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Seabourn is returning to Turkey in 2020 Europe program

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Seabourn Encore will be one of four Seabourn ships operating in Europe during 2020
Seabourn is returning to Turkey in 2020, when four of its five ships will spend at least part of the year exploring Europe.

The season includes cruises of seven to 28 days and 200 destinations. The ships will sail from the Canary Islands and Morocco through Iberia and Italy to the Adriatic, and Croatia, Greece and Turkey beyond, as well as Scandinavia and Russia, the British Isles, Greenland and Iceland.

Featured are overnight stays, new and notable ports of call and selected itineraries enhanced by popular programming, including ‘Seabourn Conversations,' ‘Shopping with the Chef’ and, on Seabourn Ovation and Seabourn Quest in Northern Europe, guide-led, for-charge ‘Ventures by Seabourn’ expeditions in select ports.

More than a dozen new and notable destinations that the line either hasn’t visited or hasn’t been to in years, include Alta, Farsund and Sortland (Vesterålen), Norway; Fethiye, Turkey; Sanary-Sur-Mer (Île Des Embiez) and Saint-Cyr-Sur-Mer, France; Kinsale and Inishmore, Aran Isles, Ireland; Oran, Algeria; Viareggio, Italy; Skíathos, Greece; Ystad, Sweden; and Skagafjördur and Stykkishólmur, Iceland.

Seabourn Ovation

The line's newest ship, Seabourn Ovation, will return to Northern Europe for seven-, 10- 14- and 15-day voyages including in the Baltic between Copenhagen and Stockholm, as well as along the North Cape and to St. Petersburg, Russia. Then the ship will head to the British Isles and sail from Dublin to Lisbon via France. In the fall, Seabourn Ovation will sail the Mediterranean from the Iberian Peninsula to Morocco, the French and Italian rivieras and, finally, Greece and the Turquoise Coast of Turkey.

Seabourn Encore

Seabourn Encore will be bound for most popular regions of the Western Mediterranean with a selection of seven-, eight-, 10-, 11- and 12-day cruises highlighting the Iberian Peninsula, Malta, Morocco, Sicily and the Italian and French rivieras, before finishing the season at Monte Carlo in September.

Seabourn Quest

Seabourn Quest will head to Northern Europe with voyages of seven to 15 days exploring the scenery and wildlife of the British Isles, Norway, including the North Cape, and Iceland. An expedition team will lead 'Ventures by Seabourn' Zodiac, hiking and kayaking excursions. The ship’s season will culminate with 'Route of the Vikings,' 24 days from Southampton to Montreal, with island and mainland ports in Ireland, Scotland, Iceland and Canada along the way.

Seabourn Odyssey

Seabourn Odyssey will cruise to popular ports throughout the Mediterranean, including the Aegean and Adriatic coasts. The ship’s seven-, 11- and 14-day voyages will explore the Greek Isles and the Turquoise Coast of Turkey, destinations in Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro and Malta, as well as Italy including Sicily, Naples and Civitavecchia (Rome), to name a few.