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Seabourn's Fifth Luxury Ship, Seabourn Ovation, Successfully Completes Final Sea Trials

DeliveryCeremony of the Ultra-Luxury Ship Scheduled on April 27, 2018

SEATTLE, March 21, 2018 - Seabourn's newestultra-luxury vessel, Seabourn Ovation,achieved another important maritime milestone with the completion of its finalround of sea trials in the Mediterranean off the coast of Italy.

Seabourn Ovation departed the Fincantieri shipyardon March 14 for four days at sea, where a team of officers and engineers testedthe ship's technical and mechanical systems. Seabourn Ovation returnedto the shipyard in Genoa on March 18, and staff and workers are putting thefinal touches on the ship. The delivery ceremony of the ship is on schedule totake place on April 27, 2018.

"We're now weeks away from delivery, and I'm very pleased with theprogress and preparedness of the ship now that sea trials are complete," saidRichard Meadows, president of Seabourn. "Our first revenue guests will board onMay 5, and I know they will be excited to see this newest addition to theSeabourn fleet."

Seabourn Ovation will begin her maiden seasonwith an 11-day inaugural voyage departing May 5, 2018, from Venice, Italy, toBarcelona, Spain. The ship's naming ceremony will take place on Friday, May 11,in the beautiful baroque harbour of Valletta, Malta. One of the world'shighly-acclaimed actresses and singers, Elaine Paige, will serve as godmotherand will name the ship during a spectacular ceremony that will light up thedramatic UNESCO World Heritage site and the 2018 European Capital of Culture.

The ship will spend the majority of its maiden season cruising thewaters of Northern Europe, offering a series of seven-day Baltic andScandinavian sailings between Copenhagen and Stockholm, which will include theline's signature three-day stay in St. Petersburg, Russia. Seabourn Ovationwill also sail on longer 14-day voyages, visiting the majestic Norwegian fjordsand British Isles.

Seabourn Ovation is the fifth ultra-luxury shipin the Seabourn fleet. With stunning contemporary interiors by design icon AdamD. Tihany, culinary expertise by Michelin-starred chef Thomas Keller, speciallycommissioned entertainment by Sir Tim Rice and an exciting program of onboardspeakers, Ovation will sail on a variety of voyages in and around Europebetween May and November 2018, hailing at ports throughout Northern Europe andthe Mediterranean.

Seabourn Ovation will expand and build on theline's award-winning and highly acclaimed Odyssey-class ships, whichrevolutionized ultra-luxury cruising with enhanced accommodations andinnovative amenities when they were introduced between 2009 and 2011. A sistership to Seabourn Encore, Seabourn Ovation will feature 300 suitesand maintain the line's high ratio of space per guest, enabling highlypersonalized service.

Seabourn will continue to release updates about SeabournOvation via the dedicated microsite: # style="color: black;">. Alivewith imagery, details and news of the ship's continuing progress, including"sunsets until launch," the microsite offers an inside look at the excitementof the upcoming launch, with additional details, news and images revealed on anongoing basis.

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

For more Information:
Brian Badura
(206) 626-9158 or BBadura@seabourn.com
or
Ashley Fenton
Hawkins International Public Relations
(212) 255-6541 or Ashley@hawkpr.com

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