More than twenty years after the company pioneered an entirely new style of
small-ship, ultra-luxury cruising, Seabourn extends its repertoire of highly
desirable cruising destinations to include Antarctica.
From today, passengers will
be able to book a series of four 21-24-day voyages in 2013 on Seabourn’s newest
ship Quest, sailing between Valparaíso, Chile and Buenos
Aires. The all-suite ship will
cruise the Chilean coast, including visits to Puerto Montt for the Chilean Lakes
District, Castro on the huge island of Chiloé, and Puerto Chacabuco for the Rio
Simpson Valley and Coyhaique. It will also call at Punta
Arenas, from where guests can tour the magnificent Torres del Paine National
Park.
The ship will then thread
the glaciers, peaks and channels of the Chilean Fjords, culminating in a transit
of the Beagle Channel and its spectacular Glacier Alley. Weather permitting, following a call at
Ushuaia in Argentina’s Tierra del Fuego, Seabourn Quest will cruise by Cape Horn
bound for the Southern Ocean.
Guests on board will
experience five days in Antarctica, including scenic cruising of highlights such
as the breathtaking Lemaire Channel, picturesque Paradise Bay and the Gerlache
Strait. An experienced Antarctic expedition staff will ensure that guests enjoy
the best of the hundreds of available sites for landings and cruising in smaller
inflatable boats, based on real-time weather and wildlife reports during their
Antarctic adventures. Scientists, naturalists and other lecturers in a number of
disciplines will speak on board and accompany guests ashore to add insights to
their once-in-a-lifetime experiences.
During the South Atlantic
portion of the voyage, guests will enjoy visits to Port Stanley, in the Falkland
Islands, and Montevideo, Uruguay’s capital, en route to or from Buenos
Aires.
A 24-day Holiday version
will include two days exploring the sub-Antarctic wildlife Eden of South Georgia
Island, renowned for its beauty and its vast, teeming rookeries of king penguins
and other seabirds, as well as breeding elephant and fur
seals.
Seabourn’s new Ultimate
Antarctica & Patagonia sailings open for sale on Tuesday 4th
September 2012.
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