Ventures By Seabourn®
Experience Ventures by Seabourn®: Exclusive to Alaska Sailings
More and more of our guests relish the opportunity to engage with The Last Frontier in a more interactive, experiential, and participatory way.
We created Ventures by Seabourn® to provide Alaska travelers with exciting, adventurous optional activities that are expertly planned, professionally operated, and escorted by skilled expert guides. Optional Ventures by Seabourn excursions let you experience nature up close in a way that is unique, exciting, and designed to accommodate a wide variety of abilities.
- Exclusively on Alaska cruises*, we augment our onboard staff with a veteran Expedition Team of naturalists, scientists, photographers, and other experts to enhance and broaden your destination experiences.
- Complimentary onboard lectures, seminars, and presentations by our team of experts add insights into regional wildlife, natural and cultural history, geography, and other topics. During scenic cruising, Expedition Team members circulate on deck and in observation lounges, highlighting the sights with top-of-the-line Swarovski® binoculars.
- Optional excursions launch directly from the ship, where you can kayak with Expedition Team guides through tranquil fjords and watch for wildlife along forested shores.
- In most ports, if you prefer to simply ride instead of paddle, our Expedition Team can take you on a scenic Zodiac tour. These marvelous boats are great for scenic eye-level cruising in fjords and along rivers.
- During Alaskan voyages, we take advantage of the insider knowledge and relationships of our Expedition Team members to gain access to exclusive sites and experiences. It’s all part of our Ventures by Seabourn mission to enhance and extend the way you experience destinations. Our Ventures by Seabourn expedition-style adventures are also a great opportunity to take a first step into expedition cruising if you have been curious about trying a voyage on our purpose-built expedition ships.
*Ventures by Seabourn® is exclusively available on Alaska sailings and is not available on other sailings that include stops in Alaskan ports. Including but not limited to: Transpacific, Northwest Passage, Grand Voyages and World Cruises.
Transcend the Ordinary
Enhance..
On select sailings featuring Ventures by Seabourn® excursions, share your voyage with a knowledgeable, experienced expedition team of scientists, scholars, naturalists and more. These fascinating, accomplished experts will be part of our complimentary Seabourn Conversations program, providing you an in-depth understanding of the history, ecology and culture of the places you visit. On board, their valuable insights are offered both in formal presentations and in more casual conversations over meals or at leisure.
Extend
In select ports of call and destinations, optional Ventures by Seabourn® excursions, guided by our Expedition Team, invite you to explore spectacular destinations on exhilarating sea-level adventures. Launching from your ship on board our fleet of sturdy, Zodiac® boats or paddling in double sea kayaks, these adventures will vary depending on your itinerary, but include thrills such as cruising picturesque fjords and waterways, trekking on scenic islands, viewing birds, seals, whales and other wildlife up-close, and surveying massive, white-blue icebergs.
Ventures by Seabourn vs Excursions: What's the Difference?
First launched in 2013, Ventures by Seabourn was introduced for guests who have dreamed of experiencing a Seabourn expedition, but are unable to sail on one of our expedition ships.
Unlike traditional shore excursions, the expedition team is placed aboard select sailings to offer knowledge, commentary, education on the destinations, and to lead hikes, Zodiac cruises, and kayaking in remote areas. It allows Seabourn guests to experience expedition-style encounters with the landscapes, but do it on the traditional Seabourn ships that our guests know and love.
What's the Difference Between Ventures by Seabourn and Expedition?
Meet Your Expedition Leaders
Your Seabourn Expedition Team leaders guide your off-ship expeditions, and provide expert insights into the bio-diversity, ecosystems, physical science, history and culture of your destinations, both in formal Seabourn Conversations presentations and casual discussions.
Since circumnavigating the globe with his family on a 38-foot-ketch at age 13, Bercaw has had his eyes on adventure in distant seas. A commissioned US Naval Officer who has trained with the Navy SEALS, spent time aboard a submarine, covered nearly 200,000 miles under sail, he considers himself a teacher first and sailor second, always ready to explore new venues and take scientific forays, including as a navigator of remotely operated vehicles for deep ocean exploration.
Adam Jenkins started sailing on the Salish Sea and earned his United States Coast Guard Master license at 19. He also served as skipper of the MV Peregrine, navigating remote anchorages in Southeast Alaska and British Columbia. With 25 years as a field biologist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Antarctic Program, Jenkins led marine research expeditions in Antarctica and the Pacific Coast. He holds NOAA Master Diver and Dive Master certifications and owns a yacht delivery company.
Since circumnavigating the globe with his family on a 38-foot-ketch at age 13, Bercaw has had his eyes on adventure in distant seas. A commissioned US Naval Officer who has trained with the Navy SEALS, spent time aboard a submarine, covered nearly 200,000 miles under sail, he considers himself a teacher first and sailor second, always ready to explore new venues and take scientific forays, including as a navigator of remotely operated vehicles for deep ocean exploration.
Adam Jenkins started sailing on the Salish Sea and earned his United States Coast Guard Master license at 19. He also served as skipper of the MV Peregrine, navigating remote anchorages in Southeast Alaska and British Columbia. With 25 years as a field biologist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Antarctic Program, Jenkins led marine research expeditions in Antarctica and the Pacific Coast. He holds NOAA Master Diver and Dive Master certifications and owns a yacht delivery company.
