Customers are scrambling to book Seabourn's 2023 world cruise after the luxury cruise line debuted the 140-day trip earlier this month.
Seabourn Cruise Line - owned by Carnival - first began accepting bookings for its "2023 World Cruise: Extraordinary Discoveries" on February 12. Since then, the cruise's penthouse spa and premium suites have sold out, a Seabourn spokesperson told Insider in an email statement.
And now, the cruise line is seeing more demand for the 2023 world cruise than it saw for its 2020, 2021, and 2022 world cruises from the same selling cycle.
This high demand for Seabourn's future cruise signals a potential wider trend in travel. World cruises could become more popular after the COVID-19 pandemic is over because of pent up demand for travel. Similarly, when Oceania Cruises debuted its 2023 world cruise starting at $41,600 per person on January 27, the 180-day trip sold out within a day.
The cruise will then bring passengers across the Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic Ocean to its final stop in Barcelona, Spain on May 27, 2023.
Walvis Bay, Namibia.
These destinations focus on places that "guests are likely not familiar with, but will love being able to explore," Tim Littley, Seabourn's senior director of global itinerary planning and product development, said in the press release.
The Conflict Islands in Papua New Guinea.
Does 140 days out at sea seem too long for you? Potential cruisers who can't hang around for the full trip can instead book one of Seabourn's segmented stays for between 21 to 81 days.
Casablanca, Morocco.
Rooms aboard the 229-suite ship start at $67,000 for an ocean view suite. This price then skyrockets to $190,000 for a stay in the owner's suite.
The Owners Suite.
The ship has several amenities to keep passengers entertained while out at sea, including a card room, a salon, a gym, a club, and bars.
The Seabourn Sojourn.
And no luxury cruise is complete without a few pools, including whirlpools.
The pool deck.
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Hungry at sea? The Sojourn has several dining options, including an eatery by famed chef Thomas Keller.
Thomas Keller's The Grill aboard a different ship, the Seabourn Quest.
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Seabourn also debuted another 2023 sailing - the 49-day "Grand Voyage: Grand Americas, Amazon, and Antarctica" - the same day as its world cruise.
The Seabourn Sojourn.
Many Seabourn customers have been asking for cruising options "further into the future," Josh Leibowitz, president of Seabourn, said in the press release.
The aft pool.
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"With the 2023 World Cruise and Grand Voyage, we open options well into 2023 for future planning," Leibowitz said in the press release.
The Dravuni Island in Fiji.
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