Seabourn's grand new yacht, Seabourn Odyssey offers more dining options, more types of suites, more verandas, more entertainment venues and enhanced spa and recreational facilities than the company's three 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, which made her debut in June 2009, carries just over twice as many guests (450), boasting nearly one staff member per guest.
The £150 million Seabourn Odyssey, pictured, is the cruise industry's first ultra-luxury addition in six years.
A maximum of 450 guests 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 offers 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 includes voyages from the grand cities and romantic isles of the Mediterranean to the waters of the Caribbean, and Australians will have a chance to see Seabourn Odyssey when she visits in February 2010 on her first 108-night world cruise, calling at Melbourne, Sydney, Cairns and Darwin.
Seabourn Odyssey is the first of three 450-guest vessels being added to The Yachts of Seabourn's fleet, representing a 216 per cent increase in capacity. Seabourn Sojourn will join the fleet in 2010 while a third, as yet un-named addition, is due in 2011.
SEABOURN ODYSSEY
