A few words from Jack E. Mannix, CTC, president and CEO, Ensemble Travel Group…

Ensemble Travel Group is bullish on The Yachts of Seabourn because Seabourn shares the same priority as our network of nearly 900 expert premium- and luxury-focused travel agencies in the U.S. and Canada – and that’s you, the customer and guest.
We are both committed to exceeding customers’ expectations. Ensemble Travel Group accomplishes this through strong personal relationships and by offering clients a lineup of standout products and programs. (more…)

We’ve mentioned Seabourn Square a number of times here in the past. It’s a new style of service center on Seabourn Odyssey that will replace the more typical “lobby” style of reception area. Rather than separate desks for pursers’ business, tours and other travel services, Seabourn Square will be a location that feels more like a lounge. And in that lounge, there will be unobtrusive, semi-private desks where guests can find a new hospitality professional called a Guest Services Specialist. Part purser, part destination services manager, part concierge and part future cruise expert, these multi-tasking marvels will be able to assist Seabourn guests with virtually any inquiry or request on the spot.

So where does Seabourn find people who can do all that? (more…)

Adam Snitzer, Seabourn’s marketing VP, recently visited Venice to check out the plans for the festivities around the debut of Seabourn Odyssey.  Here is his report:

You know things are getting close when thoughts turn to celebrations.  With the launch of Seabourn Odyssey only four months away, the Inaugural Events Team is working at full tilt. (more…)

Last Fall, famed food critic John Mariani sailed the Mediterranean with Seabourn. His opinion?

“Seabourn was easily the best of the cruise ships I’ve ever traveled on–impeccable service, first-rate cuisine, very well-chosen wines, and passengers that reminded me of what it must have once been like to hobnob with those who sailed back in the 1950s.” (more…)

Ready for a cocktail? What better topic for a Friday afternoon than the fabulous Seabourn Odyssey bar scene?

So who’s shaking the martinis? The Public Room Manager supervises all the different bar areas. He’s responsible for manning the bars, maintaining Public Health standards, stocking them fully and ensuring guests receive the ultimate Seabourn service experience.  In order to accomplish all of this, he is assisted by: (more…)

Davy Jones’s locker is an idiom for the bottom of the sea: the resting place of drowned sailors. It is used as a euphemism for death at sea, i.e. to “be sent to Davy Jones’s Locker” whereas the name Davy Jones is a nickname for what would be the Devil/Saint/God of the seas.  The origins of the name are unclear and many theories have been put forth, including incompetent sailors, a pub owner who kidnapped sailors, or that Davy Jones is another name for the devil – as in, “Devil Jonah”. This nautical superstition was popularized in the 1800s.

So where did the legend actually come from? Many explanations have been proposed as to the mysterious origins, including the ones below…. (more…)

We already told you that Seabourn’s Destination Services department has grown to allow more types of services and accommodate the growing fleet with the addition of Seabourn Odyssey. Well, it didn’t take long for that investment to start paying dividends for Seabourn’s guests. This week they are announcing two new programs that Seabourn will offer in Venice, where Seabourn Odyssey will debut in June. (more…)

Spin the globe and stop it with your finger – chances are The Yachts of Seabourn go where it lands in 2010-2011.  It’s the most extensive and diverse year yet. Cruises now can be viewed at www.seabourn.com. A cruise catalogue will be published in April.

With the addition of Seabourn Odyssey in June 2009 and Seabourn Sojourn in June 2010, Seabourn can explore more far-flung ports of call, such as Palopo on Sulawesi; Zanzibar; and Madagascar. (more…)