Signature Jazz Cruise on Seabourn
The Signature Jazz Cruise on Seabourn is an annual full-charter cruise built around the performance of jazz. Sailing for the first time in 2014, it hosts 450 guests aboard The Luxury cruise ship MV Seabourn Sojourn for an eleven-day itinerary centered on the Italian Riviera, French Riviera, and the Mediterranean ports of Spain. In this respect, it is a much more intimate experience than the 2,000-passenger charters that have been typical of its creator, Entertainment Cruise Productions (ECP). The cruise, which is a music festival in its own right, features Diana Krall, Karrin Allyson, Shelly Berg and Randy Brecker, among others.
Itinerary
Scheduled ports of call for the cruise include Monte Carlo, Monaco; Sanary-sur-Mer and La Joliette (Marseille), France; Portovenere (Cinque Terre), Livorno (Florence/Pisa), Civitavecchia (Rome) and San Remo, Italy; St. Tropez, France; and Palamós, Palma de Mallorca and Barcelona, Spain. Extensive excursions are available at each port.
Performers
The inaugural 2014 sailing will include Diana Krall, Karrin Allyson, Shelly Berg, Randy Brecker, John Clayton, Anat Cohen, Wycliffe Gordon, Jeff Hamilton and John Proulx.
Other Staff
Michael Bauer, executive food and wine editor and restaurant critic for the San Francisco Chronicle, is the cruise’s Culinary Guide, and will direct a series of epicurean excursions.