Seabourn Odyssey launch a success

Seabourn Odyssey, the new ultra-luxury ship from the Yachts of Seabourn, completed her sea trials last week, and she departed yesterday on her maiden 14-day voyage from Venice to Istanbul.

The first addition to the luxury market for quite some time, the Seabourn Odyssey promises to be quite an elegant experience, with accommodations, cuisine and entertainments to suit its upscale target audience.

The 450-guest ship, with 225 ocean-view suites, will summer in the Black and Aegean seas. While you may have missed the maiden voyage, do not despair. The Seabourn Odyssey will experience several firsts in the coming months:

• Maiden Transatlantic is October 31, 10 days, Malaga to Fort Lauderdale

• The maiden Caribbean is November 14, 14 days roundtrip Fort Lauderdale

• And the maiden World Cruise is January 5, 108 days from Fort Lauderdale to Athens