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Cruise News for the Corporate Travel Professional |
Wednesday July 15, 2009 |
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Seabourn Accepts Delivery of New Luxury Vessel, Odyssey |
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The Yachts of Seabourn has taken delivery of the
cruise industry’s first ultra-luxury vessel to launch in six years.
Built at T.Mariotti shipyard in Genoa and with a gross tonnage of
32,000, Seabourn Odyssey will be launched and named in Venice on
June 24 before embarking on her maiden voyage.
“This is certainly a very historic day for our company, as today we
took delivery of our beautiful new yacht, Seabourn Odyssey,” said
Pamela Conover, president and CEO of Seabourn. “This moment marks a
milestone occasion in Seabourn’s history; Seabourn Odyssey is the
first of three new sisters to be introduced over the next two years
and sets a new standard for the ultra-luxury cruise industry. We
hope our guests will be as delighted as we are and we look forward
to welcoming them aboard to enjoy a new era in Seabourn’s yachting
life.”
The $250 million Seabourn Odyssey will be launched in an intimate
ceremony with the unmistakable skyline of Venice as the backdrop. In
a twist from traditional naming ceremonies, all guests sailing on
the Maiden Voyage will be named ‘godparents’ with the breaking of a
bottle of Italian Prosecco to mark the occasion. An ingenious bottle
breaking mechanism has been designed especially for the event.
Following the on-deck event, all ‘godparents’ will receive a
commemorative certificate and their names will be affixed to a
plaque displayed onboard. |
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