Seabourn, Conde Nast Traveler to Create 'Conde Nast Traveler's Seabourn Insider Tips'

MIAMI, Jan. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Ultra luxury cruise pioneer Seabourn Cruise Line will team up with Conde Nast Traveler to provide the line's guests with exclusive, up-to-date information about what's new, what's hot and what's hip in various ports of call, gathered from the pages of the magazine. The innovative complimentary service will be introduced in April 2006, when the line's three all-suite ships begin their European cruising season.

Dubbed "Conde Nast Traveler's Seabourn Insider Tips," the service will provide expert information from the world's most influential travel magazine, highlighting recommended attractions, suggested lunch spots, popular bars, unique experiences, shopping tips and more, produced in the form of easy-to- carry flyers. The Seabourn Insider Tips service is designed to augment the menu of exclusive shore excursions offered by the line in every port of call, and to offer reliable intelligence for guests who wish to customize their own port activities through the ships' onboard concierge services.

"Seabourn's guests are sophisticated travelers, who utilize a lot of resources when they visit a destination," said Deborah L. Natansohn, Seabourn's president. "This intelligence from Conde Nast Traveler's experts will give them unique insights that can help guide them to enriching and fun experiences they might otherwise miss."

The initial editions of Conde Nast Traveler's Seabourn Insider Tips will include information about 28 European ports of call, focusing on ports that the line visits often and where the ships' itineraries provide extended stays. Among the first ports featured will be Barcelona, Spain; Istanbul, Turkey; The French Riviera; Capri, Rome, Venice, Italy; the Greek Isles of Mykonos, Santorini and Corfu; Stockholm, Sweden; Oslo, Norway; St. Petersburg, Russia and Copenhagen, Denmark. The program will eventually be expanded to include ports in other sailing regions.

Conde Nast Traveler's Seabourn Insider Tips is the latest in a series of enhancements and upgrades to Seabourn's Signature Delights: a myriad of thoughtful touches and pampering plusses that have earned the line a spot on every annual edition of Conde Nast Traveler's prestigious Gold List. Recent additions include Vintage Seabourn, a premium wines pre-purchase package; Seabourn to a Tea, an upgraded menu of rare estate teas, unique blends and herbal tisanes being served on board; Seabourn's Personal Shopper service providing luxury cars and specialized shopping guides in various ports worldwide; WorldPhone global cell and satellite telephone rental services, and Seabourn's innovative Personal Valet luggage shipping service.

For information, contact a travel agent, call Seabourn at 1-800-929-9391 or visit Seabourn's award-winning website at http://www.seabourn.com/ .

The Yachts of Seabourn provides the ultimate in ultra luxury cruise vacations to the most desirable destinations on earth. The Yachts of Seabourn is a proud member of World's Leading Cruise Lines. Our exclusive alliance also includes Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America, Princess Cruises, Cunard Line, Costa Cruises and Windstar Cruises. Sharing a passion to please each guest, and a commitment to quality and value, our member lines appeal to a wide range of lifestyles and budgets. Together we offer exciting and enriching cruise vacations to the world's most desirable destinations. The Yachts of Seabourn is a brand of Carnival Corporation and plc , and supports the Ocean Conservation & Tourism Alliance, dedicated to education and promotion of best practices for protecting the marine environment.

Unlike many other travel publications, Conde Nast Traveler does not accept free travel and accommodations and its correspondents, as far as possible, travel anonymously. The result is travel the way consumers experience it -- good and bad, with reporting that is fair and honest. Conde Nast Traveler has won 6th National Magazine Awards and is the only travel publication to have won the highest honor in magazine publishing. Conde Nast Traveler, the 2005 Zagat Survey Best Travel Magazine, has a circulation of over 750,000 and is published by the Conde Nast Publications, Inc.