Although we began cruising with Sitmar in 1976, it had been 15 years since our last cruise in French Polynesia. I had always wanted to do a transatlantic crossing and my wife has tried for years to get me to spend sometime in europe. Seabourn provided the opportunity to do both on a six * ship, the ODYSSEY.
We flew into Rome and spent 3 nights at The St. Regis, touring the sights, prior to boarding our home for the next 3 weeks. The boarding process was painless and our luggage was waiting at our suite when we arrived. Our room stewardess introduced herself and we discussed our service requirements, which she duly noted and then performed flawlessly for the entirety of our cruise. We soon learned to anticipate a personal message or artistic preparation from her when returning to our suite at night. She was great!
We purchased on board tours in 4 ports and utilized the Seabourn "on & off" complimentary transport into town at the other ports of call. This is a wonderful service provided by Seabourn as an included item which saves the taxi expense from ship to town and return. The purchased tours were as described and well guided.
This is a forward cabin, consequently you may feel the ship roll a bit in high seas. The TV screens in all suites will not pivot enough for convenient viewing. Charging for Internet connections in the second decade of the 21st century seems unnecessary. Love the walk-in closet. Didn't really use the balcony this time of year and that may be something to consider on specific itineraries at different times of the year.