Italian shipbuilder T. Mariotti has cut the first steel for a new ultra-luxury expedition vessel ordered by US cruise operator Seabourn.
The vessel, which will be Seabourn's first expedition cruise ship, will be named Seabourn Venture and is scheduled for launching in June 2021.
The cruise ship will have 132 oceanfront veranda suites as well as provisions for two custom-built submarines and 24 rubber boats.