SeaDream Yacht Club
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Transport |
| Founded | 2001 |
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| Headquarters | Oslo, Norway. |
Area served |
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Key people | Atle Brynestad, chairman and owner |
| Services | Cruising |
| Website | SeaDream Yacht Club |
SeaDream Yacht Club is a private cruise line with its headquarters in Oslo, Norway. It was founded in 2001 by Atle Brynestad, the Norwegian founder of Seabourn Cruise Line.[1]
Market position
According to USA Today, "SeaDream Yacht Club delivers a luxurious, yet low-key experience that's appealing even to those who don't usually cruise."[2] SeaDream's slogan is "it's yachting, not cruising".[3] The company's passengers are likely to be SeaDream repeaters, and to feel like members of a club: "It's a well-traveled, cultured, convivial bunch, mostly Americans and Europeans and mostly couples, age 40 and up."[2]
As of 2014[update], SeaDream's destinations included the Mediterranean, Caribbean, northern Europe and Asia-Pacific.[4]
Fleet
SeaDream runs a fleet of two small cruise ships, formerly operated by Sea Goddess Cruises:[1][4]
| Ship | Built | Builder | Crew | Passengers | Notes | Image |
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| SeaDream I | 1984 | Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard | 95 | 112 | ex-Sea Goddess I, Seabourn Goddess I. | 
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| SeaDream II | 1985 | Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard | 95 | 112 | ex-Sea Goddess II, Seabourn Goddess II. | 
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The two ships have been said to offer "... clubby scale, [and a] sense of privacy and exclusivity ...", but with lodgings not as luxurious as those of Seabourn or Silversea vessels. Each is equipped with a watersports marina that can be lowered for activities such as swimming, snorkelling, kayaking, windsurfing, and waterskiing.[4] Both ships are stocked with complimentary equipment for waterborne activities, including wave runners, glass-bottom kayaks, Laser sailboats, a banana boat, water skis, snorkeling gear and standup paddleboards. Also available are mountain bikes for use ashore.[2]
Future Ships
On March 20, 2019, the company announced the purchase of a new 220-passenger ship, SeaDream Innovation, from Damen Shipyards. It was planned to start sailing in September 2021.[5] It was cancelled the same year [6]
See also
External links
- SeaDream Yacht Club – official site
- SeaDream Yacht Club UK – official UK site
- "SeaDream I" – review by Douglas Ward in The Daily Telegraph, London, of the SeaDream I.
- "SeaDream II" – review by Teresa Machan in The Daily Telegraph, London, of the SeaDream II voyage in Greek Islands.
- "When only the best will do" – review by David S. Potts in The Sydney Morning Herald of a cruise on the SeaDream II.
References
- ^ a b "SeaDream Yacht Club". The Telegraph. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ a b c Golden, Fran (6 March 2014). "10 best reasons to cruise with SeaDream Yacht Club". USA Today. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ Hutcheon, Helen (3 November 2013). "The fab four". The Australian. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ^ a b c Kurosawa, Susan (3 May 2014). "Gone sailing". The Australian. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ Staff, C. I. N. (20 March 2019). "SeaDream Inks Deal for New 220-Guest Seven-Continent Vessel from Damen". www.cruiseindustrynews.com. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ Article in Cruise Industry News