We cruised for the first time on Seabourn. There were four of us in our group. All of us have cruised many times on many different cruise lines. The trip began in Istanbul. I was amazed by Istanbul. We arrived several days in advance and certainly were pleased that we did so. The city is just amazing. I know I could have spent a week there and still want to see more.

Embarking was incredibly easy. Of course there were not that many people to board. Our cabins were delightful. We were greeted by a lovely Swedish cabin attendant who offered us special bath products. Our room was stocked with our choice of alcoholic beverage. Liquor is included on Seaborn. We never even opened the two bottles provided for trip. Our cabin had a walk in closet. The bathroom was full size and included a bathtub. In retrospect, the closet was much more exciting than the tub since none of us ever took a bath. The rooms also had a sitting area that included a table where four could dine comfortably in the suite. There is a small French door that opens. It is not a real balcony. Any meal could be ordered from room service. We ordered breakfast for four several mornings.

I have read about the wonderful food provided by Seaborn. I found it to be somewhat disappointing. I have eaten in fine restaurants and I did not find the Sprit's food to be anywhere near the quality I was expecting. It was not bad. It just was not that good. Furthermore, we were told to ask for anything special that we might want. However simple items such as eggs benedict and escargot were not available and they attempted to make a poor version of each. In reality the only gourmet item there was plenty of was caviar, which is not one of my favorites. I would have liked to have seen pates, shell fish and other specially items. Read more