If you're a fan of cruising with Seabourn, mark your calendar for spring 2009 and 2010. That's when the line's two new ultra-luxury ships will join the existing fleet. Italian shipbuilder T. Mariotti S.p.A. of Genoa was tapped to build the ships at a cost of $250 million each.
The move will double Seabourn's current fleet capacity of 624 staterooms, since each new vessel will house 225 suites, 90 percent with balconies.
"Our brand has been experiencing more demand in the marketplace than we could fulfill for quite some time now," said Deborah L. Natansohn, president of Seabourn. " The new ships will allow us to bring the unique Seabourn experience to a larger number of people, particularly the highly affluent and active baby boomer generation just now heading towards the more leisurely years of their lives."
According to Natansohn, the vessels "will be spacious, with the sleek lines and relaxed, personal feel of an oversized yacht. We've essentially taken the signature elements of our existing yachts and added some exciting new features that the larger hulls will allow."
I'm sure we'll be hearing more about these ships in the months to come.
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