SEABOURN Cruise Line’s Seabourn Venture (pictured) has reached another milestone, with her launch ceremony in Genoa. The formalities are an enduring maritime tradition which calls for a madrina to preside over the celebratory events, and serving in this role was Seabourn Senior Manager of Expedition Staffing Jarda Versloot-West, who first...
SEABOURN Cruise Line’s Seabourn Venture (pictured) has reached another milestone, with her launch ceremony in Genoa.
The formalities are an enduring maritime tradition which calls for a madrina to preside over the celebratory events, and serving in this role was Seabourn Senior Manager of Expedition Staffing Jarda Versloot-West, who first joined the cruise line nearly a decade ago.
She was joined during the ceremony by Seabourn President Josh Leibowitz and T. Mariotti Shipyard Managing Director Marco Ghiglione, with a bottle of celebratory champagne broken against the hull to commemorate the milestone.
Venture will now move from her dry dock to her outfitting dock at the shipyard, where she will undergo final construction until she is delivered.
After a recent revision (CW 10 Aug), Venture’s inaugural season will now begin on 10 Apr 2022, when she will explore the United Kingdom on her maiden voyage.
A second yet-to-be-named sister expedition ship is also under construction at T. Mariotti, with both to be designed and built to PC6 Polar Class standards for diverse environments.
They will also both include modern hardware and technology that will extend their global deployment and capabilities, such as two custom-built submarines, 24 Zodiacs, kayaks, and a 26-person expedition team.
“This ceremony carries on a rich shipbuilding tradition, representing a significant step toward the launch of our first purpose-built ultra-luxury expedition ship,” Leibowitz said.
