First Steel Cut For Seabourn’s Newest Ultra-Luxury Vessel, Seabourn Encore, Due For Delivery In Late 2016
Seattle,
April 13, 2015 – Today,
the award-winning ultra-luxury, small ship cruise line Seabourn is now one step closer to the launch
of its newest vessel, Seabourn Encore, with
the commemorative cutting of the first steel. Taking place at the Fincantieri shipyard
in Marghera, Italy, the ceremony was presided over by Seabourn President
Richard Meadows and Antonio Quintano, director of Fincantieri’s Marghera
shipyard.
“The cutting of steel for Seabourn Encore is an important
milestone in the evolution of both our beautiful fleet and the ultra-luxury
cruise segment overall,” said Meadows. “We’re looking forward to seeing the
ship come together and are excited to continue to add to our fleet. With Adam
D. Tihany’s innovative design vision and Fincantieri’s excellent craftsmanship,
Seabourn Encore will be the most
beautiful ultra-luxury ship ever built.”
“For us shipbuilders, this ceremony is
always a special time, and today it is even more. Not only because it
represents the tangible beginning of the cooperation with Seabourn, with whom
we have a recent but already solid relationship, but also because it is the
latest event in a long line shared with the Carnival group,” said Gabriele
Cocco, Fincantieri’s senior executive vice president of merchant ships.
In a special nod to the line’s
departing original fleet, joining the ceremony were two crew members from Seabourn Legend, the last of the three
original Seabourn ships currently on its final sailing under the Seabourn
banner. Their presence signified the closing of a chapter in the line’s history,
while marking the start of a new era with the beginning of the construction of Seabourn Encore.
Seabourn
Encore will expand
and build on the line’s award-winning and highly acclaimed Odyssey-class ships,
which revolutionized ultra-luxury cruising with enhanced accommodations and
innovative amenities when they were introduced between 2009 and 2011. Seabourn Encore will maintain the line’s
high ratio of space per guest, enabling a highly personalized level of Seabourn
service. A sister ship, Seabourn Ovation,
will join the fleet in 2018, and, with the addition of the two new ships,
Seabourn will have the youngest and most modern ultra-luxury fleet in the
industry.
Designed by hospitality design icon
Adam D. Tihany, Seabourn Encore will
feature modern design elements and innovations consistent with the line’s
reputation for understated elegance. The 40,350-GRT ship will be configured
with one additional deck and new expanded public areas, and is expected to
carry just 600 guests, based on double occupancy. In addition, every suite will
feature a private veranda.
To follow the progress of Seabourn Encore, please visit the ship’s
dedicated microsite: http://encore.seabourn.com. Filled with imagery, details and
updates on the ship’s progress, including “sunsets until launch,” the microsite
offers an inside look at the most exciting Seabourn launch in years. Additional
details, news and images will be revealed on the site on an ongoing basis.
For more details about the
award-winning Seabourn fleet, or to explore the worldwide selection of Seabourn
cruising options, contact a professional travel advisor, call Seabourn at
1-800-929-9391 or visit www.seabourn.com.
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Notes to
Editors:
Seabourn is consistently
ranked among the world’s top travel choices by professional critics and the
discerning readers of prestigious travel publications such as Departures, Travel + Leisure and Condé Nast Traveler. Its stylish, distinctive cruising vacations
are renowned for:
·
Intimate
ships with no more than 300 suites
·
Unique itineraries visiting must-see cities and hidden gems where
larger ships cannot follow
·
Intuitive, gracious service provided
by a staff passionate about pleasing our guests
·
Spacious all-suite accommodations with
sweeping ocean views – many with verandas
·
Gourmet dining experiences as fine as
the best restaurants anywhere
·
Open bars throughout the ship and fine
wines poured with lunch and dinner
Seabourn is a proud member of World's Leading Cruise Lines. The exclusive alliance also includes Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, Cunard Line, Costa Cruises, AIDA, P&O Cruises UK and P&O Cruises Australia. Seabourn is a brand of Carnival Corporation and plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL and NYSE: CUK). It has formed a partnership with United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to help protect World Heritage, and also supports the Ocean Conservation & Tourism Alliance, dedicated to education and promotion of best practices for protecting the marine environment.
For more Information:
Irene Lui
(206) 626-9122 or ilui@seabourn.com
or
Ashley Fenton
Hawkins International Public Relations
(212) 255-6541 or Ashley@hawkpr.com
