SENIOR OFFICERS NAMED

Captain Karlo Buer has been named as the captain of Seabourn Odyssey. He will go to the shipyard in early 2009, to supervise his senior officers as they familiarize themselves with the state-of-the-art vessel during its completion. On delivery, he will assume command of the yacht and steer Odyssey through its launch and into its maiden season. Captain Buer was also the supervising captain for the construction of Seabourn Spirit in 1989. He has served as master on all three Seabourn yachts since he returned to sea duty in 1991. His relief captain will be Captain Mark Dexter. The start-up Hotel Manager will be Guenter Steinbrunner, with relief by Vitor Alves. “Every member of Odyssey’s staff will have served on one of our other yachts,” noted Captain Buer. “This is essential, so that along with their skills and their enthusiasm, they will bring to the new vessel their dedication to Seabourn’s standards and the spirit that has made our yachts unique in the world.”

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NAMING SEABOURN ODYSSEY

All Maiden Voyage Guests Will Be the Godparents

When Seabourn Odyssey embarks on her maiden voyage on June 24, 2009 in Venice, Italy, all of the guests booked on board will share the honor of naming her. Rather than being christened by a single honorary godparent, as is traditional, Odyssey will have an unprecedented and extended family of godparents, all of whom will participate in the bottle-breaking at the launch ceremony and whose names will be engraved on a plaque to be displayed on board the sleek yacht for the rest of her seagoing life.

Seabourn’s president, Pamela C. Conover, said, “In a very real sense, our guests are the reason this superb vessel is being built. Their patronage and their support are what allow us to create this beautiful craft,” she continued, “and those joining the maiden voyage will become part of Odyssey’s history.”

An early evening ceremony will be timed to coincide with the summer sunset over the domes and steeples of Venice’s skyline. Seabourn Odyssey will then sail from the canals to the lagoon, and onward to a gala 14-day voyage exploring the beauties of the Dalmatian Coast, the Greek Isles and Turkey. A triumphant morning entry into the Golden Horn at Istanbul will provide a thrilling climax to this unforgettable maiden voyage, for which a limited number of suites are still available.

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SHORESIDE EVENTS SET FOR INAUGURAL WORLD ODYSSEY

Seabourn has announced an exciting selection of special shoreside experiences planned to entertain and enlighten guests aboard Seabourn Odyssey’s inaugural world cruise between January and April of 2010. There will be five complimentary events reserved solely for guests who book the full World Odyssey, cruising 108 days from Ft. Lauderdale to Athens. Those embarking in Los Angeles for 92 days will enjoy four of them. An additional seven ports will feature complimentary Exclusively Seabourn shoreside experiences to which all guests on board will be invited.

The planned private, full world cruise events include:
• A spectacular whale-watching cruise at Cabo San Lucas, in Baja California, Mexico.
• An evening of cocktails, Tahitian food and music in a tropical garden at Papeete, Tahiti.
• A dinner harbor cruise at sunset to a performance in Sydney Opera House.
• A colorful Chinese bazaar created in Hong Kong’s waterside Aberdeen Marina Club.
• A visit to Phuket’s Thai cultural village and chances to ride atop a decorated elephant.

The Exclusively Seabourn experiences will include an experience of Cultural Cartagena, a re-creation of the classic “Aloha Boat Days” at Honolulu; a Maori cultural experience at Lyttelton, New Zealand; an introduction to Borneo’s diverse ethnic groups at Kota Kinabalu; the spectacular Sanctuary of Truth at Pattaya, Thailand; an evening at an oasis near Dubai and tea and traditional Bedouin music at Sharm el Sheikh.

Other full world-cruise benefits include a complimentary pre-cruise Bon Voyage event and luxury overnight before departing, door-to-door private car transfers, round trip first class airfare or air credit, Personal Valet luggage shipping service and shipboard credits of $2,000 per suite. There will also be special gala celebrations and gifts for guests on board during the voyage.

For those not wishing to take the entire World Odyssey, segments from 16 to 69 days are available, including a number with appropriately scaled benefits packages.

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