Around the World in Luxury

Seabourn has scheduled an ultra-luxury world cruise in 2020 aboard Seabourn Sojourn. The 146-day cruise will depart Miami on January 4, 2020, sailing eastward, with the cruise ending in San Francisco on May 28.

 Along the way, the itinerary will include 62 ports in 36 countries on five continents which will include marquee ports as well as hidden gems. Those port calls will include 16 overnights and 18 late evening departures.

Details appeared in the July 16 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Other Things You'll Want to Know - January 22, 2018

CND subscribers also read about:

• The Grill by Thomas Keller was added to Seabourn Soujourn
• Triple record month for Galveston

Details appeared in the January 22 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Other Things You'll Want to Know - February 28, 2017

CND subscribers also read about:

• Seabourn choosing their experienced expedition team for Seabourn Sojourn 2017 Alaska season (below)
• Viking Sky embarked on its maiden voyage from Civitavecchia to Barcelona.

Details appeared in the February 28 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Seabourn Sojourn's Alaskan expedition team for 2017 will be headed by Robin West. A veteran of more than 40 Antarctic voyages to date, West led the expedition team during Seabourn's highly successful first season in Antarctica in 2013. With wide-ranging experience gained along the way, he is now in charge of all aspects of expedition operations for Seabourn.

Members of Seabourn's handpicked expedition team for Alaska this season include:

• Peter Damisch, Historian & Lecturer - Beyond explorations of polar, temperate and tropical regions, Damisch has written about ancient civilizations, sailing, navigation, weather, leadership and world explorers. A former president and CEO of several NASDAQ publically traded corporations as well as a retired U.S. Navy Captain, he is a licensed Master Captain of more than 190 sail and motor vessels.

• Greg Horn, Naturalist & Zodiac Driver - Following his schooling and military service, Horn fueled his dual interests in business and adventure by starting a SCUBA diving center along South Africa's famed Garden Route and later running a bush camp and dive resort in Mozambique. A certified diving guide, he has completed over 5,000 dives in the Indian Ocean and Red Sea.

• Paul Lazarski, Kayak Guide & Zodiac Driver - Ever drawn to nature, Lazarski  has worked and explored some of the world's most scenic locations, including both Poles. For the past 30 years he has been working as a wilderness and wildlife guide, outdoor educator, historian, naturalist and Wilderness First Aid Instructor.

• Moira Le Patourel, Naturalist & Zodiac Driver - With her diploma in Renewable Resources, Le Patourel has carved out a niche as an adventure guide and naturalist on the coast of British Columbia, including seven years guiding in the Great Bear Rainforest.

• Kate Rannaste, Naturalist & Zodiac Driver - Having spent her youth exploring wilderness and wildlife in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales Australia, Rannaste was bound for the adventure industry. A seasoned explorer of the Polar Regions, she spends most of the year on expedition ships sharing her passion as a general naturalist.

• Juan Carlos Restrepo, Expedition Leader - Hailing from the coffee-growing region of Colombia, Restrepo has a graduate degree in geology and is a certified Dive Master. Spending three months of the year in the Arctic and three months in Antarctica, his various expedition experiences include the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe and Australia, and sailing throughout the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans.

• Richard Sidey, Photographer, Videographer & Filmmaker - An award-winning environmental filmmaker and international nature photographer, Sidey has spent more than a decade documenting the profound beauty of the world's Polar Regions. His poignant nature documentary, Speechless - The Polar Realm (2015) won multiple awards and was hailed as "a transcendent cinematic experience."

• Chris Srigley, Assistant Expedition Leader - Drawn to extreme weather conditions, Srigley spends up to nine months a year on expedition ships, including full seasons in Antarctica and the Arctic. Along with regular duties on the expedition team, he serves as a Polar Bear Guard advancing landing parties and keeping a watchful eye while guests experience natural wonders around them.

• Rachel Sullivan-Lord, Marine Biologist & Lecturer - An avid scuba diver and sailor, Sullivan-Lord has studied critters both small and large from coral to blue whales. When not working in research labs, she divides time as a whale watch naturalist, whale skeleton articulator and more.

• Dr. Sean Todd, Whale Expert & Lecturer - A marine mammal researcher for nearly 30 years, Todd's areas of focus are human-marine mammal interactions. He has enjoyed a long career as a professional guide and naturalist, and has worked in a variety of polar and sub-polar regions, including 10 seasons in the Antarctic and 10 years in the Canadian sub-Arctic.

• Kirstie Yeager, Researcher & Lecturer - Yeager has spent more than two decades studying and working in natural resource management and wildlife research. Her extensive background includes studying grizzly bears in Montana, Steller sea lions in Alaska, and several species at McMurdo and Palmer Stations in Antarctica.

• Aliscia Young, Photographer & Videographer - An award-winning photographer and videographer, Young is inspired by her love of photographing nature, indigenous communities and ancient traditions. She has worked on expedition vessels from Antarctica to the Arctic, and her photography has been featured in galleries worldwide.

Twiggy Becomes a Godmother and Royal Caribbean Links with Dreamworks

* Other Things You'll Want to Know
CND subscribers also read about Twiggy christening a cruise ship ... and a new entertainment alliance between Royal Caribbean and Dreamworks Animation.

Details appeared in the "Other Things You'll Want to Know" column in the June 4, 2010, edition of Cruise News Daily.

Seabourn Chooses Godmother for Sojourn

* It's Twiggy!

May 13 - The Yachts of Seabourn has chosen '60's supermodel Twiggy as the godmother for Seabourn Sojourn.

Twiggy will name the new ship in what promises to be a glamorous ceremony in the River Thames on June 4. On June 5, the line has donated the use of the ship to Breast Cancer Haven as the venue for a fundraising event to celebrate the charity's 10th anniversary.

Details appeared in the May 13, 2010, edition of Cruise News Daily.

Seabourn Sojourn Completes Sea Trials

Seabourn Sojourn completed sea trials and has returned to T Mariotti yard in Genoa.

A larger photo is in a newsfile on the Cruise News Daily website.