SeaDream Yacht Club: Follow My Journey – Part One

Beginning Saturday, Premier Custom Travel Founder and President Chris Grum will be onboard SeaDream II, one of the two ships in the SeaDream Yacht Club fleet for a five-night Caribbean cruise. Chris will be blogging throughout the cruise, and we plan to broadcast a special edition of THE ITINERARY on Tuesday evening, internet permitting. In the first in this series of blog posts, Chris gives you a preview of this unique brand.

You may have never heard of SeaDream Yacht Club – but over the next week I plan on changing that. Let’s get one thing out of the way – don’t call it a “cruise.” As the company’s slogan says, “It’s yachting, not cruising.” My upcoming 5-night sailing onboard SeaDream II will be my first personal experience with the brand, and I couldn’t be more excited. I’ve heard nothing but amazing things about SeaDream and cannot wait to be onboard.

A BRIEF HISTORY OF SEADREAM

From their website:

SeaDream Yacht Club is a family-owned company. SeaDream’s sole Founder, Owner & Chairman, Atle Brynestad, founded Seabourn Cruise Line in 1987 and was its Chairman and CEO during its initial years. He has also served as Chairman of Cunard Line Ltd. and as a board member of Carnival Cruise Line.

Established in 2001, SeaDream Yacht Club launched with twin mega-yachts, SeaDream I and SeaDream II, and has achieved the industry’s highest accolades. “It’s Yachting, Not Cruising” defines SeaDream’s mission: to provide a casual yachting experience that exceeds guests’ expectations as they explore the world’s most amazing destinations. This is our pleasure.

The SeaDream team, both shoreside and aboard, enjoy knowing they are providing unprecedented levels of luxury and service. SeaDream’s guests appreciate that whatever they choose to do (or not to do, for that matter) during their yachting holiday, they will be experiencing one of the best vacation experiences at sea. When designing SeaDream Yacht Club, Mr. Brynestad knew it would be the attention to detail and all-important impeccable service that would define yachting in the true sense of the word.

All guest rooms have an ocean view and the SeaDream experience is inclusive. Whether dining al fresco or in the salon, relaxing by the pool or enjoying a spa treatment, playing a round of golf in a golf simulator or taking a mountain bike ashore and exploring the port of call, our guests know that they are experiencing the most personalized and pampered holiday at sea. SeaDream I and SeaDream II itineraries are designed to call upon the most intimate ports, harbors and yachting playgrounds that larger ships cannot reach.

From May through October, SeaDream I and SeaDream II sail the Mediterranean Sea. From November through April, the twin, mega-yachts visit the turquoise waters of the Caribbean.

To ensure that our guests experience all that each specially selected port of call has to offer, many of our itineraries feature overnight stays in some of the best yachting ports and harbors in the world. We happily welcome you aboard and look forward to welcoming you back again and again.

OUR ITINERARY

THE VOYAGE AHEAD

Tonight I leave for the Marriott Hotel at George Bush Intercontinental Airport. I have a 5am flight tomorrow morning, so I thought it best to get the drive out of the way. Tomorrow morning, I’ll board American Airlines for two flights – the first from Houston to Miami, and then after a brief layover, my second leg to St. Thomas. I’ll spend the night tomorrow night on that island and then board SeaDream II on Saturday afternoon.

As our journey progresses, I’ll share more details about each of our ports of call, my stateroom, the cuisine and onboard lifestyle, and much more.

Stay tuned for more. Have questions or something you’d like to see me feature? Drop me a line at chris@premiercustomtravel.com.