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Seabourn Quest vs Seabourn Venture

The verdict

Which should you choose?

Seabourn Quest is a small Seabourn ship carrying 450 passengers, in service since 2011. Seabourn Venture is a small Seabourn ship carrying 264 passengers, in service since 2022.

Choose Seabourn Quest if you want more crew per passenger, better-rated entertainment or a better-rated spa and gym: it outscores Seabourn Venture for entertainment (8.0 vs 6.0) and spa & fitness (9.0 vs 8.0) in Cruiseable’s Bliss scores and it has a crew member for every 1.4 passengers (vs 2.2).

Choose Seabourn Venture if you want more of a party, a more family-friendly ship or a newer ship: it outscores Seabourn Quest for party (5.0 vs 0.0) and family friendly (5.0 vs 2.0) in Cruiseable’s Bliss scores and its maiden voyage was in 2022 (vs 2011).

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Specifications

marks the better figure where more, or less, is plainly better.

Seabourn QuestSeabourn Venture
Cruise line Seabourn Seabourn
Ship size Small Small
Maiden voyagenewer highlighted 2011 2022 (better)
Last refurbishedmore recent highlighted 2018 —
Gross tonnage 32,000 23,000
Passengers 450 264
Crew 330 120
Passengers per crew memberfewer is better 1.4 (better) 2.2
Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier 71.1 87.1 (better)
Decks 11 5
Length 650 ft 558 ft
Beam 84 ft 85 ft
Speed 29 mph —
Cruiseable ratingout of 10 10 / 10 (better) 9 / 10
Cruises on sale 166 112
Upcoming sailings 170 140
Cruise lengths 7 to 145 nights 8 to 96 nights
Fares fromlower highlighted $4,319 (better) $4,799

Bliss scores

How they rate, out of 10

Cruiseable rates ships out of 10 on ten parts of a cruise holiday. Seabourn Quest leads on 5 of the ten, Seabourn Venture on 3, with 2 level.

  • Active Seabourn Quest: 8.0 Seabourn Venture: 9.0
  • Adventure & nature Seabourn Quest: 10.0 Seabourn Venture: 10.0
  • Cultural Seabourn Quest: 7.0 Seabourn Venture: 7.0
  • Dining Seabourn Quest: 10.0 Seabourn Venture: 9.0
  • Entertainment Seabourn Quest: 8.0 Seabourn Venture: 6.0
  • Family friendly Seabourn Quest: 2.0 Seabourn Venture: 5.0
  • Party Seabourn Quest: 0.0 Seabourn Venture: 5.0
  • Romantic Seabourn Quest: 10.0 Seabourn Venture: 9.0
  • Spa & fitness Seabourn Quest: 9.0 Seabourn Venture: 8.0
  • Staterooms Seabourn Quest: 9.0 Seabourn Venture: 8.0

Seabourn

Seabourn Quest

The sleek and sexy Seabourn Quest is one of the most beautiful, elegant luxury ships at sea, along with her sister ships Seabourn Odyssey and Seabourn Sojourn. The trio of small luxury ships provides sophisticated, serene sailings to some of the most remarkable destinations in the world.

Highlights

  • Relax in the whirlpool on the Spa Terrace
  • Play shuffleboard at The Retreat
  • Enjoy a private cabana at the pool patio
  • Shop at three duty-free shops

Sailing now

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Questions

Seabourn Quest or Seabourn Venture?

Which is bigger, Seabourn Quest or Seabourn Venture?

Seabourn Quest is bigger at 32,000 gross tons, against 23,000 gross tons for Seabourn Venture. Seabourn Quest carries 450 passengers and Seabourn Venture carries 264.

Which ship is newer, Seabourn Quest or Seabourn Venture?

Seabourn Venture is newer, with a maiden voyage in 2022 against 2011 for Seabourn Quest.

Which has more space per passenger?

Seabourn Venture, with 87.1 gross tons per passenger against 71.1 on Seabourn Quest. The higher the figure, the more ship there is for each guest.

Which has more crew per passenger?

Seabourn Quest, with one crew member for every 1.4 passengers against one for every 2.2 on Seabourn Venture.

Which is better for families?

Seabourn Venture scores higher for family friendliness in Cruiseable’s Bliss scores: 5.0 out of 10, against 2.0 for Seabourn Quest.

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