The Seabourn Conversations summer and fall
2023 season includes Apple co-founder Steve
Wozniak; royal butler Grant
Harrold; and former head of MI5, Dame Stella Rimington
SEATTLE, June 6,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Seabourn, the leader in
ultra-luxury voyages and expedition travel, announced a powerhouse
line up of speakers for its Seabourn Conversations program during
the summer and fall 2023 seasons. Designed to enlighten, inform and
entertain guests, the complimentary onboard enrichment program
offers guests the chance to interact with the finest minds in
science, history, culture and dining. Scheduled speakers include
Apple Co-founder Steve Wozniak;
Royal Butler Grant Harrold; former
head of MI5, Dame Stella Rimington;
Michelin Star Chef Robert Thompson;
and more.
The conversations will take place on Seabourn voyages between
June and November 2023 and follow
several themes from royalty and wine interests to expedition and
culture. Each speaker will offer fascinating insights, expert
opinions and enlightening conversations while presenting lectures,
sharing meals, adventuring ashore, and socializing with guests
throughout the voyage.
"Seabourn is known to provide extraordinary experiences for
extraordinary people. We are proud to offer a phenomenal lineup of
accomplished speakers for our Seabourn Conversations program,
creating truly enriching 'Seabourn Moments' for guests while they
experience Seabourn's uncompromising luxury and intuitive, genuine
service," says Natalya Leahy,
president of Seabourn. "Seabourn attracts like-minded,
accomplished, and outstanding people. This program lives up to this
promise, and we are so delighted to bring onboard these
distinguished speakers who are leaders in their respective
fields."
Upcoming speakers in the Seabourn Conversations
program include the following:
- Steve Wozniak, Apple
Co-founder
June 11-25, 2023
| Seabourn Ovation roundtrip from Copenhagen
A Silicon Valley icon, technology entrepreneur and philanthropist
for more than 40 years, Steve
Wozniak has helped shape the computing industry with his
design of Apple's first line of products the Apple I and II. He
also influenced the popular Macintosh. In 1976, Wozniak and
Steve Jobs founded Apple Computer
Inc. with Wozniak's Apple I personal computer.
- Explorers and adventurers
July 2-16, 2023 | Seabourn Venture
roundtrip from Reykjavik
Alison Levine - Seabourn
Venture Godmother Alison Levine is a history-making polar explorer
and mountaineer. She served as team captain of the first American
Women's Everest Expedition and was one of only 20 people to have
climbed the highest peak on each continent and skied to the North
and South Poles. When not challenging herself outdoors, Levine
focuses on training others to become strong leaders. She was a
contributing author to the book "Leadership in Dangerous
Situations."
Heidemarie M.
Stefanyshyn-Piper is a former NASA Astronaut and U.S.
Navy Captain, having served in the U.S. Navy for 30 years. Selected
as an astronaut by NASA, she is a veteran of two space flights in
2006 and 2008, logging almost 28 days in space where she has
completed five spacewalks.
Dr. Beth Healey has worked in
extreme and remote environments, including Svalbard, Siberia, Greenland, and the North Pole. As a research
M.D. for the European Space Agency, she overwintered in
Antarctica at spaceflight analog
'Concordia,' otherwise known as 'White Mars,' where she researched
the effects of isolation and extreme environment.
- Chef Robert Thompson,
Youngest chef to receive a Michelin
Star
Aug 1-25, 2023 | Seabourn Quest
London to Quebec
Born in Bedfordshire, England,
celebrated chef Robert Thompson
acquired a love of cooking at just 10 years old. In 2007, Robert
became the youngest chef to be awarded a Michelin Star in his own right. He achieved this
at Winteringham Fields, England,
before earning a star at The Hambrough on the Isle of Wight. Guests will enjoy a live
cooking demonstration, experience Robert's Guest Chef dinner menu
in the Colonnade and have an opportunity to book a bespoke tasting
menu with premium wines. Chef Robert will also be sailing on
Seabourn Sojourn June 29 –
July 13, 2024 from Lisbon to Dover and Sept. 7 – 21, 2024 roundtrip from Dover.
- Dame Stella Rimington, Former
Director General MI5
Oct 29
– Nov 5, 2023 | Seabourn Ovation from
Barcelona to Rome
Dame Stella Remington is known as
the role model for the character "M" played by Dame Judi Dench in the James Bond 007 films.
Appointed Director General of MI5 in 1992, she was the first woman
to take the post and the first Director General to be publicly
named in the Government's new spirit of open-ness. She retired in
April 1996. A best-selling thriller
writer, she chaired the Judging Panel for the Booker Prize for
Fiction in 2012.
- Royal Interest Voyage
Nov 5-11, 2023 | Seabourn Encore
from Athens, Greece to Tenedos,
Turkey
Grand Harrold, Royal Butler- Regarded as a leading UK
Etiquette Expert, Royal Commentator, British Entertainer, and
Broadcaster, Grant also works with and advises Royals and their
households across the globe. A popular Seabourn speaker, Grant will
talk about his life as the Royal Butler – and will even host a
Royal Etiquette class.
