Seabourn’s luxury with our Personal Suite Host and Suite Attendant.

Your Personal Suite Hosts and Suite Attendants Will

  • Welcome you with Champagne and canapés
  • Personalise your nightly turndown service
  • Assist you with any special requests
  • Manage your laundry service needs
  • Replenish your ice and bar setup
  • Draw you a Pure Pampering℠ bath
  • Offer you a selection of designer soaps

Gourmet Dining

Seabourn’s award-winning cuisine starts with the finest quality ingredients, infused with authentic regional flavours, prepared á la minute by our skilled chefs and served with pride. Each Seabourn ship offers a choice of dining venues to suit your mood of the moment, and nearly all are open-seating, inviting you to dine where, when and with whom you wish. Complimentary fine wines are poured with lunch and dinner, and there is never an extra charge for any dining choice. You can even enjoy a meal in your suite or on your veranda, with our compliments. 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.

The Perfect Day, As you like it

Whether you feel like taking a dip in the pool, enjoy a good book in the library, or broaden your horizons during a shore excursions, you'll find plenty of ways to create the perfect day. Why not try out some of Seabourn's Delightful Diversions:

  • Inspiring Enrichment Programme
  • Food and wine tastings
  • Shopping with the Chef tours to local markets
  • The Spa at Seabourn - a fully equipped fitness centre
  • Seabourn Square - our unique lounge at the "heart" of the ship
  • Complimentary Massage Moments on deck
  • Caviar in the Surf Beach Party on select sailings
  • Marina Day with complimentary watersports on select sailings

Ventures by Seabourn

Ventures by Seabourn” tours by Kayak and Zodiac explore natural wonders in Antarctica, Alaska, Northern Europe and even the Amazon, all led by Seabourn’s experienced expedition teams.

Seabourn Points of Difference

  • Spacious, all-suite accommodations, most with verandas
  • Gourmet dining experiences that rival the finest restaurants anywhere
  • Intuitive, gracious service provided by a staff passionate about pleasing you
  • Complimentary welcome champagne and in-suite bar stocked with your preferences
  • Open bar throughout the ship, and fine wines poured at lunch and dinner
  • Tipping is neither required nor expected, service simply to delight 

Members Club

WELCOME TO SEABOURN CLUB

Now that you have sailed with Seabourn, you understand the unique sense of belonging that occurs as you get to know the interesting, convivial people who share your voyage. That same sense of belonging to a cordial group of travellers is enjoyed by those and only those — who have sailed with us, as members of our exclusive Seabourn Club.

Seabourn Club Benefits have always been among the most valuable in the cruise industry, especially the Milestone Award of a complimentary cruise after sailing 140 days. We have added benefits that start rewarding you after your first cruise, and increase in value as you sail more. Because personalisation is a hallmark of Seabourn's service, you are free to choose the rewards you prefer from a generous menu of onboard amenities.

As a member of Seabourn Club, there are two ways you are rewarded – Milestone Awards and Seabourn Club Points.

MILESTONE AWARDS

Seabourn’s complimentary Milestone Cruise Awards will continue to represent the richest loyalty rewards in cruising. Each day you sail with Seabourn earns you one Sailed Day, and these days count toward your Milestone Awards. Seabourn Club Milestone Awards feature a complimentary cruise of up to 7 days when your Club account reaches 140 Redeemable Sailed Days, or a complimentary cruise of up to 14 days when 250 Redeemable Sailed Days is reached.

We are also pleased to recognise you at an onboard event when you celebrate these Sailed Day milestones:

  • 100 Sailed Days
  • 200 Sailed Days
  • 500 Sailed Days
  • 1,000 Sailed Days
  • 1,500 Sailed Days
  • 2,000 Sailed Days
  • 2,500 Sailed Days


SEABOURN CLUB POINTS

In addition to earning Milestone Awards, you can also earn Seabourn Club Points that qualify you for an array of additional benefits on board and at home. These points establish your Seabourn Club Membership level. There are a number of ways to earn Seabourn Club Points:

  • Each Sailed Day on board a Seabourn ship earns you one Seabourn Club Point
  • Each Sailed Day in a penthouse or premium suite accommodation earns one additional Seabourn Club Point
  • Each night on an escorted Seabourn Journey earns one Seabourn Club Point
  • Every $500USD of eligible onboard and pre-cruise online purchases earns one Seabourn Club Point (net of returns, and limited to one additional Seabourn Club Point for each Sailed Day)

Seabourn Club Points

On board our ships, one of the most important luxuries we offer is the luxury of choice. We want to extend that same luxury to you for your Seabourn Club membership.