Cruise Buzz: Seabourn’s Fall 2017 and Winter 2018 Itineraries

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Seabourn has announced its new schedule for the Fall 2017 and winter 2018 seasons, complete with 36 new itineraries and 96 departures ranging from seven to 152 days in length.

In addition to the itineraries, Seabourn invites guests to experience the newest addition to the line's fleet, the Seabourn Encore, launching December 2016.

Starting in October 2017, the Seabourn Encore will head for Australia and New Zealand on three voyages: 21 days through the Holy Land and Arabia from Rome to Dubai; 16 days through Arabia and India to Singapore; and 24 days from Singapore to Sydney.

The Seabourn Quest kicks off the Fall 2017 season with four 10-day Canadian Maritimes and New England voyages between Montreal and Boston. A 24-day voyage through the Caribbean and Brazilian Coast, arriving at Buenos Aires, sets the Quest up for its four-voyage season in Antarctica and Patagonia, with complimentary landings by Zodiac and optional singular Ventures by Seabourn kayaking excursions.

Following an Atlantic crossing, Seabourn Odyssey will spend part of its 2017-2018 season on 10, seven-day voyages between Bridgetown, Barbados, and Philipsburg, St. Maarten, complete with signature Uncommon Caribbean experiences, such as Caviar in the Surf, before saying goodbye to the Western Hemisphere on April 14 for another European season.

Winter 2018 begins a new series of extended explorations for the Seabourn Sojourn following an eastbound route that can be combined into a new 152-day Great Oceans Exploration. Cruise segments include a 38-day Atlantic Isles and Africa voyage; a 36-day Africa and Orchid Isles voyage to Singapore with visits to South African and Indian Ocean ports; a 36-day Tropical Asian Isles voyage with ports across southeast Asia, Australia’s Northern Territory and the Philippine Archipelago; a 210-day Asian Capitals voyage sailing from Hong Kong to Kobe, Japan;  and a 21-day cruise on the Kuroshio Route following the Japanese current across the Pacific to Alaska and Vancouver.

Beginning in spring 2018, Seabourn will return to South Africa to offer guests the opportunity to combine cruises with experiences in the country's game parks and wine country, as well as the cultural diversity of the Kwa-zulu homeland.

This story originally appeared on www.travelagentcentral.com.