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Seabourn details 2023-24 Arabia, India, Asia, Australia/NZ plans

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Seabourn Odyssey will cross from Los Angeles to Auckland, New Zealand, in October/November 2023 before embarking on several Australia/New Zealand voyages
Seabourn opened bookings for cruises to Arabia and India, Asia, the South Pacific and Australia/New Zealand in 2023 and 2024.

Seabourn Encore and Seabourn Odyssey will operate the program.

'The region stretching from Arabia and India to Australia and New Zealand is a wonder, filled with beautiful natural beauty and ancient cultures, and we are thrilled to take our guests to these exotic destinations,' Seabourn President Josh Leibowitz said.

Arabia and India

Seabourn Encore will offer four Arabia and Indian voyages, first in November and December 2023, and then again in March and April 2024.

On Nov. 19, 2023, the ship will sail 18 days from Piraeus to Dubai, visiting Egypt and Jordan, including Aqaba. A 16-day voyage from Dubai to Singapore departing Dec. 7 follows, with a visit to Sir Bani Yas Island, an overnight in Mumbai and a call at Cochin, India.

Departing March 16, 2024, Seabourn Encore will sail 18 days from Singapore to Dubai, visiting Galle in Sri Lanka and Oman. The ship’s season will end with an 18-day voyage from Dubai to Piraeus in April 2024, calling Salalah, Oman; Safaga for Luxor, Karnak and Thebes in Egypt; and a sail through the Suez Canal to Ashdod, Israel.

Southeast Asia

Seabourn Encore will also operate four Asia voyages from December 2023 to March 2024.

The first of two 14-day cruises round-trip Singapore will span an overnight on New Year’s Eve in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, while both cruises will visit Port Klang, gateway to Kuala Lumpur and Malaysia's Batu Caves.

Two 14-day voyages between Singapore and Hong Kong are scheduled in February and March 2024, with visits in Vietnam to Da Nang (for Hue) and Halong Bay (with access to Hanoi).

Each of the four voyages will also visit Ko Kood, Thailand, for Seabourn’s signature 'Caviar in the Surf' beach barbecue party and will overnight at Laem Chabang (for Bangkok) and Ho Chi Minh City.

Combination voyages

Cruises can be combined for a 30-day holiday voyage from Dubai to Singapore with stops at Mumbai and Bangkok and a New Year’s Eve overnight in Ho Chi Minh City, and a 32-day voyage from Hong Kong to Dubai during the spring in Southeast Asia before sailing to Sri Lanka, India, Oman and Qatar.  

32-day Pacific crossing

Seabourn Odyssey's  32-day voyage from Los Angeles to Auckland, New Zealand, departs Oct. 21, 2023. Highlights include four Hawaiian Islands, three crossings of the International Date Line, calls at Bora Bora, Tahiti and Raiatea in French Polynesia and two days in the Cook Islands of Aitutaki and Rarotonga. Further highlights include Tongatapu and Vava’u in Tonga and Russell in New Zealand's Bay of Islands.

Australia/New Zealand

Between November 2023 and February 2024, Seabourn Odyssey will offer a series of 15-day voyages between Auckland and Sydney, and a single 15-day round-trip from Sydney.

Destinations include Lyttleton (for Christchurch), Fiordland National Park with a visit to Milford Sound, Melbourne, Sydney, Port Lincoln and Eden.