Cruise Line |
Seabourn |
Ship |
Seabourn Odyssey |
Destination |
Caribbean |
Nights |
14 |
Departure Date |
20 Nov 2021 |
Description |
14 Night cruise sailing from Philipsburg to Bridgetown onboard Seabourn Odyssey.
Seabourn Odyssey was built by the Italian company T. Mariotti S.p.A., located in Genoa, Italy and named in Venice in June of 2009. On that occasion, the guests on board for the maiden voyage were all honored as the ship’s godparents, and a plaque with their names was permanently mounted on a wall inside the ship. Seabourn Odyssey was designed by the same architectural team, Petr Yran and Bjorn Storbraaten, who designed the original Seabourn ships. Seabourn Odyssey’s 229 ocean-view suites are divided into 13 categories, with interior measurements from 295 to over 1,200 square feet. Ninety percent have private verandas, which add from 65 to over 350 square feet of additional private living space.
Highlights in accommodations are the exceptional Wintergarden Suites, which have a private glassed-in Solarium with a soaking tub and a lounging bed. This suite also features a veranda that is bowed out, giving wonderful views along the side of the ship. The Signature Suites, located all the way forward on Deck 7, have over 900 square feet of inside space and a spectacular wrap-around veranda of 353 square feet. In addition to more larger suites, Seabourn Odyssey’s additional size is utilized to create more open deck space, and a variety of public rooms and dining venues.
Highlights of this cruise:
PHILIPSBURG, SINT MAARTEN
Since 2010, Sint Maarten has been a constituent country within the kingdom of The Netherlands. It comprises the “Dutch Side†of the island of Saint-Martin, the other half being a French overseas territory. Philipsburg is its capital and a busy deep-water port city. It is a popular port for cruise ships, and consequently boasts a thriving duty-free shopping community, a range of resorts and villas, and numerous leisure and sightseeing activities, as well as a well-served airport.
GUSTAVIA, SAINT BARTHELEMY
Tiny St. Barts, as it is commonly called, lies 125 miles northwest of the French island of Guadeloupe, of which it is a dependency. Its geographic features include steep, green, once-active volcano hills, deep valleys, and beautiful beaches. Founded by the French, ceded to Sweden then returned to France, the toy-scaled capital of Gustavia is built around the harbor on the island's southwest coast. Many of the island's inhabitants are descendants of settlers from Brittany, Normandy and Sweden. Today they operate small inns, cafes, restaurants and boutiques that are housed in old buildings of Swedish colonial and French Creole architecture. Too small for most cruise ships, Gustavia's harbor is a favorite layover for sailing yachts, and with prices well beyond the means of the masses, visits are mostly limited to a few hours of day-trippers from nearby St. Martin/St. Maarten. The majority of visitors staying on the island still come from among the privileged who treasure the laid-back atmosphere and small-gem perfection of St. Barts.
BASSETERRE, ST KITTS AND NEVIS
"The Beautiful Sisters," St. Kitts and Nevis are separated by a two-mile-wide strait but joined together as an independent island nation. Known and loved for their sleepy pace, these islands are awakening to become an "in" place among well traveled North Americans and Europeans. A small, green volcanic speck in the blue Caribbean, St. Kitts offers quiet beaches, remnants of the old British plantocracy, and dreamy days under silk-cotton trees, soothed by the scents of flamboyants and frangipani. The native Arawak and Carib Indians called St. Kitts the fertile isle, and until as recently as 2005, the island was still dependent upon sugar for a large segment of its economy.
SALINE BAY, MAYREAU, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
At this idyllic islet in the Tobago Cays, we sometimes anchor and indulge in a water sports Marina Day - not available on Seabourn Quest.
RODNEY BAY, SAINT LUCIA
This is the island’s yachting center, quieter and less crowded than the main port of Castries. You can visit the island’s “drive-in†volcano at Soufriere, view the iconic peaks of the Pitons or perhaps snorkel at Pigeon Island, one of Jacques Cousteau’s favorite dive spots.
