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First US and Caribbean cruises for Seabourn Ovation start in November

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Seabourn Ovation will offer varied cruises round-trip PortMiami and Panama Canal trips to Los Angeles and back
Seabourn Ovation will sail new Caribbean and Panama Canal cruises from PortMiami between November and April.

This will be the first time the ship touches US shores and the first time it will ply the Caribbean.

11-day round-trips

The program starts with three 11-day voyages round-trip Miami in November and December. Among the destinations are San Juan, Guadeloupe, Jost Van Dyke, St. Kitts and Nevis, and Antigua. Departures are Nov. 18, Nov. 29 and Dec. 10.

Experiences will include 'Caviar in the Surf,' with uniformed crew plunging into the sea to offer iced Champagne and caviar served from a surfboard bar, and a Marina Day, with complimentary watersports from a beach or the ship's retractable marina platform.

Panama Canal 

Following the Caribbean voyages, Seabourn Ovation will explore the Panama Canal and Central America between December and March 2022. On Dec. 21, the ship will embark on a 21-day holiday Panama Canal voyage from Miami to Los Angeles, followed by a 19-day Panama Canal cruise back to Miami.

Central America

Beginning Jan. 30, Seabourn Ovation will offer four Central America voyages round-trip Miami, to destinations in Mexico, Costa Rica, Belize and Panama with a partial Panama Canal transit.

Europe bookends

Before the new program, starting Oct. 23 the ship will sail a 14-day cruise from Barcelona to Lisbon that calls at the Canary Islands. Then Seabourn Ovation will redeploy from Lisbon to Miami on a 12-day Atlantic crossing.

Seabourn Ovation heads back to Europe on March 27, 2022, with a 13-day crossing from Miami to Lisbon. Then, on April 9, the ship will depart Lisbon for Monte Carlo, via a 14-day itinerary that includes the Canary Islands, Morocco and Tangier.

Bookings made by Aug. 31, 2021, will qualify for up to $1,000 shipboard credit or up to $2,000 for a penthouse or premium suite. Restrictions apply.