One Step Closer

Seabourn's first Polar-class expedition ship, Seabourn Venture, passed a major milestone in its construction this week when it was floated out at Fincantieri's T Mariotti shipyard in Genoa. This step really signifies the ship is on the way to completion because it's floating and moving.

The complete story appeared in the August 13 edition of Cruise News Daily.

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"Venturing" into Genoa

The hull of what will be Seabourn Venture arrived at T Mariotti's Genoa yard on Saturday (April 10,2021) at the conclusion of a 1,200-mile journey around Italy from the company's San Giorgio di Nogaro yard near Trieste.

The complete story appeared in the April 12 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

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Venture on the Move

Seabourn Venture isn't scheduled to set sail until early next year, but it was already on the move yesterday. The hull of Seabourn's first purpose-built expedition ship has been under construction at T. Mariotti's San Giorgio di Nogaro shipyard. Now it's time for the finishing work to be done on the rest of the ship, so it needed to be moved to T. Mariotti's Genoa yard 1,200 nautical miles away, all the way around Italy.

The photo below shows it starting that journey. The complete story appeared in the April 1 edition of Cruise News Daily.

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Being Very Forward

Seabourn has revealed an interesting design feature of their new expedition ship, Seabourn Venture. The ship will have a new lounge in the bow that will bring passengers close to the water in an ideal place for spotting marine life.

It will also have some unique technology that will give passengers a different perspective on the ship's voyage and its navigation.

The complete story appeared in the December 6 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

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Seabourn Square Design Revealed for Seabourn Venture

Even though Seabourn is still almost two years away (June 2021) from their first expedition ship, Seabourn Venture, they have begun to release some of the design details.

Since it was first introduced on the other five Seabourn ships, Seabourn Square has been a popular gathering place for Seabourn passengers. That feature will be an integral part of Seabourn Venture and its sister, although designer Adam Tihany will give it a new twist for the smaller ships.

The complete story appeared in the October 3 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

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Claustrophobics Need Not Consider This Excursion

In the race to have the coolest luxury amenities, Seabourn is definitely pulling ahead on their expedition ships. Today they provided details of the seven-person submarines that will be carried aboard each of the two ships.

The complete story appeared in the July 1 edition of Cruise News Daily.

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Seabourn Venture Construction Begins

T. Mariotti cut the first steel today for Seabourn's first luxury expedition ship, Seabourn Venture, which will enter service in June 2021. The event took place in San Giorgo di Nogare, Italy, with Seabourn President Richard Meadows and T. Mariotti Managing Director Marco Ghiglione looking on.

The complete story appeared in the June 6 issue of Cruise News Daily.

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