About SeaDream Yacht Club
SeaDream Yacht Club, a small entrepreneurial company, set up shop in August 2001 and a month later took possession of two luxury ships originally known as the Sea Goddess I and II. The line offers "ultra-luxury cruises on mega-yachts," and potential cruisers need only look to see who's in charge here to get an idea of what's in store for them. The owner of SeaDream is Norwegian industrialist Atle Brynestad, at one time the largest shareholder of the old Royal Viking Line and the founder, in 1987, of Seabourn Cruise Line. Chairman, CEO and co-owner is Larry Pimentel, who worked for Brynestad as the president of Seabourn. That luxury line is now owned by Carnival Corp., which sold the two 116-passenger ships to Brynestad and Pimentel.
Now named SeaDream I and II, the vessels were gorgeously transformed.
SeaDream promotes its style of cruising as "yacht-like" with a "resort-casual" dress code (read: no formalwear required) and upscale cuisine and amenities. "We are not a cruise line" is the mantra repeated by top executives who also tout the hallmarks of the vessels: "unstructured and free-form." That means itineraries are somewhat flexible, allowing the captain to linger in a port if passengers wish or to depart early if rain spoils plans. Beverages, shore excursions and tips are included in the cruise fare. Seating is open for meals, and caviar and champagne are always available -- even in the surf during beach visits.
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