For the perfect combination of wilderness exploration and laidback luxury, Seabourn offers contemporary style and expert hospitality that appeals to a sophisticated crowd, with wide-ranging programmes on board that ensure that whatever your passion, you will find something to interest you. Expect onboard tours and talks with the Seabourn Conversations programme with guest lecturers from all walks of life, while ashore the likes of food and wine tastings and off-the-beaten-track exploration such as waterfall hikes, kayaking and bear watching ensure you make the most of the setting in which you are sailing.

Back on board, dining is stylish, with a range of options in a choice of restaurants, including Japanese cuisine, Mediterranean-style fare and casual poolside offerings. All meals in all restaurants including room service are included, as well as an open bar policy throughout the ship, allowing for a laidback, relaxed atmosphere.

Seabourn's Alaska cruises depart on 458-guest Seabourn Odyssey and Quest on lovely itineraries that include 7- and 10-night Alaska voyages in the Alaskan fjords and the Alaskan or Canadian Inside Passage, including ports of call such as the fascinating Inian Islands, home to humpback whales, Steller sea lions and puffins; and the spectacular Tracy Arm Fjord, where waterfalls tumble down the sides of the twin Sawyer Glaciers and huge chunks of ice break off and float out across the water. For relaxing, scenic cruising through Alaska's breathtaking sounds, look to Seabourn's longer 14-night departures that include sailing along the incredible Tracy Arm among snow-capped peaks and the verdant Tongass National Forest; and the Misty Fjords National Monument, a 3,570-square-mile swathe of virgin forest and plunging fjords, home to bears, bald eagles, whales and more.