Seabourn Celebrates Float Out Of New Seabourn Encore
Seattle, March 4, 2016 - Seabourn, the world's finest ultra-luxury cruise
line, celebrated another milestone in the construction of its new Seabourn Encore, with the ship touching water
for the first time today. Following a traditional ceremony to commemorate this
significant occasion, the ship will be "floated out" from its dry
dock to its outfitting dock at Fincantieri's Marghera shipyard in Italy, where
it will undergo final construction until the ship is delivered at the end of
2016.
During the ceremony, the ship's "madrina" cut the cord to begin the
water flow to the ship's building dock. Marnie Tihany, the director of business
development for Tihany Design and wife of hospitality designer Adam D. Tihany,
served as the madrina of Seabourn
Encore. Adam Tihany is the visionary who will bring Seabourn's
bespoke aesthetic to life aboard Encore.
"Seeing Seabourn Encore
in the water is a very special moment and represents another important step
toward the completion of our highly-anticipated ship," said Richard
Meadows, Seabourn President. "We continue to hear from our guests and
travel industry partners about their excitement for this incredible ship, and
they are just as eager as we are to welcome her to the Seabourn family later
this year."
Seabourn Encore is being fashioned by hospitality design icon Adam D.
Tihany, with contemporary interiors and modern design elements and innovations
consistent with the line's reputation for understated elegance. The ship will
expand and build on the line's award-winning and highly acclaimed Odyssey-class
ships, which revolutionized ultra-luxury cruising with enhanced accommodations
and innovative amenities when they were introduced between 2009 and 2011. Seabourn Encore will
maintain the line's high ratio of space per guest, enabling highly personalized
service by close to one staff member for each guest on board. The 40,350-GRT
ship will be configured with one additional deck and new expanded public areas,
and is expected to carry just 600 guests, based on double occupancy. In
addition, every suite will feature a private veranda.
Seabourn will continue to reveal renderings and updates about Seabourn
Encore via the dedicated microsite: http://encore.seabourn.com. Filled with imagery, details
and news of the ship's continuing progress, including "sunsets until
launch," the microsite offers an inside look at the most exciting Seabourn
launch in years.
For more details about the award-winning Seabourn fleet, or to explore the
worldwide selection of Seabourn cruising options, contact a professional travel
advisor, call Seabourn at 1-800-929-9391 or visit www.seabourn.com.
For more Information:
Irene Lui
(206) 626-9122 or ilui@seabourn.com
or
Ashley Fenton
Hawkins International Public Relations
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