Aboard Seabourn Venture with Seabourn
Cruise Overview
Sprawling Reykjavík, the nation's nerve center and government seat, is home to half the island's population.
On a bay overlooked by proud Mt.
Esja (pronounced eh-shyuh), with its ever-changing hues, Reykjavík presents a colorful sight, its concrete houses painted in light colors and topped by vibrant red, blue, and green roofs.
In contrast to the almost treeless countryside, Reykjavík has many tall, native birches, rowans, and willows, as well as imported aspen, pines, and spruces.Reykjavík's name comes from the Icelandic words for smoke, reykur, and bay, vík.
In AD 874, Norseman Ingólfur Arnarson saw Iceland rising out of the misty sea and came ashore at a bay eerily shrouded with plumes of steam from nearby hot springs.
Today most of the houses in Reykjavík are heated by near-boiling water from the hot springs.
Natural heating avoids air pollution; there's no smoke around.
You may notice, however, that the hot water brings a slight sulfur smell to the bathroom.Prices are easily on a par with other major European cities.
A practical option is to purchase a Reykjavík City Card at the Tourist Information Center or at the Reykjavík Youth Hostel.
This card permits unlimited bus usage and admission to any of the city's seven pools, the Family Park and Zoo, and city museums.
The cards are valid for one (ISK 3,300), two (ISK 4,400), or three days (ISK 4,900), and they pay for themselves after three or four uses a day.
Even lacking the City Card, paying admission (ISK 500, or ISK 250 for seniors and people with disabilities) to one of the city art museums (Hafnarhús, Kjarvalsstaðir, or Ásmundarsafn) gets you free same-day admission to the other two.
It’s hard to imagine, as you stroll Heimaey’s idyllic streets of white wooden houses, that this island was literally torn apart by a spectacular volcanic eruption, just over 40 years ago.
The fact that you can visit incredible Heimaey at all is something of a miracle – because the oozing lava of the Eldfell volcano threatened to seal the harbour off completely.
Fortunately, its advance was halted by gallons of seawater, pumped onto it by the plucky islanders, who saved their fishing industry in the process.
Iceland's famous for its scenery, and the huge castles of volcanic rock that rise out of the sea's waves here are some of the country's most dramatic.
Scoresbysund is the ultimate fjord system; likely the longest, largest and deepest of any in the world.
The massive fjord is tucked into the eastern coast of Greenland and on the icy western edges of the Greenland Sea.
Scoresbysund’s scale deserves several days to explore, especially while plying the waters between castle-sized icebergs as they gently drift under the persuasion of the Arctic waters in the mighty fjord.
Scattered in the remote bays and smaller fjords are places to discover old Inuit settlements, slowly growing over with Arctic willow and dwarf birch.
The lower slopes of many mountains are draped in the herbs and grasses favoured by muskox, Arctic fox, lemmings, Ptarmigan, Barnacle Geese, and Snowy Owls.
Tundra walks give impressive views of landscape, flora and fauna.
Not to be neglected, the waters of Scoresbysund warrant a vigilant eye for sightings of whales, seals, narwhals, beluga whales and walrus.
On a bay overlooked by proud Mt.
Esja (pronounced eh-shyuh), with its ever-changing hues, Reykjavík presents a colorful sight, its concrete houses painted in light colors and topped by vibrant red, blue, and green roofs.
In contrast to the almost treeless countryside, Reykjavík has many tall, native birches, rowans, and willows, as well as imported aspen, pines, and spruces.Reykjavík's name comes from the Icelandic words for smoke, reykur, and bay, vík.
In AD 874, Norseman Ingólfur Arnarson saw Iceland rising out of the misty sea and came ashore at a bay eerily shrouded with plumes of steam from nearby hot springs.
Today most of the houses in Reykjavík are heated by near-boiling water from the hot springs.
Natural heating avoids air pollution; there's no smoke around.
You may notice, however, that the hot water brings a slight sulfur smell to the bathroom.Prices are easily on a par with other major European cities.
A practical option is to purchase a Reykjavík City Card at the Tourist Information Center or at the Reykjavík Youth Hostel.
This card permits unlimited bus usage and admission to any of the city's seven pools, the Family Park and Zoo, and city museums.
The cards are valid for one (ISK 3,300), two (ISK 4,400), or three days (ISK 4,900), and they pay for themselves after three or four uses a day.
