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October 2009 Edition |
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SeaDream Yacht Club Announces Norway And Baltic Season |
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Luxury operator SeaDream Yacht Club has announced
today that it will be visiting the Baltic and Norway for the first time in
summer 2011 -- and offering its guests more than a few "firsts." The new programme includes the line's first ever trip up the Thames to Tower Bridge. The 112-passenger SeaDream I will end its transatlantic repositioning voyage in London on May 8, 2011 for a day during which the yacht will be shown off to hundreds of trade, media and prospective passengers. This is an important opportunity for SeaDream to introduce British cruisers to its boutique, all-inclusive product; although the U.K. is the company's third-biggest market after the U.S.A. and Canada, Brits only make up eight percent of passengers. After London, the vessel will sail empty to Bremerhaven in Germany for a three-week dry dock, before emerging on June 1 to operate two Norwegian fjords voyages and four to the Baltic. Lepisto revealed that news of the new cruising area was leaked on a recent voyage – and passengers immediately started asking to reserve cabins, even though dates and prices are not yet published. "It is my personal belief that these voyages will sell out," he said. "We have a number of very loyal guests who have asked for the Baltic." There are many advantages of sailing the Baltic on a small ship; indeed, it's an area in which rival Seabourn has a long and successful history. SeaDream I will spend two nights and three days in St. Petersburg, docked on the Neva River in the heart of the city, rather than the ugly industrial dock to which many bigger ships are relegated. In Stockholm, the vessel will moor close to the old town, Gamla Stan, and cruise the beautiful archipelago in daylight hours. The Norwegian itineraries include the 111-mile Hardangerfjord and the deep, sheer-sided Sognefjord, all the more spectacular from a small vessel. And, this may only the beginning for SeaDream in northern Europe. "We'll see how the season goes but we expect to be back in London in 2012 for the Olympics," Lepisto said. "We are getting all kinds of enquiries." |
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