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Seabourn Partners With Photographer Geoff Steven To Photograph UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Bonn, Germany, July 6, 2015 -Seabourn, the ultra-luxury small ship cruise line,is partnering with Geoff Steven, director of the Our Place World Heritage Collection, anofficial partner of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre.Through the partnership, which was announced last week in Bonn, Germany, wherethe 39th session of the World Heritage Committee ismeeting, Steven will capture images of less photographed World Heritage Sitesat destinations where Seabourn ships visit.<?xml:namespace prefix="o" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"?>

Stevenwill also share his rare perspective, knowledge, and experience documenting themany World Heritage Sites around the globe as a guest lecturer in the line's Seabourn Conversations onboard enrichment program. He willalso offer photography tips and coaching as guests visit these impressivesites.

"Ourpartnership with Geoff and Our Place is a perfect fit. Seabourn visits anextensive array of ports that are home to hundreds of World Heritage Sites, andthere is no one better to capture imagery of these historic destinations thanOur Place," said John Delaney, Seabourn's senior vice president, marketingand sales. "With his talent through the lens and expertise and knowledgeon the subject, Geoff will offer a unique perspective on the significance ofthese destinations, what they mean for the world, and why they must beprotected."

Stevenwill sail on Seabourn Quest's 14-day "Majestic Fjords and North Cape" cruise along the coastof Norway photographing the Norwegian Fjords which is a UNESCO World HeritageSite. Departing Copenhagen on July 11, 2015, and landing as far north asHonningsvag, Norway, before returning July 25, the voyage marks Steven's secondSeabourn cruise and is a continuation of his partnership with the cruise line.He sailed on Seabourn Odyssey's 12-day "Gems of the Java Sea,"late last year, participating in Seabourn Conversations and photographing WorldHeritage Sites, all documented in a Seabourn Blog post - "No Need for Straight Horizons".

Steven's"Our Place" project has official partnership status with UNESCO andis considered "the first official World Heritage photographicdatabank." To date, Steven and his team of 20 photographers have capturedover 360 sites in more than 90 countries for use in global promotions, as wellas to be archived for posterity.

"Thesites on the UNESCO World Heritage list are some of the planet's mostsignificant locations. They are also some of the most photogenic places thatone could ever wish to visit," said Steven. "Our Place is excitedabout the unique opportunity that Seabourn has given us to travel to thesespecial places and use our photographs to spread the message about WorldHeritage to their guests and the wider public. I believe that if people aremade aware of the world's heritage, then they can care for it. Together withthe Seabourn team, we want to work to further this ideal," added Steven.

"We are pleased to see thattwo valuablepartners of UNESCO's World Heritage Centre are now working togethertowardsstrengthening the visibility and the conservation of WorldHeritage sites," said Kishore Rao, Director of the UNESCO World HeritageCentre. "This is exactly the type ofpublic involvement we need toraise the profiles of the cultural and natural sites inscribed on the WorldHeritage List and to guarantee the conservation of the world's heritage,"added Mr. Rao.

Seabourn's ships circle the globe throughout the yearand include more than 150 designated World Heritage Sites in its itineraries.Through its partnership with UNESCO, Seabourn offers deeper insight andbehind-the-scenes information about current and future World Heritage sites andprojects. The company supports the World Heritage Sustainable Tourism Programmeaiming to ensure that tourism delivers benefits for the conservation of sitesand local communities.The line has created special World HeritageDiscovery Tours with exclusive enhanced content developed in cooperation withUNESCO World Heritage site managers and tour experts. Fares for Seabourn optionalexcursions that include UNESCO World Heritage Sites include a donation toUNESCO's World Heritage Fund.

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

To view some of the more than 360 World Heritage sitescurrently documented by the Our Place team and to see some of Geoff Steven'sphotographs selected from sites he has personally photographed, pleasevisitwww.ourplaceworldheritage.com.

For more information about the World HeritageConvention, please visit # lang="EN-NZ" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ;'>. To follow the 39th session of the World HeritageCommittee meeting in Bonn from June 28 to July 8, 2015, please visit # lang="EN-NZ" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ;'>.

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