Brian Aris, Celebrity
Photographer- Brian has been photographer to the royals for
many years, capturing the wedding of Princess Margaret's son David Linley, photographing Majesty the Queen
Mother at Clarence House and Her Royal Highness Princess Margaret
at Kensington Palace, producing the official portraits of Her
Majesty The Queen's 70th birthday, photographing Kate Middleton and more. He has also
photographed stars such as Sting, Trudy
Styler in Dorset, Bowie,
Liza Minelli, David Beckham and more.
- Justin Van Breda, Renowned
Interior Designer
Nov 5-12,
2023 | Seabourn Ovation from Rome to Barcelona
Born in Cape Town, South Africa,
Justin Van Breda was educated in
English and Politics at Stellenbosch University before turning
toward the creative world of design. He studied at Design Time
School of Interior Design in Cape
Town before venturing to London on what was going to be a year out. In
early 1999 he started working for Nicky
Haslam at NH Design and within 9 months was made Creative
Director. During late 2001, he returned to South Africa to curate his first furniture
collection, pieces of which still form the backbone of the designs.
Still working closely with Africa,
Justin's outreach and workshop programs are very close to his
heart, and he has a great appreciation for the craftsmen and
designers he brings together to collaborate in the name of creative
endeavor.
- Wine Interest Voyage
Nov
12-19, 2023 | Seabourn Encore from Istanbul, Turkey to Athens, Greece
World Wine Guys -
Wine, spirits, food and travel writers, educators, television
presenters, emcees and hosts, as well as award-winning journalists
and best-selling and award-winning authors, Mike DeSimone and Jeff
Jenssen are the wine editors at Robb Report Magazine. Mike
is also the official taster for Spanish wines at Wine
Enthusiast.
Will Lyons, Sunday Times
Wine Critic - A journalist, newspaper columnist, award-winning
wine writer and broadcaster, Will is most widely known for his
writing in The Wall Street Journal and The Sunday Times, and is
currently Vice President of the Sunday Times Wine Club. For more
than a decade he has published a weekly column on drinks, formerly
in The Wall Street Journal and now The Sunday Times. His humorous,
informed, down-to-earth writing has been recognized in both the
Glenfiddich and Roederer wine writing Awards.
Sailing from Istanbul, this voyage
includes special interest wine and food experiences ashore.
Onboard, guests will be entertained by world-renowned wine experts
with talks, tastings, pairing advice, together with premium 'wine
and dining' opportunities.
Headshots are available HERE. For reservations or
more details, please contact a professional travel advisor; call
Seabourn at 1-800-929-9391 or visit www.seabourn.com.
About Seabourn:
Seabourn represents the pinnacle of
ultra-luxury ocean and expedition travel and operates a suite of
six modern ships with one under construction. The all-inclusive,
boutique ships offer all-suite accommodations with oceanfront
views; award-winning dining; complimentary premium spirits and fine
wines available at all times; renowned service provided by an
industry-leading crew; a relaxed, sociable atmosphere that makes
guests feel at home; a pedigree in expedition travel through the
Ventures by Seabourn program and two new ultra-luxury purpose-built
expedition ships, including Seabourn Venture that launched in 2022
and Seabourn Pursuit scheduled to enter service in 2023. Seabourn
takes travelers to every continent on the globe, visiting more than
400 ports including marquee cities and lesser-known ports and
hideaways. Guests of Seabourn experience extraordinary offerings
and programs, including partnerships with leading entertainers,
dining, personal health and wellbeing, and engaging speakers.
For more details about Seabourn, or to explore the worldwide
selection of Seabourn cruising options, contact a professional
travel advisor, call Seabourn at 1-800-929-9391 or visit
www.seabourn.com.
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Notes to Editors:
Seabourn is consistently ranked among the world's top
travel choices by professional critics and the discerning readers
of prestigious travel publications such as Departures, Travel +
Leisure and Condé Nast Traveler. Its stylish,
distinctive cruising vacations are renowned for:
- Intimate ships with a private club atmosphere
- Intuitive, personalized service provided by staff passionate
about exceeding guests expectations
- Curated voyages to all seven continents delivering
award-winning experiences
- All ocean-front suites, luxuriously appointed
- Complimentary premium spirits and fine wines available on board
at all times
- Welcome Champagne and complimentary in-suite bar stocked with
your preferences
- Tipping is neither required, nor expected
- Finest resort at sea that is masterfully designed
- World-class dining, further enhanced through a culinary
partnership with Chef Thomas
Keller
- All dining venues are complimentary, dine where, when and with
whom you wish
- Seabourn Conversations, connecting with visionary experts
- Ventures by Seabourn™, optional shore excursions,
enhance and extend your experience in select destinations*^
- Spa & Wellness with Dr. Andrew
Weil, featuring an exclusive mindful living program*
- An evening entertainment experience in collaboration with Sir
Tim Rice, produced exclusively by
Belinda King Creative Productions †
- Committed to environmental stewardship and sustainability
*Optional programs, for additional charge
^Available on Seabourn Odyssey, Seabourn Sojourn, Seabourn
Quest, Seabourn Encore, Seabourn Ovation
†Not available on
board Seabourn Venture and Seabourn Pursuit
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