Seabourn Sojourn Review
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We have been on many cruises on a number of other lines, but never on Seabourn. We have wanted to try them and this itinerary provided us this opportunity for the time period we wanted to vacation at a cost we felt was reasonable for a luxury product. From the moment we reached the cruise terminal until we disembarked, we were wowed by the thoughtful, personal service and unexpected small pleasant touches.
Our cab was met by a person in a Seabourn shirt; he took our luggage and checked us in with someone who marked it and then escorted us in to the terminal and gave our luggage to another for processing. We were then shown the way to check-in. There was no line and we were soon on our way to lunch. As we entered for lunch there was a crew member who offered to check our hand luggage so we didn't have to deal with it; he tagged it and gave us the claim check. Delightful to not have bags all over the place. All suites were ready at 2PM, exactly as promised. Our luggage arrived shortly after. Painless.
Service was seamless in the dining venues, with only one time in the Restaurant where dinner dragged a bit. But, our fellow passengers were so much fun, it really didn't bother us. In the Navigation Lounge we had a drink after the muster drill. The next night we walked in and our server greeted us by asking if we want " and recited exactly what we had the night before" down to how many ice cubes I requested! If I had the same server at breakfast, she always called me by name after the first time and remembered I drank decaf. This was true of everyone we encountered. Even the head of all dining venues asked if we had made reservations in R2 after the 3rd day and when I said "no not yet" he immediately said he would do it for us and did. All the officers were actively involved in making sure the guests were having a good time and well taken care of.
Cabin Review
Veranda Suite
All cabins on the ship are suites. But a note to those who may want a butler - there are none on Seabourn, even in the larger suites. But I don't think there is anything you couldn't get done that a butler would do for you if you had one. The suite is very comfortable, with a sitting area by the door that opens on to the veranda. There is a curtain that can be pulled to separate it from the bed area. The sitting area has a couch, two chairs and a nice table plus a small table you can pull over by the couch. There is a standup cabinet that contains the refrigerator and bar items and across from it another cabinet with the TV and drawers for storage.
There is ample storage space spread among the cabinet, walk-in closet that has drawers, and a credenza opposite the bed.There is a small drawer in each nightstand and there is another small drawer in the area where you can dry your hair outside the bathroom.
For as new as this ship is I was surprised by the limited number of outlets. We had a multi-plug with us that we can plug 4 USBs into and used it for charging and a universal plug that allowed us to use the 220 hairdryer plug also. But to use our laptop on the table and plug it in to charge, we had to have it stretched across the sitting room floor and plug it in to the outlet in the bar cabinet.
The bathroom has a shower and tub, although the shower is not a big walk-in, it is glass enclosed and fine for us. My husband is 6'2' and had no complaints. We had enough storage and counter space.