As the cruise season draws to a close - there is only one more ship scheduled - it was also time to see the last of a ship that made five calls in Halifax in 2025.
The Seabourn Sojourn made its first call in Halifax this year on September 10 when it berthed stern-in at Pier 23...
...and was back again September 19, docking at the same berth, but this time bow-in...
The ship was built in 2010 by T.Mariotti in Genoa as a "Mega Yacht" of 32,346 gt. It has 225 staterooms and can accommodate 458 passengers and 330 crew.
It arrived on its last visit November 4 on an eleven day cruise from Montreal to Miami. It remained in port over night, likely due to bad weather, and sailed yesterday afternoon November 5.
An unofficial low altitude flyover by a pair of military helicopters saw the ship off for what may be its last ever Halifax call. It will make its last cruise for Seabourn Cruise Line in May 2026 in the Caribbean and will then be handed over to Mitsui Ocean Cruises for short term cruises in Japanese waters starting in September 2026.
Mitsui also operates the Mitsui Fuji the former Seabourn Odyssey and this ship is to be renamed Mitsui Sakura. (Sakura is the Japanese word for cherry blossom, the national flower of Japan. It can also mean the ornamental cherry tree itself.)
The last scheduled ship of the 2025 Halifax cruise season is the AIDAdiva due November 19.
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