MV Seabourn Odyssey

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The Seabourn Odyssey departing from Istanbul, June 2010
MS Seabourn Odyssey
Career Bahamas
Name: MS Seabourn Odyssey
Owner: Carnival Corporation & plc
Operator: Seabourn Cruise Line
Port of registry: Nassau
Builder: T. Mariotti
Laid down: 2007
Christened: June 2009
Completed: May 2009
In service: June 2009
Status: In service
General characteristics
Class and type: Odyssey
Tonnage: 32,000 gross tons
Length: 650 feet (200 m)
Beam: 84 feet (26 m)
Draft: 21 feet (6.4 m)
Decks: 11
Speed: 21 knots (39 km/h)
Capacity: 450 passengers
Crew: 335

The Seabourn Odyssey is the first new ship for Seabourn Cruise Line in over a decade. About 90% of the ship's suites have private verandas. Some of the Seabourn Odyssey's features include one of the largest spas featured in a cruise ship, a built-in marina, and expanded guest services compared to the older Seabourn fleet. The ship's keel was laid in early July 2007.[1] The ship includes 11 decks with two swimming pools, six outdoor whirlpools, water sports from the marina and a private diamond showroom. The Retreat features a nine-hole mini golf course, a giant chess board and shuffleboard.[2] The ship was completed in May 2009, a few weeks earlier than planned. A sister ship, Seabourn Sojourn, is being planned and due to launch sometime in 2010.[1]

The ship took to sea for first trials on May 22, 2009. The naming ceremony took place in Venice, Italy on June 24, 2009,[3] and she sailed out for her first trip with guests, the maiden voyage, the next day.[4]

The Seabourn Odyssey will sail the Mediterranean throughout the summer and early fall of 2009, and then sail the Caribbean before embarking on a world cruise – Seabourn's first – in 2010.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Seabourn Odyssey Review - First Glimpse, Cruise Critic, retrieved March 14, 2008
  2. 2.0 2.1 Brittany Wallace (2009-06-24). "Seabourn Odyssey Cruises from Venice". Travel Agent Central. http://www.travelagentcentral.com/cruises/seabourn-odyssey-cruises-venice-15933. Retrieved 2009-06-24. 
  3. Watch the Seabourn Odyssey Naming Ceremony, Seabourn blog.
  4. Seabourn Odyssey Launches Today, Seabourn blog.

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