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27th Sep 2025 | 34 nights | Seabourn | Seabourn Pursuit
Launched in 2023, Seabourn Pursuit is the second of the line's ships that have been custom-built to sail on expedition voyages. With levels of luxury found on the fleet's other small ships, Seabourn Pursuit combines comfort with PC6 Polar Class standards, advanced technology and two submarines to transport up to 264 passengers on land, sea and underwater adventures to remote destinations.
Seabourn Pursuit is 23,000 gross tons and carries 1,200 passengers at double occupancy capacity.
Expedition-led public areas include the Discovery Centre, which is adjacent to the Expedition Lounge, and is the teaching and academic hub for natural history and cultural programming in an environment spacious enough to accommodate all passengers at one time. Each day the centre hosts lectures, briefings and enrichment programs. Audio-visual experiences come to life through large high-definition screens, including footage from the submarine voyages.
Taking expedition sailing to exciting new depths, Seabourn Pursuit carries two environmentally friendly, battery-powered submersibles. Each carries six passengers and the pilot on underwater expeditions to depths of 984 feet. The ship also has 24 Zodiacs -- enough to accommodate all passengers at the same time -- and double-seater sea kayaks. In warm weather destinations scuba diving and snorkelling are available. A 26-person expert expedition team of wilderness experts, scientists, historians and naturalists is on each cruise to lead excursions and activities.
The ship has seven dining venues, with The Restaurant dining room leading for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The Colonnade offers a more casual alternative for buffet or table service breakfast and lunch, and themed dinner served tableside, including family-style menus by Michelin-starred Chef Thomas Keller. Other eateries comprise The Patio for al fresco lunch on fine days, Sushi in The Club, and Seabourn Square for specialty coffees, pastries, sandwiches, and snacks. Additionally, there is 24-hour in-suite dining, featuring dinner from The Restaurant menu served course by course.
Seabourn Pursuit features 132 all-veranda ocean-facing suites in nine categories, including suites spanning two decks which are a first for Seabourn. The pair of two-bedroom, two-bathroom Grand Wintergarden Suites feature double height windows and a telescope for wildlife spotting, large living and dining area, and a wet bar stocked with a customised selection of spirits including a bottle of Shackleton Blended Malt Scotch Whisky, which is based on the spirit supplied to the 1907 British Antarctic Expedition. These suites measure 1,397 square feet and include two balconies totalling 206 square feet. There are also Wintergarden Suites that measure 1,042 square feet with a veranda of 128 square feet, which include the same features as the Grand Wintergarden without the additional bedroom and full bathroom on the lower level.
Couples and friends who enjoy the Champagne and caviar lifestyle, along with excellent service and a relaxed, country club vibe
Penny pinchers who care little for fine food and drink, loud family groups
The age of most Seabourn passengers averages around 60 -- generally ranging up from 45. It's also not uncommon to have 30-plus nationalities onboard during a sailing, mostly from the US and Canada, and then from the UK, Australia, and Continental Europe. All are likely to be well-off and well-travelled. Although there are occasionally older children on board in summer, Seabourn is not really a family-oriented line.
Yes, although not during the day and never entirely formal. During the daytime, casual, resort-style attire, including shorts and jeans, is acceptable throughout the ship. After 6 p.m., you'll find varying levels of dress, including resort casual — trousers and a jumper or shirt for men, sundress, skirt, or trousers with a jumper or blouse for women. No jeans are ever permitted in The Restaurant. There's at least one Formal Optional evening for passengers who wish to dress up in The Restaurant or The Grill by Thomas Keller. It should be noted that on Seabourn formal means a jacket and buttoned shirt. Some men wear a tie or even a dinner jacket, but it's not a requirement, in line with Seabourn's more relaxed form of luxury travel. However, on Formal Optional evenings, the line requests no jeans in any of the lounges or dining venues.
No, but a lot is. You won't have to pay to dine in any of the onboard restaurants, or pay for gratuities (even in the spa), most wines and spirits, soda, water, coffees, cocktails or fitness classes. There is an additional charge for shore excursions, internet, dry cleaning, laundry and valet services, salon and spa treatments, and transfers. Past Seabourn cruisers may receive some of these amenities complimentary as a perk of being a past passenger.
When they can tear themselves away from the variety of onboard activities -- films with fresh popcorn, open bridge play in the Card Room, teatime, live music -- passengers are lured into ports of call that mix famous and unusual destinations that Seabourn's smaller ships can access, taking advantage of the rich choice of shore excursions. Onboard the ship, the Seabourn Conversations programme, which brings lectures from big-name experts is enormously popular, as is a once-per-cruise evening show highlighting the works of Sir Tim Rice (with video appearances by the lyricist himself). Passengers also flock to the spa and wellness programme developed in partnership with Dr. Andrew Weil.
