Luxurious cruise line Seabourn’s latest expedition ship Seabourn Enterprise has reached Antarctica for the primary time.
The vessel marked her inaugural voyage to the Nice White Continent with an official naming ceremony on Sunday, November twentieth when the ship got here to a cease within the quick ice of the Weddell Sea, a part of the Southern Ocean.
Enterprise‘s visitors joined world adventurer, mountaineer, and polar explorer Alison Levine, who carried out her ceremonial duties as godmother just about to want the ship many blessings and secure expeditions to come back. The onboard staff launched a bottle manufactured from ice that was damaged in opposition to the ship, a longstanding maritime custom.
Following the ceremony, Seabourn’s vp of expedition operations Robin West spoke concerning the expedition legacy of the cruise model and shared his pleasure for voyages to come back.
Seabourn president Josh Leibowitz mentioned “We’ve eagerly awaited Seabourn Enterprise‘s maiden voyage to Antarctica for the reason that second the ship debuted earlier this yr. The extraordinary continent encapsulates precisely what we hope to deliver to visitors who sail aboard our new ship: journey, discovery and awe-inspiring surprise. With the great thing about the Antarctic panorama and surroundings within the background, it actually was the proper place to call essentially the most luxurious expedition ship, Seabourn Enterprise.”
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Enterprise launched this previous July in Tromsø, Norway, however Seabourn selected to attend for the Antarctica season to call the vessel as “the southernmost continent represents all the pieces for which the ship is meant.” It departed San Antonio, Chile on November seventh and sailed down the coast of Chile, bringing visitors to channels, narrows, sounds, fjords, and glaciers earlier than reaching Antarctica.
Whereas on the icy continent, visitors will have the ability to take pleasure in climbing excursions, Zodiac rides, kayaking, diving in Seabourn’s submarines, and extra.
Between November 2022 and February 2023, Seabourn Enterprise will sail 11 to 22-day voyages to Antarctica, South Georgia, and the Falkland Islands. In March and April, the ship will provide a collection of seven to 12-day expedition cruises in Brazil and the Amazon. Beginning in Could, the ship will function two new northern itineraries within the British Isles and Iceland.
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