TROIS ILETS, MARTINIQUE
Martinique is one of the most colorful and interesting islands in the Caribbean. Trois Ilets lies just across the Bay of Fort-de-France from the capital, on the peninsular arrondissement of Le Marin. Perhaps the most famous attraction in this area is the colonial plantation called La Pagerie, the birthplace and childhood home of Josephine Beauharnais, the Martinique-born woman who became the second wife and Empress to Napoleon Bonaparte. The stately plantation house and its manicured grounds are now a museum, furnished with period pieces and illustrating the privileged lifestyle of the master class during the French colonial slave period. Nearby, a gentleman named Gilbert La Rose has painstakingly recreated the complementary lifestyle of the slaves who supported this luxury, with a garden and museum called La Savane des Esclaves that includes thatched dwellings, artifacts and plantings of the era. Taken together, they serve to educate visitors about the early days of the island’s European occupation. Fort-de-France is a bustling seaport and market town, with handsome reminders of its colonial past including the ornate Schoelcher Library imported stone-by-stone from France. Further afield, the previous capital of St. Pierre was unexpectedly inundated with lava and ash from a disastrous eruption of looming Mt. Pelée in 1902, leaving a sort of latter-day Pompeii for visitors to see. The graceful cathedral and lush botanical gardens of Balata provide some relief, in the form of luxuriant tropical flowers, butterflies and hummingbirds.
BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS
Barbados has retained many of the trappings of its British colonial heritage. Judges and barristers wear proper robes and wigs, police don helmets styled after London bobbies and cricket remains a national passion. Barbados also has all the sporting appeal of the rest of the Caribbean, with pristine beaches, powerful surf and crystal clear waters. Brightly colored homes and hibiscus flowers mingle with mahogany trees and English churches dating back to the 17th century. |
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Sailing Dates |
- 20 Nov 2021
- 15 Jan 2022
- 05 Feb 2022
- 26 Feb 2022
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Prices |
Category |
Twin Per Person |
Single Per Person |
A - Oceanview Suite |
AU $10,499 |
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A1 - Oceanview Suite |
AU $10,899 |
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V1 - Veranda Suite |
AU $10,999 |
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V2 - Veranda Suite |
AU $11,899 |
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V3 - Veranda Suite |
AU $12,799 |
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V4 - Veranda Suite |
AU $13,699 |
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V5 - Veranda Suite |
AU $14,599 |
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V6 - Veranda Suite |
AU $15,499 |
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PH - Penthouse Suite |
AU $16,999 |
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PS - Penthouse Spa Suite |
AU $18,499 |
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OW - Owners Suite |
AU $19,999 |
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Itinerary |
Cruise Itinerary
Day | Date | Activity | Arrive | Depart |
1 |
20/11 |
Philipsburg, St Maarten |
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11:00 PM |
2 |
21/11 |
Sopers Hole, British Virgin Islands |
08:00 AM |
05:00 PM |
3 |
22/11 |
Gustavia, St Barts |
08:00 AM |
11:00 PM |
4 |
23/11 |
Basseterre, St Kitts & Nevis |
08:00 AM |
05:00 PM |
5 |
24/11 |
Cabrits, Dominica |
08:00 AM |
05:00 PM |
6 |
25/11 |
Forte de France, Martinique |
08:00 AM |
09:00 PM |
7 |
26/11 |
Mayreau, St Vincent & The Grenadines |
08:00 AM |
05:00 PM |
8 |
27/11 |
Bridgetown, Barbados |
07:00 AM |
11:00 PM |
9 |
28/11 |
St Lucia |
08:00 AM |
05:00 PM |
10 |
29/11 |
Roseau, Dominica |
08:00 AM |
11:00 PM |
11 |
30/11 |
Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe |
08:00 AM |
09:00 PM |
12 |
01/12 |
St Kitts & Nevis |
08:00 AM |
05:00 PM |
13 |
02/12 |
Trois Ilets, Martinique |
08:00 AM |
05:00 PM |
14 |
03/12 |
St Georges, Grenada |
08:00 AM |
06:00 PM |
15 |
04/12 |
Bridgetown, Barbados |
07:00 AM |
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All itineraries and ports of call at the discretion of the cruise line subject to local weather conditions and may change without notice.
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