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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Transport |
| Founded | 2001 |
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| Headquarters | Oslo, Norway. |
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| Key people |
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| 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.
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." SeaDream's slogan is "it's yachting, not cruising". 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."
As of 2014, SeaDream's destinations included the Mediterranean, Caribbean, northern Europe and Asia-Pacific.
Fleet
SeaDream runs a fleet of two small cruise ships, formerly operated by Sea Goddess Cruises:
| 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, 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. 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.
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. It was cancelled the same year
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
- ^ "SeaDream Yacht Club". The Telegraph. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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