MV Seabourn Sojourn

Design

The Seabourn Sojourn was ordered in November 2008. The ship has a length of 198 meters and a beam of 25.60 meters. The draft is 6.40 meters; the ship is divided into 11 passenger decks and has a capacity of 450. There are 225 staterooms. The gross tonnage of the ship is 32,346. Along with its two other sister ships the Seabourn Odyssey and the Seabourn Quest were designed by YSA Design of Oslo, Norway.

In December 2017, the ship underwent a six-day refit in Freeport, Bahamas.

Service

Seabourn Sojourn was scheduled to be named on 4 June at London, then began her maiden voyage at Greenwich on 6 June 2010. The maiden season sailed in Northern Europe (Scandinavia/Baltic and Norway), before crossing the Atlantic Ocean and cruising the Caribbean and Panama Canal in the late autumn and winter. In January 2011, Seabourn Sojourn was to begin a 111-day round-the-world cruise from Los Angeles, to Southampton, England.

On 4 November 2019, the ship departed on the company's first ever sailing to Cuba. In total, she took five cruises to this island country.

The ship departed Miami on a World Cruise on 4 January 2020. During a 146-day sailing, Seabourn Sojourn was due to visit 62 ports in 36 countries. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic this was cut short and the ship was due in Hawaii on 18 April to refuel but no passengers or crew were allowed to disembark.

On 4 March 2025, it was announced that Seabourn Sojourn will be sold to Mitsui OSK Lines, joining her sister ship Mitsui Ocean Fuji, the former Seabourn Odyssey. The ship will remain with Seabourn until the completion of its current schedule of sailing in May 2026. [[File:Seabourn Sojourn (Later; Mitsui Ocean Sakura) (ship, 2010) & RMS Queen Mary (ship, 1936).jpg|thumb|center|300px|Seabourn Sojourn (Later; Mitsui Ocean Sakura) docked in [[Long Beach, California]] with [[RMS Queen Mary]], 2025]]

References

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References

1. [http://psix.uscg.mil/PSIX/PSIXDetails.aspx?VesselID=1051682 ''Seabourn Sojourn''] [[United States Coast Guard]] Maritime Information Exchange
2. (23 January 2018). "Trimline Completes Seabourn Sojourn Refit".
3. "Cruises to Europe, the Caribbean, Mexico and the world on Seabourn, one of the best cruise lines".
4. (2 September 2010). "New Seabourn Journeys for 2011 Sojourn World Cruise".
5. "Seabourn Reveals Itinerary for 2020 World Cruise - Cruise Critic".
6. [https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2020/04/13/residents-allowed-disembark-cruise-ship-docked-honolulu-harbor/ 4 residents allowed to disembark from cruise ship docked at Honolulu Harbor] ''[[Hawaii News Now]]'' 13 April 2020
7. "Mitsui Ocean Cruises buys a second Seabourn ship".
8. [https://web.archive.org/web/20250321235810/https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2025/03/strong-cash-offer-drove-sale-of-seabourn-ship/ Strong Cash Offer Drove Sale of Seabourn Ship] Cruise Industry News 21 March 2025
9. Another leaves Seabouorn fleet ''[[Ships Monthly]]'' May 2025 page 12