At a Glance: Luxury Cruise Ship Seabourn Odyssey

Since we're joining the Seabourn Odyssey this week in Istanbul, Turkey, I thought I'd prepare a quick "at a glance" worksheet to introduce you to this new luxury cruise ship from The Yachts of Seabourn.

Maiden Voyage: June 24, 2009 (Venice, Italy to Istanbul, Turkey)

Cruise Director: Barry Hopkins (formerly of Regent Seven Seas Cruises)

Technicals

• Built by T. Mariotti of Genoa, Italy
• 32,000 tons
• Length: 650 feet
• Beam: 84 feet
• Draft: 21 feet
• Speed: 19 knots
• Twin screw propellers operated by diesel-generated electricity
• Two bow thrusters
• Two stabilizers
• 11 decks
• 450 passengers
• 1-to-1 crew-to-passenger ratio

Accommodations

• 225 ocean view suites
• 90 percent of the suites have a veranda
• Suites measure between 295 and 1,682 square feet
• Five Owner's Suites
• Four two-bedroom Grand Suites
• 22 Penthouse Suites
• Handicap-accessible suites: Category V6, Suites 715, 813, 913; Category PH; Suite 635; Category V2, Suite 519; and Category Suite A, Suite 408

Dining

• The Restaurant—open seating, Charlie Palmer menus
• Restaurant 2—dishes are served as tasting portions
• The Colonnade—open-kitchen indoor/outdoor restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner
• Patio Grill—serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner outdoors
• In-Suite Service—24-hour room service; during the dinner hours you can have your meal served course-by-course in your suite

Lounges

• Observation Lounge
• Sky Bar

The Spa at Seabourn

• 11,400-square-foot two-deck spa
• SkinCeuticals skincare products and treatments available
• Seven private treatment rooms
• Fitness center quipped with cardio, strength, and weight-training gear
• Hydropool
• Two herbal steam rooms
• Private trainers available
• Kinesis Wall
• Full-service beauty salon
• Two 750-square-foot Spa Villas for half-day private spa retreats: two treatment beds, indoor double bed lounger, oversized whirlpool tub and separate shower, separate seating and dining areas, and a private wraparound terrace with outdoor chaise lounges

Marina

• Back-of-ship built-in marina offering swimming, snorkeling, windsurfing, kayaking, and waterskiing

On Deck

• Two outdoor swimming pools
• Poolside massages available
• Six outdoor whirlpools

Daytime Entertainment

• The Retreat, featuring a contoured nine-hole mini-golf course, a giant cheese board, and shuffleboard

Evening Entertainment

• Casino
• The Club
• Movies Under the Stars
• Dessert Under the Stars

Seabourn Square

• Concierge lounge
• Library
• Upscale shops, including a private diamond showroom
• Coffee bar
• Outdoor terrace

Extras

• Apple iPods and netbooks available for loan

We'll be sharing a lot more information about Seabourn Odyssey this week. Don't miss our blog posts, Twitter tweets, YouTube videos, and LuxuryCruiseBible.com articles.

—Andrea M. Rotondo