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The highly anticipated Seabourn Encore,
Seabourn's newest, ultra-luxury ship launching in 2016, is proving to be in very
high demand. Just two days after open bookings were announced for her maiden
season, Seabourn Encore's 10-day inaugural voyage has already sold out and is
waitlist only.
 "We
are thrilled with the overwhelming response we have received for the inaugural
voyage of Seabourn Encore," said John Delaney, Seabourn's Senior Vice President,
Marketing & Sales. "We're looking forward to providing our guests the
award-winning cruise experience that they have come to love and expect on what
will be the most beautiful ultra-luxury ship ever built."
Seabourn Encore will expand and build on the line's award-winning and highly
acclaimed Odyssey-class ships, which revolutionized ultra-luxury cruising with
enhanced accommodations and innovative amenities when they were introduced
between 2009 and 2011. Seabourn Encore will maintain the line's high ratio of
space per guest, enabling highly personalized service by close to one staff
member for each guest on board. A sister ship, Seabourn Ovation, will join the
fleet in 2018, and with the addition of the two new ships, Seabourn will have
the newest ultra-luxury fleet in the industry.
Seabourn Encore's maiden season will launch from Athens in December 2016,
offering two pre-inaugural cruises exploring the exotic coasts of Israel,
Arabia, India and Southeast Asia, providing travelers with a preview of the
vessel before its inaugural voyage.
The 10-day inaugural voyage, which went on sale to the public March 3, will
begin with a gala naming ceremony in vibrant Singapore on January 7, 2017,
marking the ship's official debut. Guests fortunate enough to have landed a
reservation will then embark with Seabourn Encore on a 10-day inaugural voyage
to Bali, including stops in Surabaya, Java; Celukan Bawang, Bali; and Slawi Bay,
Komodo, Indonesia.
Seabourn Encore will go on to spend the remainder of its maiden season operating
a series of 16-day voyages cruising the Pacific Rim in Australia and New
Zealand, calling at the metropolitan cities of Sydney and Melbourne and
exploring both islands of New Zealand. The ship will also visit popular ports,
such as Auckland and Wellington, while exploring other picturesque towns,
including Oban, New Zealand's southernmost city, on Stewart Island, and the
charming port of Picton, the gateway to the stunning scenery of Marlborough
Sound. While the 10-day inaugural sailing is sold out, opportunities still exist
to book these other maiden season voyages.
Designed by hospitality design icon Adam D. Tihany, Seabourn Encore will feature
modern design elements and innovations consistent with the line's reputation for
understated elegance. The 40,350-GRT ship will be configured with one additional
deck and new expanded public areas, and is expected to carry just 604 guests,
based on double occupancy. In addition, every suite will feature a private
veranda. |