Even lacking the City Card, paying admission (ISK 500, or ISK 250 for seniors and people with disabilities) to one of the city art museums (Hafnarhús, Kjarvalsstaðir, or Ásmundarsafn) gets you free same-day admission to the other two.
It’s hard to imagine, as you stroll Heimaey’s idyllic streets of white wooden houses, that this island was literally torn apart by a spectacular volcanic eruption, just over 40 years ago.
The fact that you can visit incredible Heimaey at all is something of a miracle – because the oozing lava of the Eldfell volcano threatened to seal the harbour off completely.
Fortunately, its advance was halted by gallons of seawater, pumped onto it by the plucky islanders, who saved their fishing industry in the process.
Iceland's famous for its scenery, and the huge castles of volcanic rock that rise out of the sea's waves here are some of the country's most dramatic.
Scoresbysund is the ultimate fjord system; likely the longest, largest and deepest of any in the world.
The massive fjord is tucked into the eastern coast of Greenland and on the icy western edges of the Greenland Sea.
Scoresbysund’s scale deserves several days to explore, especially while plying the waters between castle-sized icebergs as they gently drift under the persuasion of the Arctic waters in the mighty fjord.
Scattered in the remote bays and smaller fjords are places to discover old Inuit settlements, slowly growing over with Arctic willow and dwarf birch.
The lower slopes of many mountains are draped in the herbs and grasses favoured by muskox, Arctic fox, lemmings, Ptarmigan, Barnacle Geese, and Snowy Owls.
Tundra walks give impressive views of landscape, flora and fauna.
Not to be neglected, the waters of Scoresbysund warrant a vigilant eye for sightings of whales, seals, narwhals, beluga whales and walrus.
Cruise Itinerary
Aboard Seabourn Venture
Launch Year: 2021 Length: 170 Width: 26 Currency: USD Capacity: 264 Crew Count: 120 Deck Count: 8 Cabin Count: 132
Seabourn's ultra-luxury purpose-built expedition ship Seabourn Venture, paying tribute to the remote destinations visited by the brand's highly successful expedition and Ventures by Seabourn excursion programs and the fascinating places yet to be explored in the future.
Seabourn Venture is scheduled to launch in 2022, with sister ship Seabourn Pursuit slated to launch in 2023. Both ships will be designed and built for diverse environments to PC6 Polar Class standards and will include a plethora of modern hardware and technology that will extend the ships global deployment and capabilities. The new ships, which are being built by T. Mariotti, will be a brand new innovative design, created specifically for the ultra-luxury expedition traveler, and will include many features that have made Seabourn ships so successful.
A new and exciting offering will be two custom-built submarines carried onboard, providing an unforgettable view of the world beneath the ocean’s surface. The ships will also be designed to carry a complement of double sea kayaks as well as 24 Zodiacs that can accommodate all onboard guests at once, which will allow for a truly immersive experience. Each ship will feature 132 all veranda, all ocean-front suites.
Seabourn Venture Facilities
Seabourn Venture Includes
Cabin Details
Thanks to hospitality design icon Adam D. Tihany, the ship’s 132 guest suites — all with private, furnished verandas — have the look and feel of a five-star luxury resort at sea. Tastefully composed with bespoke furnishings and a casually elegant aesthetic, they’re an inspired place to relax and unwind before and after a day of adventure, to entertain fellow guests — or anytime. With spacious, intelligent layouts and a full complement of first-rate amenities, they’re nothing less than ultra-luxury oases.
ALL SUITES INCLUDE:
- A Personal Suite Stewardess to ensure everything in your suite is always as you wish
- Private, ocean-front furnished verandas
- A personal heated wardrobe for expedition gear where guests can grab a warm coat or hang their wet outdoor gear to dry
- Custom-built mattress, fine cotton linens, all-season duvet and a choice of firm or soft pillows
- Ample storage and walk-in closets with plush terry robes and slippers and a safe
- In-suite bar with complimentary beverage selection including requested wines and spirits
- Interactive entertainment with broadcast TV and hundreds of movie and music choices
- Spa bath with full tub, shower, and Molton Brown bath products featuring an exclusive signature scent custom-curated for Seabourn
- Complimentary PressReader® app bringing favorite magazines or newspapers to your phone or tablet
- Custom binoculars created by Swarovski® Optik exclusively for Seabourn
