Seabourn announced that it will be exploring Caribbean, Central America, and Hawaii throughout fall 2023 aboard three of its vessels - with all of the newly announced voyages now on sale. The season includes the line’s first-ever Hawaiian Holiday Sailing, plus many combination voyages on the intimate Seabourn Quest, Seabourn Sojourn and Seabourn Ovation.
“We’re always looking to curate amazing itineraries to offer opportunities for guests to experience the wonders of the world around us in a style all our own,” said Seabourn President Josh Leibowitz. “Our new fall 2023 voyages are ideal for travelers seeking new experiences with an active-luxury feel, including our first-ever holiday voyage to the beautiful Hawaiian Islands.”
A Seabourn First: Hawaiian Holiday Sailing on Seabourn Sojourn
Seabourn will offer its first-ever Hawaiian adventure with a 20-Day Allure of Aloha Holiday on Seabourn Sojourn departing 22DEC 2023 round trip from Los Angeles. Following a call at Catalina Island, the ship will spend five days sailing the Pacific Ocean en route to a six-day stay in The Aloha State. Highlights include:
- The town of Hilo on the Big Island provides opportunities for scenic and active adventure, from a visit to 85-foot Rainbow Falls in Wailuku River Park, to a visit to the Liliuokalini Japanese Gardens, and a trip to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park where hot-headed features like the Kilauea Caldera put on a show.
- Manele Bay, Lanai, composed by White Manele where a wide beach offers potential to see spinner dolphins and humpback whales, and Black Manele where the tall sea cliffs of Pali Lei no Hauni offers views as far and as panoramic as eyes can see.
- An overnight stay on New Year’s Eve at Honolulu, Oahu, home to the crescent-shaped beach of Waikiki, the volcanic crater of Diamond Head, and the metropolitan energy of the capital city.
- Kauai, known as the “Garden Island” and a tropical gem of waterfalls, mountains, and beaches, with the harbor village and port of call of Nawiliwili offering access to all.
- Lahaina, filled with history as a whaling port and contemporary standing as the best “walking town” on the island of Maui, with a sunny climate, oceanfront setting, dozens of galleries and all sorts of shops and restaurants guests can enjoy.
Explore the Caribbean on Seabourn Sojourn, Seabourn Quest and Seabourn Ovation
Seabourn Quest will explore the Eastern Caribbean on a 14-day Leeward Island Jewels and a 16-day Antillean Island Holiday voyage departing Miami on 07NOV 2023 and 19DEC 2023, respectively. The itineraries include destinations such as San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Terre-de-Haut, Iles de Saintes, Guadeloupe; snorkeling and diving at Pigeon Island in Rodney Bay in Saint Lucia; “Caviar in the Surf” celebration at Carambola Beach, St. Kitts & Nevis; and a “Marina Day” of complimentary watersports from the ship’s retractable Marina platform in Great Harbour, Jost van Dyke, British Virgin Islands. The Holiday voyage visits the white-sand beaches and candy-colored architecture of St. John’s, Antiqua and Barbuda; culture on an overnight in Santo Domingo, capital of Dominican Republic; and tropical jungles, mountains, and waterfalls at Port Antonio, Jamaica.
Seabourn Sojourn will sail the Caribbean on a 14-day Leeward Island Jewels cruise round trip from Miami departing 17NOV 2023, visiting San Juan, Terre-de-Haut, Rodney Bay, St. John’s, and more. The voyage will include the “Caviar in the Surf” event at Carambola Beach, and a day for water sports directly from the ship’s Marina in Great Harbour, Jost van Dyke, BVI.
Between DEC 2023 and APR 2024, Seabourn Ovation will sail the Caribbean on 12 seven-day sailings between Barbados and St. Maarten. The season includes two voyages roundtrip from Barbados over the holidays, including a 10-day holiday voyage departing 17DEC 2023, and visiting the islands of Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao and more, followed by an 11-day voyage starting 27DEC 2023 and featuring the best of the Caribbean, Martinique, Antigua, Barbuda and more. The ship’s Caribbean season will wrap up in APR with a 14-day sailing from Barbados to Miami.
Immersive experiences scheduled for guests exploring the Caribbean on Seabourn include the line’s Caviar in the Surf with uniformed crew plunging into the Caribbean Sea to offer iced Champagne and caviar served via surfboard bar, as well as fun-filled Marina Day, with complimentary watersports from a beach or the retractable Marina platform on the stern of each ship.
Sail Seabourn Sojourn and Seabourn Quest to the Caribbean & Panama Canal
Seabourn Quest will sail the Western Caribbean on two 14-day Central America & Panama Canal Pathfinder voyages departing Miami on 21NOV and 05DEC. Guests can take in Mayan archeological sites, explore wildlife parks, and bird watch from Belize City on the Caribbean coast; snorkel with sea life at San Andrés, a coral island located in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve nearly 500 miles from mainland Colombia; and spend a day sailing through the Panama Canal with a visit to Gatun Lake, the world’s largest manmade lake that supplies the entire water supply for the lock systems of “The Big Ditch.”
On 01DEC, Seabourn Sojourn will embark from Miami bound for Los Angeles on a 21-Day Caribbean & Panama Canal Passage. Tour colorful Wilhelminastraat in Oranjestad, Aruba, where local architecture is blended with Dutch elements; pass through the Panama Canal from Cristobal to Balboa; explore tropical wilderness in Golfito, Costa Rica, with Piedras Blancas National Park and spots to watch birds and howler and capuchin monkeys; and go wide-eyed at Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala, the largest port on the Pacific, with a backdrop of volcanoes behind.
Combination Voyages Allow Guests to Travel Longer
The ships will offer opportunities for guests to spend more time sailing the high seas on Combination Voyages available through fall 2023, as well as receive savings up to 10 per cent:
Combination voyages on Seabourn Quest include a 28-Day Atlantic Coast & Leeward Islands, departing Montreal on 24OCT with the sights of autumn, including the Manhattan skyline, in view en route to Miami and the Caribbean portion of the cruise; 28-Day Leeward Islands, Central America & Panama Canal sailing round trip from Miami on 07NOV; and 30-Day Central America, Panama Canal & Antillean Holiday departing Miami on 05DEC, with Christmas Day at Carambola Beach, St. Kitts & Nevis, and New Year’s Eve at Port Antonio, Jamaica.
Combinations on Seabourn Sojourn include a 35-Day Leeward Islands & Panama Canal Passage, departing Miami on 01DEC en route to Los Angeles with the Eastern Caribbean, the Panama Canal, and Central America in between; and 41-Day Tropical Island Holiday, departing Miami on 01DEC to visit all of the above, plus Hawaii, round trip from Los Angeles, beginning 22DEC.
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