Seabourn announces itinerary enhancements on a series of cruises in Australia and New Zealand scheduled in early 2013 aboard the award-winning, 450-guest Seabourn Odyssey.

Seabourn Odyssey’s cruises in the South Pacific region will now comprise new longer sailings, including three 16-day cruises between Sydney, Australia and Auckland, New Zealand, and one 20-day cruise from Auckland to Benoa, Bali. The new cruises will depart 6th and 22nd January 2013 and 7th and 23rd February 2013.

The revised itineraries will have added stops in Australia, including overnight stays in the metropolitan city of Melbourne and a visit to bucolic Brisbane on Australia’s Gold Coast.  Seabourn Odyssey will also visit popular marquee ports in New Zealand, such as Christchurch and Wellington, while exploring other picturesque and interesting towns, including Oban on Stewart Island, New Zealand’s southernmost city, and the charming port of Picton, the gateway to the stunning scenery of Marlborough Sound.

Example itineraries:
16-Day Australia and New Zealand Odyssey I
Ship: Seabourn Odyssey
Departure dates: 6th January 2013             Departure Port: Sydney, Australia
Ports of Call: Sydney, Australia;  Melbourne, Australia;  Milford Sound, New Zealand;  Cruising Fiordland Natl Park;  Oban (Halfmoon Bay), New Zealand;  Port Chalmers (Dunedin), NZ;  Timaru, New Zealand;  Lyttelton (Christchurch), NZ;  Wellington, New Zealand;  Picton, New Zealand;  Cruising Queen Charlotte Sound;  Tauranga (Rotorua) New Zealand;  Auckland, New Zealand
Prices start from: £4,800 per person based on two people sharing a suite.

20-Day Gold Coast and Great Barrier Reef
Ship: Seabourn Odyssey
Departure date: 23rd February 2013                     Departure Port: Auckland, New Zealand
Ports of Call: Auckland, New Zealand;  Sydney, Australia;  Brisbane, Australia;  Hamilton Island, Australia;  Townsville, Australia;  Cairns, Australia;  Thursday Island, Queensland Australia;  Darwin, Australia;  Komodo Island, Indonesia;  Gili Trawangan, Indonesia;  Benoa (Denpasar), Bali
Prices start from: £5,590 per person based on two people sharing a suite.

The ship was previously scheduled to operate two 14-day cruises between Auckland and Sydney, a pair of 12-day voyages between Auckland and Wellington, as well as a 16-day cruise from Sydney to Benoa.