A complete refit in spring 2026
The Seven Seas Voyager left the T. Mariotti yard in Genoa in 2003. Two
hundred and six metres, forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty-three gross
tons, three hundred and fifty-three suites, seven hundred and six guests, four
hundred and forty-seven crew, twelve decks.
She spent 26 April to 21 May 2026 in drydock at Marseille for a full
overhaul: every suite, redesigned bathrooms, replaced carpets, a rebuilt pool
grill. If you sail after that date you are boarding a 2003 ship whose interior
dates from this year. That distinction changes the experience considerably and
few pages make it.
What is on the record
A norovirus outbreak was reported aboard in January 2026, with a limited
number of cases. It was a contained episode, but it is public, and a client
searching the ship's name will find it.
What is included, and the misunderstanding about flights
Start with what almost everyone thinks they know. This line built its
reputation on included flights. They are no longer included by
default. Since 1 July 2024 two fare structures exist side by side: the
standard fare covers the cruise only and leaves the guest to arrange flights,
while the higher fare includes round-trip air with a choice of class,
transfers and a chauffeur credit. Check which one is on your booking, because
the gap is considerable from Montreal.
The rest is generous and consistent from one text to another. Shore
excursions are included, with no cap on how many, which is rare. Gratuities are
prepaid. Drinks are included, wines and cocktails among them. Every speciality
restaurant is included, with no cover charge. Wi-Fi is included. So is valet
laundry.
Two qualifications worth knowing. The pre-cruise hotel night exists only from
Concierge suites upward, and the butler only from Penthouse suites upward. They
are not universal inclusions, whatever the brochure sometimes suggests.
Elsewhere in the fleet
The Seven Seas Mariner is two years her
senior and her closest relative. The
Seven Seas Splendor belongs to the next
generation. And the
Seven Seas Navigator leaves the fleet in
January 2028. The full fleet to compare.
Booking from Quebec
The contract is with Seven Seas Cruises S. de R.L., headquartered in Miami,
and is governed by the general maritime law of the United States. A claim for
personal injury, illness or death goes to the United States District Court for
the Southern District of Florida in Miami, or to a Miami-Dade County court.
Every other claim goes to binding arbitration in that same
county, and the contract imposes a class-action waiver.
The deadlines differ by claim type, and the second one surprises people. Six
months' written notice and one year to sue, for personal injury. But
thirty days' notice after the cruise ends for any other claim,
and six months to act. Damaged luggage, a service not delivered, a cancelled
call: thirty days from disembarkation. Baggage liability is also capped, unless
value is declared and a fee paid.
The carrier reserves the right to cancel the cruise, change its date, its
port of embarkation or its destination, shorten it or substitute the ship, at
any time and without notice. Nothing establishes a Quebec licence for it. Your
protection comes from here: Voyages AquaTerra holds a licence from the Office
de la protection du consommateur, your payments pass through a trust account,
and your departure is covered by the compensation fund for travel agency
customers.