Seabourn Venture

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|section2={{Infobox ship/career | hide_header = | name = ''Seabourn Venture'' | owner = Carnival Corporation | operator = Seabourn Cruise Line | registry = Nassau, Bahamas | ordered = | builder = T. Mariotti | laid_down = 2019 | launched = 2021 | completed = 2022 | maiden_voyage = | identification = * {{IMO number|9862023}} *{{MMSI|311000930}} }}

|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics | hide_header = | header_caption = | class = | type = | tonnage = {{GT|23000}} | length = {{cvt|172|m|ftin}} | beam = {{cvt|24|m|ftin}} | height = | capacity = 264 passengers | ice_class = PC-6 Polar Class }} }} '''''Seabourn Venture''''' is an ultra-luxury expedition cruise ship operated by Seabourn Cruise Line. The ship's hull was built by the CIMAR Shipyard in San Giorgio di Nogaro and outfitted at T. Mariotti in Genoa.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Seabourn Venture Arrives at T. Mariotti in Genoa - Cruise Industry News {{!}} Cruise News |url=https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2021/04/seabourn-venture-arrives-at-t-mariotti-in-genoa/ |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=cruiseindustrynews |language=en-US}}</ref> Its keel was laid in December 2019<ref>{{Cite web |title=T. Mariotti |url=https://www.mariottiyard.it/2019-12-04/keel-laying-ceremony-for-seabourn-venture-at-the-mariotti-shipyard-in-san-giorgio-di-nogaro |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=www.mariottiyard.it}}</ref> and in March 2021 the hull was towed to Genoa to be completed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Seabourn Venture Marks Milestone as Hull is Moved to Genoa for Final Outfitting - Cruise Industry News {{!}} Cruise News |url=https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2021/03/seabourn-venture-marks-milestone-as-hull-is-moved-to-genoa-for-final-outfitting/ |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=cruiseindustrynews |language=en-US}}</ref> Sea trials began in April 2022 and the ship was delivered to Seabourn Cruise Line on 28 June 2022 in Genoa.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ginholding.com/en/2022-06-29/seabourn-takes-delivery-of-seabourn-venture-the-lines-first-new-purpose-built-ultra-luxury-expedition-ship|title=Seabourn takes delivery of Seabourn Venture, the line's first new purpose-built ultra-luxury expedition ship|date=2022-06-29|accessdate=2023-08-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Seabourn Takes Delivery of Carnival's First Expedition Cruise Ship |url=https://maritime-executive.com/article/seabourn-takes-delivery-of-carnival-s-first-expedition-cruise-ship |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=The Maritime Executive |language=en}}</ref> 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 Polar Class standard which enables it to operate in Antarctica and the Arctic during Summer and Autumn.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Press Release: Seabourn Completes Ice Model Hull Test For New Ultra-Luxury Purpose-Built Expedition Ship, Seabourn Venture {{!}} Seabourn Cruise Line |url=https://www.seabourn.com/en_US/news/press-release/2019-press-releases/pr-20191120-seabourn-completes-ice-model-hull-test-for-expedition-ship-seabourn-venture.html |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=www.seabourn.com |language=en-US}}</ref> * The ship has two submarines onboard which can each carry six passengers and a pilot.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Seabourn Venture: Top 5 Unique Features - Cruise Industry News {{!}} Cruise News |url=https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2022/05/seabourn-venture-top-5-unique-features/ |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=cruiseindustrynews.com |language=en-US}}</ref> * The ship has 24 Zodiac RIBs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Seabourn Venture {{!}} Seabourn Luxury Cruise Line |url=https://www.seabourn.com/en_US/cruise-ships/seabourn-venture/1.html |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=www.seabourn.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Operational history == The ship's maiden voyage begun on July 27, 2022, beginning in Tromsø, Norway and going to the Arctic Sea and Svalbard Archipelago.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Seabourn |title=Seabourn Venture, Seabourn's First Purpose-Built Expedition Vessel, Sets Sail for its First Voyage, Heading from the Arctic to Antarctica Over the Year Ahead |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/seabourn-venture-seabourns-first-purpose-built-expedition-vessel-sets-sail-for-its-first-voyage-heading-from-the-arctic-to-antarctica-over-the-year-ahead-301594550.html |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=www.prnewswire.com |language=en}}</ref> The ship's homeport is Ushuaia, Argentina, from where it carries out cruise expeditions of varying length to Antarctica, the Falkland Islands and South Georgia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Antarctica Cruise with Seabourn Venture on 17/02/2023 - 21 days |url=https://www.seascanner.com/cruise-k183446-antarctica-seabourn-venture-ushuaia-tierra-del-fuego-buenos-aires |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=www.seascanner.com}}</ref> In March and April 2023 Seabourn Cruises plans to use the ship for expeditions to the Amazon in Brazil.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Network |first=MI News |date=2022-11-22 |title=Seabourn Celebrates Seabourn Venture's Maiden Voyage To Antarctica And Naming Of Its First Purpose-Built Expedition Ship |url=https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/seabourn-celebrates-seabourn-ventures-maiden-voyage-to-antarctica-and-naming-of-its-first-purpose-built-expedition-ship/ |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=Marine Insight |language=en-US}}</ref>

== See also == * {{MS|Fridtjof Nansen}} * {{MS|Xpedition}} * {{ship||National Geographic Orion}} * {{ship||Silver Endeavour}} * ''Viking Octantis'' * ''Celebrity Flora''

thumb|''Seabourne Venture'' at Hoek van Holland

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==External links== *[https://www.seabourn.com/en/eu/cruise-ships/seabourn-venture/2 official website of Seabourn Venture @ seabourn.com] *[https://shipvideos.net/seabourn_venture/ Videos of Seabourn Venture @ shipvideos.net]

Category:2021 ships Category:Expedition cruise ships