Seabourn took delivery of the new 450-guest Seabourn Quest.

Excitement was in the air yesterday at the T. Mariotti shipyard in Genoa, Italy when executives from Seabourn took delivery of their newest cruise ship to join the fleet.

The 450-passenger Quest joins her two sister-ships, Seabourn Odyssey and Seabourn Sojourn.  Seabourn’s fleet of six ships range in capacity from 104 or 225 suites.

Quest will sail on an 11-day pre-inaugural cruise from Monaco to Spain on June 9.

The party continues on June 20th when Actress Blythe Danner, the Quest’s godmother, will participate in naming ceremonies  before the two-week maiden voyage begins.

The ship will sail the Mediterranean and Black Sea before heading to Fort Lauderdale for Caribbean sailings in the fall. A 109-day world cruise from Fort Lauderdale begins Jan. 5

• Quest will sail seven-day Eastern Mediterranean cruises, operating alternately between Athens and Istanbul, and Venice and Athens, as well as a seven-day Black Sea voyage.
• In the fall, the ship will cruise across the Atlantic Ocean to offer guests a series of round trip Caribbean cruises.
• On January 5, 2012, Seabourn Quest will begin a 109-day Maiden World Cruise from Ft. Lauderdale to Venice on a unique eastbound course via South America, South Africa, the Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and the Mediterranean.