Timbuktu123

I am currently on Venture until May and am shooting some footage for my walkabout video on YouTube. I don't think I'll have time to work on the finished version until I get back home but I have visited both versions of the Penthouse, and the others. The accessible version is massive since they left lots of room to manoever. In fact, if you can do without the walk-in closet and tub it would be a nice cabin for someone who loves space. Like the regular Penthouse there's a very long balcony. Instead of walk-in closet, there are hinged door closets like armoires.

I'm on Venture now and there three points: 1. Currently we're sailing in Western Europe where the sub wouldn't be used anyway, but what should be clarified to future passengers is that the sub is really only used where allowed by local ports and countries. Normally in Polar journies all you have to worry about is weather and sea conditions and not protectionist or other human-laws. 2. One sub onboard has a non-catasrophic oil leak and they only operate both subs to have a backup sub in case of a problem. Therefore one sub will knock out both subs if there's a problem. 3. Subs are not allowed to operate where the Jones act is in effect such as the U.S. and Japan since the subs are Dutch made.

Having just completed a “discovery cruise” on board Scenic Eclipse and booked on a transatlantic expedition cruise on Venture next year I’m wondering if anyone has any insight as to what Seabourn does to entertain passengers on sea days crossing the Atlantic? I realize expedition cruises don’t have dancers and shows but will there be any enrichment programs and will they bring in special guest lecturers? Has anyone done a repositioning cruise like this yet?