# Carnival Seabourn will cancel upcoming voyages for three cruise ships

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- Published: 2020-08-11T07:28:10+01:00
- Author: Amilia Stone

**Carnival plc** (LON:CCL) Seabourn, the ultra-luxury travel experience, has announced
that it will cancel upcoming voyages for three cruise ships in its fleet as a part
of its pause in global ship operations.  

The announcement applies to Seabourn Encore, Seabourn Ovation, and Seabourn Sojourn
with each ship having a different “effective through” date. Specific details are
as follows:

 * **Seabourn Encore**: with its operations pause effective through November 25,
   2020.
 * **Seabourn Ovation**: with its operations pause effective through December 20,
   2020.
 * **Seabourn Sojourn**: paused through World Cruise 2021, with its operations pause
   effective through May 24, 2021.

The brand had previously announced a pause in its global ship operations from March
14 to November 20, 2020, depending on the ship, effectively cancelling all voyages
scheduled to operate during that timeframe. The decision to cancel additional voyages
is a proactive action to deal with the circumstances continuing to evolve from the
global response to the COVID-19 situation.

> “We’ve been saying for some time that our resumption of service will come gradually,
> and this action reflects that discussion. The health, safety and well-being of
> our guests, crew and the people in destinations we visit remain a top priority,”**
> said Josh Leibowitz, president of Seabourn**. “Like many who watch the travel 
> industry, we are encouraged by the signs emerging around the world that point 
> to travel’s progress toward return. When our expert science and medical advisors
> and our destinations support the ability to resume travel on Seabourn, we’ll be
> ready.”

Seabourn will be communicating changes for voyages scheduled to depart in the extension
timeframe with all booked guests and their travel advisors.

Guests currently confirmed on Seabourn Sojourn’s 2021 World Cruise will be automatically
re-accommodated in the same suite on Seabourn Sojourn’s 2022 World Cruise, at rate
paid, within 30 days.

Guests with impacted cruises (except World Cruise 2021) **will automatically be 
cancelled and all guests will receive Bonus Future Cruise Credits**. They can also
request a full refund of monies paid to Seabourn. Specific details are as follows:

 * **Paid in Full**: those guests paid in full will receive 125% Future Cruise Credit
   of the base cruise fare paid to Seabourn. Guests can also request a full refund
   of the monies paid to Seabourn.  
 * **Under Deposit**: those guests with bookings under deposit will receive a Future
   Cruise Credit valued at 125% of the deposit amount paid. Guests can also request
   a full refund of the monies paid to Seabourn.   

The Future Cruise Credit is valid for 12 months from the date of issue and may be
used to book sailings departing through Dec. 31, 2022. The amount of non-cruise 
fare purchases may be transferred to a new booking. Alternatively, guests may request
a refund of the monies paid to Seabourn, which will be reimbursed to the original
form of payment.  

Guests and their travel advisors will be sent specific details applicable to their
booking. Seabourn asks guests and travel advisors to use the online resources available
on its website first rather than calling the Reservation Call Center for information
about the cancellations due to the possibility of high call volumes and the potential
of long on-hold wait times.

For reservations or more information about Seabourn, please contact Seabourn at 
1-800-929-9391 or visit www.seabourn.com.

**About Seabourn:**

Ultra-luxury Seabourn currently operates a fleet of five modern ships and is a proud
member of World’s Leading Cruise Lines. The exclusive alliance also includes Carnival
Cruise Lines, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, Cunard Line, Costa Cruises,
AIDA, P&O Cruises UK, and P&O Cruises Australia. Seabourn is a brand of Carnival
Corporation and plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL and NYSE: CUK). Seabourn is the official cruise
partner of UNESCO World Heritage under a multi-year agreement to help promote sustainable
tourism at World Heritage sites around the world.

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