Seabourn is to name its second -luxury purpose-built expedition ship Seabourn Pursuit, scheduled for delivery in February 2023.
Sister ship Seabourn Venture is slated for delivery in March 2022.
Construction for Seabourn Pursuit began in autumn 2020 during a ceremony in San Giorgo di Nogare, Italy, and the build process is well underway.
“The name Seabourn Pursuit is truly fitting for a ship envisioned and designed to take expedition travellers into those places where they can see vast landscapes, diverse wildlife and remote regions of the world that may have been on their bucket list for years,”
“Seabourn Pursuit will navigate the most unexplored parts of the world in the highest level of comfort, safety and environmental protection available,” said Josh Leibowitz, president of Seabourn.
“We are defining an entirely new category of expedition travel.”
After delivery, the ship will head north for an inaugural Fire and Ice on 4 April, departing roundtrip from Reykjavik, Iceland.
The itinerary, which winds its way along the coast of Greenland and Iceland, will be filled with snow swept landscapes and a late night in Akureyri, a wonderland of waterfalls, hot springs and lava fields.
The ship then continues onward by exploring the waters and landscapes of Greenland, Iceland and Norway throughout the spring and early summer.
Itineraries for the Seabourn Pursuit inaugural season are set to open for sale in mid-December 2021.
Both Seabourn Pursuit and Seabourn Venture are designed and being built with modern hardware and technology that will extend their global deployment and capabilities.
Each will carry two custom-built submarines, 24 Zodiacs, kayaks, and a 26-person expert expedition team whose role is to engage guests throughout each voyage.