Seabourn orders third newbuilding

A year after the Miami-based Yachts of Seabourn announced that it would build two new ultra luxury ships, it has exercised the option for another 32,000 gt cruise ship. Advance booking activity for the first, Seabourn Odyssey, has led to the line’s decision to exercise its option. The third sister ship will also be built by T. Mariotti S.p.A. of Genoa, Italy, for delivery in summer, 2011 at an all in cost of approximately Euros 200 million ($295 million).

Seabourn Odyssey will enter service in June of 2009 while the second ship in the series is scheduled to enter service in the summer of 2010.