Seabourn Cruise Line Sojourn

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Dining

Although Seabourn and its culinary consultant chef Charlie Palmer parted ways in late 2011, we found the food still quite good. For a smaller vessel, Seabourn Sojourn offered fairly diverse dining options, from the intimate and adventurous Restaurant 2 to the casual al fresco Patio Grill. The ship’s main dining room, The Restaurant, was a showy space that most guests dressed up for, but there were no set seating times and reservations weren’t necessary. The Colonnade was more informal, and offered both buffet and à la carte selections, with themed meals most nights. Elegant, modern stemware by Schott was used throughout the ship, even at the Patio Grill (the kind of place most ships would stock with plastic stemware). Seabourn is a member of the gastronomic society Chaîne des Rôtisseurs.

One aspect we particularly appreciated: At all four dining venues there was a sufficient number of two-top tables so that we never had to share with other guests—except when we wanted to.

	The Restaurant	International
	The ship’s main dining room is a classy affair.
	The Colonnade	International
	The main buffet restaurant also offered an à la carte menu and waiter service, a combo that worked quite well.
	Restaurant 2	International
	Adventurous set menus were on offer here, providing a fun culinary adventure.
	Patio Grill and Patio Bar	International
	Though not much more ambitious than a solid golf club house restaurant, a couple of the meals we had here were among our favorites on the cruise.