Seabourn has revamped the Seabourn Encore’s spring 2025 itinerary to discover Southeast Asia, Japan, Hawaii, the Panama Canal, and the Mediterranean. This new route options 36 locations throughout 18 international locations, together with 18 never-before-visited ports. The ship may also make its inaugural transit of the Panama Canal and its first-ever go to to the U.S. Visitors can take pleasure in a ten% low cost on these new voyages when reserving by November 19, 2024.
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Seabourn Encore was initially scheduled to sail westbound from Asia to Europe. Nonetheless, modifications had been made to the unique deliberate itineraries to prioritize the protection of visitors and to keep away from the Crimson Sea. As an alternative, the ship will head eastbound from Singapore to Dubrovnik, touring practically 20,000 nautical miles throughout 4 continents and two oceans.
Seabourn Encore will make 18 maiden calls, together with its first transit by the Panama Canal and its maiden go to to the U.S., in Hawaii, California and Miami in March and April 2025. The ship may also go to two new ports of name in Japan by no means earlier than visited by the Seabourn fleet – Tokushima, famend for its serene landscapes, and Wakayama, celebrated for its lovely temples and coastal surroundings. Extra itinerary highlights embrace in a single day calls in Honolulu, Hawaii; Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam; Kobe, Japan; and night departures from Yokohama, Japan; Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and Cartagena, Colombia.
Additionally new on choose voyages will likely be a bespoke, curated onboard leisure program, that includes a star-studded line-up of performers and visitor audio system. Extra particulars will likely be introduced quickly.
“We’re happy to supply these new and thrilling voyages on our lovely Seabourn Encore to go to and discover a various vary of locations,” mentioned Natalya Leahy, president of Seabourn. “We’re proud to mark Seabourn’s maiden visits to 2 brand-new ports, giving visitors the distinctive likelihood to expertise two enchanting locations in Japan with our signature ultra-luxury service. We hope visitors will reap the benefits of our particular provide and be a part of Seabourn Encore as she sails to various locations for the very first time.”
The brand new voyages vary from seven to 25 days and could also be mixed for longer sailings as much as 53-day world adventures. They embrace the next:
- March 2, 2025 – 14-Day Southeast Asia & Japan, from Singapore to Kobe
- March 16, 2025 – 25-Day Japan & Hawaiian Islands Pacific Crossing, from Kobe to Long Beach
- April 9, 2025 – 19-Day Panama Canal Passage, from Long Beach to Miami
- April 28, 2025 – 12-Day Atlantic Crossing, from Miami to Lisbon
- May 10, 2025 – 8-Day Western Mediterranean Mosaic, from Lisbon to Civitavecchia (Rome)
- May 18, 2025 – 7-Day Amalfi Coast & Adriatic Gems, from Civitavecchia (Rome) to Dubrovnik
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Featured In a single day Stays
- Ho Chi Minh Metropolis, Vietnam – Ho Chi Minh Metropolis covers an space of greater than 800 sq. miles, stretching westward from the South China Sea to the Cambodian border. Its land is overwhelmingly rural, dotted with villages and clusters of homes set amidst rice paddies. The downtown part remains to be often called Saigon, and it’s right here the financial modifications sweeping Vietnam and their social implications are extra evident.
- Kobe, Japan – One of many first cities in Japan opened to commerce, Kobe has a cosmopolitan air that features a venerable Chinatown and a bit of 19th-Century Western-style buildings within the Kitano neighborhood. The town’s historical past started within the 3rd-Century with the development of the Ikuta Shrine. Many guests ascend Mt. Rokko through the Shin-Kobe Ropeway, for panoramic views over the town and the glass domed Nunobiki Herb Backyard on the slopes. Kobe can be the gateway to the Kansai district and presents day-trip entry to the fabled Torri of Kyoto.
- Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. – Honolulu presents an array of cultures that mix harmoniously, permitting every to retain its distinct taste. The downtown sector combines Hawaii’s royal historical past with the modern-day motion of a significant metropolitan middle. Waikiki Seashore, with its spectacular lodges and glittering environment, is a well-known vacationer hub and resort vacation spot of worldwide renown. Honolulu can be the placement of Diamond Head, Oahu’s well-known volcanic landmark, and Pearl Harbor, the biggest pure harbor in Hawaii and the one naval base in the USA to be designated a Nationwide Historic Landmark.
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Featured Prolonged Stays
- Yokohama, Japan – The port of Yokohama supplies seamless entry to Tokyo, Japan’s capital and essentially the most populous metropolis on earth. Visitors can peruse the historic and immaculate Imperial Palace and Gardens earlier than hitching a fascinating rickshaw journey by the lanterns and statues of the Asakusa district and its Sensoji Temple. The town is stuffed with oddities such because the Skytree Tower and the Tokyo Dome leisure advanced.
- Puerto Vallarta, Mexico – Puerto Vallarta presents the delights of lengthy, white sand seashores, temperate waters, lush inexperienced mountains rising sharply from the shore, and riotous mariachi bands. The arrival of a significant studio movie firm and two of the world’s best-known stars (Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton) rapidly modified Puerto Vallarta into considered one of Mexico’s main Pacific resorts.
- Cartagena, Columbia – Located in a bay on the Caribbean Sea, Cartagena had essentially the most intensive fortifications in South America, as soon as guarded by 29 stone forts and a excessive wall of coral-stone measuring 16-miles lengthy, 40-feet excessive and 50-feet extensive. Accomplished in 1657, the Fortress of San Felipe de Barajas is claimed to be essentially the most grandiose work of navy structure erected by Spain within the Americas. Immediately, Cartagena’s riches are discovered within the Boca Grande, an space of the town with lovely waterfront lodges, fashionable eating places, casinos and boutiques.
On sale now, Seabourn Encore’s revised 2025 itineraries and extra particulars can be found on Seabourn’s web site.
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Seabourn is a premier ultra-luxury cruise line providing all-suite lodging, connoisseur eating, and distinctive service aboard its seven fashionable ships. Visitors take pleasure in limitless premium spirits and wines, making a relaxed environment. With a robust give attention to expedition journey, Seabourn boasts two purpose-built expedition ships and the Ventures by Seabourn program, exploring numerous locations worldwide. From iconic cities to hidden gems, Seabourn supplies enriching experiences with partnerships in leisure, eating, wellness, and visitor audio system.