Seabourn Opens Sales for 2028-29 Polar Expedition Season

Seabourn has opened sales for its 2028-29 expedition season, offering 49 departures aboard its expedition ships Seabourn Venture and Seabourn Pursuit. The program spans voyages of eight to 96 days and covers more than 180 destinations in 29 countries, with polar deployments in the Arctic and Antarctica.

The season is anchored by Seabourn’s second Grand Expedition: Pole to Pole and a broader Arctic schedule that includes Svalbard, Greenland, Iceland, the Canadian Arctic and the Northwest Passage.

Mark Tamis, president of Seabourn, said the 2028-29 season is aimed at guests seeking “the world’s most remote places in a deeper and more meaningful way,” adding that the voyages pair expedition programming with the service model expected by Seabourn guests.

Pole-to-Pole voyage anchors the season

The Grand Expedition: Pole to Pole is scheduled to depart August 17, 2028, with guests choosing either a 96-day sailing or an 82-day option that joins later. The route runs from Reykjavik to Ushuaia, covering more than 20,500 nautical miles across 147 degrees of latitude from the High Arctic to Antarctica.

The itinerary includes five days in Antarctica, three days in South Georgia and three days in the Falkland Islands, including Port Stanley. Seabourn is also including 62 days of expedition and port experiences, a pre-cruise hotel stay in Reykjavik, a charter flight to Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, and a post-cruise charter flight to Buenos Aires.

The 2028 sailing follows Seabourn’s first Pole-to-Pole Grand Expedition, a 94-day voyage scheduled in 2027 aboard Seabourn Venture with an 82-day option.

Arctic and Antarctic programs expand

Between April and September 2028, both Seabourn Venture and Seabourn Pursuit will operate Arctic voyages. Venture will sail the Northwest Passage, while Pursuit will bring Seabourn back to Svalbard.

New Arctic itineraries include a 12-day Summer in Iceland & the Faroe Islands voyage, an 18-day Sagas & Sea Cliffs: Greenland to Newfoundland sailing, a 15-day Greenland, the Torngat Mountains & Labrador Coast itinerary and a 15-day Exploring Torngat Mountains & Baffin Island route. Seabourn is also adding round-trip Reykjavik expedition departures and a 16-day Iceland, Norway & Svalbard Expedition, with departures scheduled for June 26 and July 24.

From October 2028 through March 2029, both ships shift back to Antarctica for voyages of 10 to 25 days. The southern program covers the Antarctic Peninsula, South Georgia, the Falkland Islands and the Chilean fjords, with a new 23-day Juan Fernandez Islands, Chilean Fjords & Antarctica itinerary among the additions.

Seabourn also plans expanded South Georgia programming, additional Antarctic Peninsula and sub-Antarctic combination routes, more glacier-focused expedition days in the Chilean fjords, and added wildlife interpretation and photography programming. Multi-day landing opportunities will be offered where conditions permit.

Seabourn did not list starting fares for the 2028-29 expedition departures.