Seabourn's grand new yacht, Seabourn Odyssey, will offer more dining options, more types of suites, more verandas, more entertainment venues and enhanced spa and recreational facilities than the company's three, existing 208-guest ships, Seabourn Pride, Spirit and Legend.

Although considerably larger than her smaller 10,000-ton sister ships, weighing in at 32,000-tons, the new vessel will carry just over twice as many guests (450), boasting nearly one staff member per guest.

The £150 million Seabourn Odyssey, pictured, will be the cruise industry's first ultra-luxury addition in six years.

A maximum of 450 guests will travel on board, in luxurious all-suite accommodations measuring from 290 to over 1,600sq ft, more than 90 per cent with private verandas.

The cruising yacht will offer guests five dining alternatives, five lounges and bars, an expansive pool and sunbathing area, and a spectacular two-deck, indoor/outdoor spa facility with more than 11,400sq ft to go around.

Odyssey's maiden season will include voyages from the grand cities and romantic isles of the Mediterranean to the waters of the Caribbean, before embarking on Seabourn's first-ever World Cruise in January 2010.