First Steel Cut for Seabourn's Second ULTRA-LUXURY Purpose-Built Expedition Ship

Seabourn is celebrating a special milestone in its future growth with the commemorative cutting of the steel for the brand’s second ultra-luxury purpose-built expedition ship. T. Mariotti Managing Director Marco Ghiglione presided over the ceremony in San Giorgo di Nogare, Italy with Seabourn President Josh Leibowitz joining virtually.   “With two brand new ultra-luxury expedition...

Crystal Clean+ New measures introduced on Crystal Serenity & Crystal Symphony

New measures introduced on Crystal Serenity & Crystal Symphony. Crystal understands that relationships are built on trust. With your continued trust in mind, we have applied our exacting attention to detail across all of our new safety measures. So while our touch may remain (intentionally) unseen, we deliver nothing less than total transparency in all...

Seabourn President, Josh Leibowitz Talks Innovative Future for the Cruise Line

Porthole Cruise Founder and Editor-in-Cheif Bill Panoff is joined by President of Seabourn Cruise Line, Josh Lebowitz, for an in-depth interview on what’s coming next for Seabourn Cruise Line. Lebowitz discusses Seabourn’s response to COVID-19 and the unique position small ship cruise lines find themselves in as cruising gets back to normal.

Royal Caribbean takes complete ownership of Silversea Cruises

Royal Caribbean Group has taken complete ownership of Silversea Cruises, two years after acquiring a two-thirds share of the ultra-luxury line. Royal Caribbean Group is the recently-introduced new name of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, the parent company of Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Azamara, Silversea and other lines. Richard Fain, chief executive of Royal Caribbean...

Seabourn Announces Carnival Corp. Exec Josh Leibowitz As President

Seabourn, the world’s finest ultra-luxury travel experience, announced that Josh Leibowitz has been named president, effective immediately. Reporting to Stein Kruse, Group CEO of Holland America Group and Carnival UK, Leibowitz’s responsibilities will include oversight of all aspects of the ultra-luxury brand’s operations, including revenue management, deployment and itinerary planning, hotel operations, and sales and...

SeaDream Yacht Club is Back

Norway-based SeaDream Yacht Club has announced additional sailings on its second ship to meet the rising demand in Norway. These images were taken just recently after the SeadDream start in Norway. The operator announced nine new Norwegian voyages on only one ship, SeaDream I, earlier in June. However, due to high demand, it has added...