MV Seabourn Encore

Seabourn Cruise Line rendering of Seabourn Encore
History
Name: Seabourn Encore
Operator: Seabourn Cruise Line
Port of registry:  Bahamas
Builder: Fincantieri
Laid down: 15 September 2015
Launched: 4 March 2016[1]
In service: January 2017
Status: Under construction
General characteristics
Class and type: Encore-class cruise ship
Tonnage: 40,350 GT
Capacity: 604 passengers

MV Seabourn Encore is an upcoming luxury cruise ship under construction by Fincantieri of Italy for Seabourn Cruise Line. The first of a new class of ships about 26% larger than Seabourn's three Odyssey-class vessels, it will hold about 34% more passengers, based on double occupancy.[2] It was delivered on 30 November 2016.[3]

Concept and construction

Seabourn signed a letter of intent for the construction of Seabourn Encore in October 2013,[4] and announced its name in January 2015.[5] A steel plate-cutting ceremony was held in April 2015.[6]

Architecture and equipment

Seabourn Encore will be larger than the Odyssey-class vessels, with an additional deck and expanded public areas. Adam D. Tihany, a well-known hospitality interior designer, was appointed to design the indoor and outdoor guest facilities. According to Fincantieri, fuel consumption will be “significantly reduced” by optimization of the ship’s hydrodynamics.[6]

Service history

Seabourn Encore is due to enter service in January 2017, following two "pre-inaugural" cruises departing in December 2016.[7] It will have a naming ceremony in Singapore on January 7, 2017, and will then depart on its official maiden voyage, a 10-day cruise to Bali, Indonesia.[8] After the maiden voyage, which sold out in just two days,[9] Seabourn Encore will head to Australia.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Seabourn Encore Launched at Fincantieri's Marghera Yard". 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  2. ↑ Sloan, Gene (January 21, 2014). "New Seabourn ship to be line's biggest ever". USA Today. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Fincantieri: consegna nave crociera extra-lusso 'Seabourn Encore' (3)". 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  4. ↑ Sloan, Gene (October 18, 2013). "Another super-snazzy cruise ship is on the way". USA Today. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  5. ↑ Sloan, Gene (January 29, 2015). "First look at luxury line Seabourn's next ship". USA Today. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  6. 1 2 Norton Masek, Theresa (April 13, 2015). "Construction Starts on Seabourn's New Luxury Ship". TravelPulse.com. Retrieved April 14, 2015. External link in |work= (help)
  7. ↑ Forgione, Mary (March 4, 2015). "Seabourn opens sales for newest ship Encore's 2016 and 2017 cruises". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  8. 1 2 Macmillan, Sally (March 25, 2015). "Encore's inaugural". traveller.com.au. Fairfax Media. Retrieved April 11, 2015. External link in |work= (help)
  9. ↑ Norton Masek, Theresa (March 6, 2015). "Seabourn Encore Inaugural Voyage Sells Out in Two Days". TravelPulse.com. Retrieved April 14, 2015.

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