The last of the three sisters
There were three, from the same Genoese yard between 2009 and 2011: the
Odyssey, the Sojourn and the Quest. Two have gone to a Japanese owner. The
Quest is the only one still sailing under Seabourn colours, which is why she
carries one hundred and ninety departure dates while her sisters carry
none.
Built in 2011 by T. Mariotti at Genoa, she is one hundred and ninety-eight
metres by twenty-five, measures thirty-two thousand three hundred and
forty-six gross tons and holds two hundred and twenty-five suites for four
hundred and fifty guests and three hundred and thirty crew across eleven decks.
She was refitted in 2013, 2016, 2018 and again in May 2026 at Fincantieri in
Genoa.
What we cannot establish
The Quest has sailed Antarctica for years, but her ice class is published
nowhere. That is not a detail in front of a glacier face: ask for written
confirmation if the itinerary runs south. The number of wheelchair-accessible
suites is not published either.
What is included, and what is not
Seabourn is clear on this, and that deserves saying because not every line
is. Gratuities are neither required nor expected. Premium spirits and wines
are served on board at all times at no extra charge. Every restaurant is
included, with no exceptions and no cover charge. Starlink satellite Wi-Fi is
included, in unlimited-minute packages. Caviar is included. Your suite bar is
stocked to your preferences.
What is not included fits in one line, and it is the one to remember: shore
excursions and the Ventures by Seabourn programme are charged separately. On
an expedition voyage that is the item that can weigh most after the fare
itself. Get the list before you sail.
Where her sisters went
The Odyssey left the fleet in September 2024
and the Sojourn in mid-May 2026. Both pages
stay online and explain what became of them. For a ship in the same spirit but
larger, the Ovation, and
the fleet as a whole to compare.
Booking from Quebec
The contract repays a careful reading, because it is markedly less
favourable than several competitors'. The carrier is Holland America Line
Limited, which has operated the Seabourn ships since 17 December 2024. United
States maritime law applies, and where it does not, the law of the State of
Washington.
A personal injury or death claim goes to the United States District Court
for the Western District of Washington at Seattle, or a court in King County.
Every other claim goes to binding arbitration in that same
county. And the contract imposes a class-action waiver: you sue alone, never
as a group.
The notice periods are the shortest we have recorded on this site. Six
months for injury or death. Fifteen days for any other claim.
One year to file suit, ninety days to serve. Fifteen days go quickly once you
are home: write the disembarkation date down somewhere.
The carrier also reserves the right to cancel the cruise or deviate from
the route, ports and timetable, for any reason 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.