A four-decade voyage comes full circle in 2028
Seabourn has unveiled The Ruby Collection, 54 voyages across its five-ship fleet marking the line’s 40th anniversary in 2028. Open for booking now, the “Ruby Jubilee” sailings span the Caribbean, Mediterranean, and both polar regions, anchored by a 120-day world cruise that traces Seabourn’s own history back to its first sailing.
“Some journeys stay with travelers forever. Our own journey began in 1988 when we redefined cruising with the world’s first fleet of luxury small ships, designed to feel like private yachts. As we celebrate 40 years of exploration, that same pioneering spirit shapes The Ruby Collection.”
Mark Tamis, president of Seabourn.
The centerpiece: a 120-day Cape to Cape World Cruise
At the heart of the Ruby Jubilee is the 120-day Cape to Cape World Cruise, departing January 7, 2028, aboard Seabourn Quest. The voyage traces more than 26,000 nautical miles across 58 destinations in 23 countries on five continents, with immersive time in Antarctica, Easter Island, the Falkland Islands, and Cape Town. It opens with a transit of the Panama Canal, a deliberate nod to Seabourn’s inaugural sailing in 1988, and offers a shorter 112-day Miami-to-Lisbon option for guests who prefer to join partway through. For the first time on a Seabourn world cruise, guests will have access to complimentary expedition-style outings in Antarctica and the Chilean Fjords, led by an 18-person expedition team.
The Yachtsman Collection returns to Seabourn’s roots
Named for the original Yachts of Seabourn, this strand of sailings threads Seabourn Ovation and Seabourn Quest through the intimate harbors that first set the brand apart, among them Bequia, Martinique, Portofino, and Pátmos, with signature touches like Caviar in the Surf at St. Kitts and Marina Day water sports off the Dalmatian Coast and Aegean.
New ports and new frontiers
The jubilee itineraries push into territory Seabourn has not sailed before. Seabourn Encore adds Taichung and Tainan in Taiwan, one sailing timed to the Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival, alongside an Alaska season with maiden calls at Petersburg, Valdez, and the Chiswell Islands and an eight-day pre-cruise Denali experience. Expedition ships Venture and Pursuit reach the Faroe Islands’ Tvøroyri and Ireland’s Cape Clear Island for the first time, while Seabourn Quest returns to the Basque whaling port of Red Bay, Canada.
Also marking the milestone: pole to pole
Alongside the World Cruise, Seabourn Venture’s 96-day Grand Expedition: Pole to Pole covers 20,500 nautical miles and 147 degrees of latitude between the High Arctic and Antarctica, a second landmark voyage befitting the anniversary year.
A jubilee on every sailing
Beyond the marquee itineraries, every 2028 Seabourn voyage will carry Ruby Jubilee touches, from special events to enrichment drawing on the line’s 40-year history. A new partnership with The Atlantic also debuts that October, bringing the magazine’s Atlantic Festival programming aboard a 12-day Montreal-to-Boston sailing on Seabourn Quest.
Bookings for all 54 Ruby Collection voyages are open through Seabourn, travel advisors, or seabourn.com.
About the Author: Jason Kerr
