The 450-passenger sister ships Seabourn Odyssey (launched in 2009), Seabourn Sojourn (2010), and Seabourn Quest (2011) update the classic Seabourn experience, whose watchwords have always been calm, relaxing, smooth, and über-professional. Like all the Seabourn ships (and all other true luxury ships), they're less about knocking passengers over the head with gimmicks and nonstop activity. Instead, the Seabourn experience is more about providing a relaxing venue as staff members scurry around bringing you things: a cup of tea and a cucumber sandwich in the afternoon, suntan lotion while you're out by the pool, a drink from the bar whenever you want (gratis), and even a moist wipe for your sunglasses, if a server spots a smudge.
The ships themselves are tasteful and understated in an obviously expensive kind of way -- more Coco Chanel than rococo Carnival. Where many ships slather their public rooms and corridors with wild colors and eye-catching artwork, these sister ships embrace simplicity; little ornamentation clutters up the beautifully designed wood, leather, marble, and onyx interiors.
