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Seabourn to Return to Alaska & British Columbia for Summer 2019 Offering Guests an Unparalleled Immersion in the Great Land
SEATTLE, September 19, 2018 – The 2018 Alaska and BritishColumbia travel season is coming to an end, but it's not too early to startcontemplating a trip to experience the best of "The Great Land" in 2019. Seabourn, the world's finest ultra-luxury cruiseline, will be taking your clients to see the vast wilderness as it winds itsway through the region again next summer.
Inspired by the success of the past two seasons and in response tohigh guest demand, Seabourn has curated an enriching and altogether excitingline up of 11-, 12- and 14-day Alaska and British Columbia cruises onboard SeabournSojourn. With just 10 departures scheduled through the season, runningfrom June to October 2019, only about 4,500 lucky guests will be able to enjoythe region in Seabourn style next year, making early booking an imperative.
"There is so much wilderness and wildlife to see and discover inAlaska and British Columbia, and our guests can't get enough of it," said ChrisAustin, Seabourn's senior vice president of Global Marketing & Sales."We're excited to be heading north in 2019 for the third year in a row, and tooffer the Ultimate Alaska experience, showing your luxury clients just howbeautiful and remarkable the region is while sailing on the finest resort atsea."
Itinerary highlights of Seabourn's 2019 season in Alaska andBritish Columbia include:
· UltimateAlaska Sojourn – An 11-day voyage northbound from Vancouver, British Columbia toAnchorage (Seward), Alaska. Three departures from June to August will featureKetchikan, Sitka, Haines/Skagway and Juneau, as well as scenic cruising toTracy/Endicott Arm and Misty Fjords. Departures June 7, July 14, August 20.
· UltimateGlacier & Fjord Adventure – A 14-day cruise sailingsouthbound from Anchorage (Seward), Alaska to Vancouver, British Columbia.Three departures from June to September will begin with scenic cruising of thebeautiful Kenai Fjords and Aialik Glacier before visiting Alaska's marqueeports and adding Prince Rupert and the First Nations villages of Klemtu andAlert Bay in British Columbia's breathtaking Inside Passage. Departures June18, July 25, August 31.
· UltimateAlaska & Inside Passage – A 12-day round-trip Vancouver voyagesailing four times between July and September. These voyages visit Sitka,Ketchikan, Wrangell and Juneau in Alaska and traverse the beautiful CanadianInside Passage to Prince Rupert, Klemtu and Alert Bay en-route back toVancouver. Departures July 2, August 8, September 14, September 26.
All the 2019 voyages will offer optional for-charge Ventures by Seabourn shore excursions featuringguided Zodiac cruising and kayak excursions launched directly from the ship, aswell as hiking and wildlife viewing. Guests will not only enjoy glaciers,fjords and rustic Alaskan ports that every Alaska cruiser expects, but also signature"hidden gems" that larger ships cannot access. These excursions will be led by SeabournSojourn's expedition team of naturalists, science, wildlife and historicalexperts. They will also interact with guests throughout each sailing, includingcomplimentary formal presentations as part of the Seabourn Conversationsprogram, and on deck, pointing out, interpreting and enhancing desirablelocations as well as in more casual conversations over meals or at leisure.
Depending on the itinerary, Seabourn's Alaska & BritishColumbia voyages include calls to rarely visited locations such as Alert Bayand Klemtu, a town of fewer than 500 people belonging to the KitasooNative Band and where your clients will enjoy an exclusive cultural experienceas an inclusion of the voyage. Access towering forests along the InlandPassage and the graceful breaching of humpback whales in the KenaiFjords. Guests can explore cities and towns including the state capital of Juneau,colorful Ketchikan, and historical Sitka, whose Tlingit roots goback 10,000 years. In certain areas such as Misty Fjords, they will be able toexplore wildlife-rich waterways, forested mountain vistas and lacy waterfallsup close via Ventures by Seabourn excursions.
Each of the 11-, 12- and 14-day cruises will include complimentarySeabourn all-weather jackets; inspiring Seabourn Conversations with specialonboard guest speakers; opportunities for frequent wildlife sightings from theship and shore; and a "Caviar on the Ice" deck party and otherspecial deck events.
In addition, Seabourn offers your clients the opportunity toexplore Alaska more in-depth with the Denali Experience, an exclusive and optionalSeabourn Journey available before or after select Seabourn Alaska voyages. Thefive-day Denali Experience is a fully escorted, custom-designed overlandadventure promising awe-inspiring wonder with luxury accommodations and culinaryoptions. Venturing into the Great Land, Seabourn guests will soar high aboveglaciers in a flightseeing plane, as well as head deep into the protectedwilderness of Denali National Park with a guide to spot grizzly and blackbears, wolves, moose, caribou and more.
At the end of the season, don't miss a repeat of Pacific GoldCoast, an eight-day voyage southbound from Vancouver to Los Angeles, withstops in Seattle, Wash.; Victoria, B.C.; San Francisco, Monterey and SantaBarbara, California. Departure October 8.
Forreservations or more details, please contact a professional travel advisor;call Seabourn at 1-800-929-9391 or visit www.seabourn.com. A dedicated shore excursion call centeris available for guests at 1-800-984-3225.
About Seabourn:
Seabourncurrently operates a fleet of five modern ultra-luxury ships and is a proudmember of World's Leading Cruise Lines. The exclusive alliance also includesCarnival Cruise Lines, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, Cunard Line,Costa Cruises, AIDA, P&O Cruises UK, P&O Cruises Australia and fathom.Seabourn is a brand of Carnival Corporation and plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL and NYSE:CUK). Seabourn is the official cruise partner of UNESCO World Heritage under amulti-year agreement to help promote sustainable tourism at World Heritage
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Seabourn is a proud memberof World's Leading Cruise Lines. The exclusive alliance also includes CarnivalCruise Lines, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, Cunard Line, CostaCruises, AIDA, P&O Cruises UK, P&O Cruises Australia and fathom. Seabournis a brand of Carnival Corporation and plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL and NYSE: CUK). Ithas formed a partnership with United Nations Educational, Scientific andCultural Organization (UNESCO) to help protect World Heritage sites.
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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