Ventures By Seabourn®
ExcursionsEducationWildlife & NatureKayaksExpeditions
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.
**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.