Upscale small-ship line Seabourn has announced it will deploy its new vessel Seabourn Encore to operate a short maiden season in Australian waters.
Sydney will be the destination for the 600-pax ship on a 16-day voyage from Bali departing on 17 Jan 2017, which will stop in Darwin, Cairns, Townsville and Hamilton Island before making the first call ever by a Seabourn ship to Mooloolaba.
Seabourn Encore will then sail a 16-day voyage from Sydney to Auckland on 02 Feb before reversing the itinerary on 18 Feb back to the NSW capital.
Ports visited during the two Trans-Tasman crossings will see more maiden calls for Seabourn to Phillip Island and Melbourne.
On 06 Mar, Encore will head back to Singapore on its way to Europe for the northern summer.
Official naming ceremonies will take place in Singapore following two pre-inaugural sailings in late 2016 from Greece to Dubai and then onward to the Lion City.
“We’re excited to offer a diverse range of itineraries for the maiden season of Seabourn Encore and provide our guests with the opportunity to visit some of the most charming and sought-after destinations in Asia, Australia and New Zealand on the world’s newest and most beautiful ultra-luxury ship,” Seabourn president Richard Meadows commented.
Bookings for the inaugural departures are now on sale, with staterooms priced at $12,499ppts for Bali-Sydney and $14,500ppts for either Trans-Tasman voyage.
A second new Odyssey-class ship, Seabourn Ovation, is in the pipeline, due for delivery in 2018.
