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Seabourn Encore Successfully Completes Final Sea Trials

Seabourn Encore Scheduled for Delivery on Nov. 30, 2016

SEATTLE, Nov. 7, 2016 - Seabourn's newest ultra-luxury vessel, Seabourn Encore, has reached an important maritime milestone with the completion of its final round of sea trials off the coast of Italy in the Adriatic Sea.

Seabourn Encore departed the Fincantieri shipyard on Nov. 4 for three days at sea, where a team of officers and engineers tested the ship's technical and mechanical systems. Seabourn Encore returned to the shipyard in Marghera today, and staff and workers are putting on the final touches before the ship is delivered on Nov. 30, 2016.

To view a brief video of Seabourn Encore's first set of sea trials conducted in August, please visit the line's YouTube's page.

Seabourn Encore will expand and build on the line's award-winning and highly acclaimed Odyssey-class ships, which revolutionized ultra-luxury cruising with enhanced accommodations and innovative amenities when they were introduced between 2009 and 2011. Seabourn Encore will maintain the line's high ratio of space per guest, enabling highly personalized service. A sister ship, Seabourn Ovation, will join the fleet in 2018.

Designed by hospitality design icon Adam D. Tihany, Seabourn Encore will feature modern design elements and innovations consistent with the line's reputation for understated elegance. The 40,350-GRT ship will be configured with one additional deck and new expanded public areas, and will carry just 600 guests, based on double occupancy. In addition, every suite will feature a private veranda.

For more details about the award-winning Seabourn fleet, or to explore the worldwide selection of Seabourn cruising options, contact a professional travel advisor, call Seabourn at 1-800-929-9391 or visit www.seabourn.com.

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For more Information:

Brian Badura

(206) 626-9158 or bbadura@seabourn.com

or

Ariana Bannos

Hawkins International Public Relations

(212) 255-6541 or ariana@hawkpr.com

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