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SEABOURN TURNS 30 WITH AN OVATION

To mark its 30th anniversary in 2018, Seabourn is launching a
new vessel in May named Seabourn Ovation, a sister ship to
Seabourn Encore.
Seabourn Ovation takes Seabourn’s fleet to five vessels and will
maintain the company’s focus on ultra-luxury with a focus on a
high ratio of space per guest with personalised service. Designed
by hospitality design icon Adam D. Tihany, the ship will feature
modern design elements and innovations in keeping with the
line’s reputation for understated elegance. It will also have an
additional deck, expanded public areas, and unique offerings
such as Seabourn’s new signature dining experience, The Grill
by Thomas Keller, and the new mindful living programme Spa &
Wellness with Dr Andrew Weil.
On top of that the new ship is set to wow guests with a world-
class art collection featuring almost 1600 works including
paintings, photographs and sculptures by almost 120 artists and
sourced from five continents. The artworks showcase the world’s
different countries, climates, floras, faunas and habitats.
Following her delivery, Seabourn Ovation will embark on an
11-day inaugural voyage on May 5, 2018 from Venice, Italy, to
Barcelona, Spain. The ship will then spend most of her maiden
season cruising the waters of Northern Europe, offering a
series of seven-day Baltic and Scandinavian cruises between
Copenhagen and Stockholm, which will include the line’s
signature three-day stay in St. Petersburg, Russia. Seabourn
Ovation will also sail on longer 14-day voyages, visiting the
Norwegian fjords and the British Isles.

By day, there will be plenty to keep guests occupied as the Murray Princess
visits Murray Bridge and Mannum where they can explore on shore.
The “Hot August Night” Music Cruise departs Mannum, South Australia
on Friday August 24, 2018. Fares include accommodation, all meals,
guided nature walks, eco excursions, on-board presentations, on-
board Wi-Fi, the Captain’s Dinner and Cocktail Party, the “OMG Neil
Diamond Sounds Like Me” Show, entertainment by Dave Freeman and
Paul Gill, and complimentary scenic coach transfers from Adelaide
or car-parking in Mannum. A new Mannum to Adelaide Airport coach
transfer service is now operating after the cruise for Murray Princess
passengers flying out of Adelaide.

HOT AUGUST NIGHTS

Captain Cook Cruises’ “Hot August Night” Music Cruise on board
the paddle wheeler PS Murray Princess will be back in 2018,
cruising Australia’s Murray River. Entertainer Dave Freeman will
take guests on an intimate journey into the music of Neil Diamond
through his “OMG Neil Diamond Sounds Like Me” Show.
Guests on the three-night cruise will enjoy a welcome dinner
and dance to the live tunes of keyboard artist, Paul Gill, and on
the following night Dave will perform his “OMG Neil Diamond
Sounds Like Me” show including storytelling, songs, dancing and
music from Neil Diamond’s famous Hot August Night Album. Dave
and Paul will also entertain guests the next evening during the
spectacular Captain’s Dinner and Dance.

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