Seabourn takes delivery today (31 May, 2011) of its latest ship the 450-passenger Seabourn Quest at the T. Mariotti shipyard in Genoa, Italy, ahead of its naming ceremony by Blythe Danner in June.
Seabourn Quest is the third and final of the Odyssey-class ships built for the ultra-luxury line, which began with Seabourn Odyssey in 2009 and Seabourn Sojourn last year.
“We are very pleased and excited to take delivery of Seabourn Quest,” said Richard Meadows, Seabourn’s president. “She is a beautiful vessel, and I have no doubt she will earn as much praise from the experts, and as much affection from our guests as her two sister-ships. Her officers, staff and crew are ready to welcome travellers on board to experience Seabourn-style cruising.”
Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress and Gwyneth Paltrow’s mum Blythe Danner will serve as godmother and name the ship at a glittering ceremony at the port of Barcelona on 20 June, 2011.
Ms Danner follows in the footsteps of Twiggy, who is Seabourn Sojourn‘s godmother.
Following the ceremony, the ship departs on her 14-day Maiden Voyage to Athens, via France, Italy, Greece and Turkey.
Seabourn Quest’s maiden season includes seven-day Eastern Mediterranean cruises, operating alternately between Athens and Istanbul, and Venice and Athens, as well as a seven-day Black Sea voyage.
In Autumn, the ship will cruise across the Atlantic Ocean from Malaga, Spain, to Fort Lauderdale, Florida where she will sail on a series of round-trip voyages in the Caribbean.
On 5 January 2012, Seabourn Quest will begin a 109-day Maiden World Cruise from Fort Lauderdale to Venice on a unique eastbound course via South America, South Africa, the Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and the Mediterranean.
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