- Seabourn Pride
Seabourn Pride is one of three German-built 5-star cruise ships, owned and run by the
Seabourn Cruise Line . The Seabourn Pride was the first of her class, and set out on her maiden voyage in November,1988 , after being christened by Shirley Temple Black.During 2005, she was refurbished along with the other two vessels in Seabourn Cruise Line, to keep up with the luxurious image of the Seabourn cruises.
She is identical to her sister ships
Seabourn Legend andSeabourn Spirit , the latter gaining attention when she was attacked bypirates off the coast ofSomalia , in November2005 . Like her sister ships, the Seabourn Pride is fitted with a Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD ), designed as a non-lethal method to fend off attackers.In 2006, a
Forbes .com article declared "Pride"'sNew Year cruise as the most expensive in the category [ [http://www.forbes.com/2006/10/13/life_travel_cx_sb_1016featslide_8.html?thisSpeed=99999 Most Expensive Cruises 2006 - Most Expensive New Year's Cruise] , Forbes.com, retrieved March 14, 2008]References
External links
* [http://www.seabourn.com/OurShips/Pride.asp?Main=OurShips&Sec=pride&Sub= Official site]
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