''Seabourn Venture'' is an ultra-luxury expedition

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operated by

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. The ship's hull was built built by the

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and outfitted at T. Mariotti in

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. Its keel was laid in December 2019 and in March 2021 the hull was towed to Genoa to be completed. Sea trials began in April 2022 and the ship was delivered to Seabourn Cruise Line in June 2022. It is Carnival Corporation's first expedition cruise ship.

Ship features

''Seabourn Venture'' can carry 264 passengers in 132 cabins. * The ship was built to the PC6

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standard which enables it to operate in Antarctica and the Arctic during Summer and Autumn. * The ship has two submarines onboard which can each carry six passengers and a pilot. * The ship has 24 Zodiac

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Operational history

The ship's maiden voyage begun on July 27, 2022 beginning in

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, Norway and going to the Arctic Sea and

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. The ship's homeport is

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, Argentina, from where it carries out cruise expeditions of varying length to Antarctica, the

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and

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. In March and April 2023 Seabourn Cruises plans to use the ship for expeditions to the

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in Brazil.

References

{{reflist 2022 ships Cruise ships Expedition cruising

Ship features

Operational history

See also

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