Who owns Seabourn?
Seabourn is owned by Carnival (the United States, NYSE: CCL).[1]
Evidence: Carnival Corporation & plc Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-01-27, SEC EDGAR, 27 January 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Carnival Corporation & plc verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Miami
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Travel & transport › Cruise lines
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: CCL
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Seabourn
Seabourn is the ultra-luxury brand of Carnival Corporation & plc, with six ships at 30 November 2025 according to the FY2025 10-K, which says its fleet includes two purpose-built expedition ships and that Seabourn Sojourn is expected to leave the fleet in May 2026.
What Carnival's annual report says about Seabourn
Sentences about Seabourn from Carnival's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
Seabourn, a leader in ultra-luxury cruising, sails to legendary cities and less-traveled ports.
Seabourn creates moments of surprise and delight known as "Seabourn Moments." Seabourn's fleet also includes two ultra-luxury expedition ships purpose-built for immersive and adventurous travel experiences.
How often Carnival names Seabourn in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named less often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of Seabourn
Where Seabourn sits in Carnival
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Carnival
Carnival controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in travel & transport.
Also in travel & transport
Other brands in cruise lines, and who owns them
Carnival has more brands in cruise lines on Brandtree than any other owner: 7 of 26.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Norwegian Cruise Line | Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Crystal | A&K Travel Group | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| American Cruise Lines | American Cruise Lines | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Aurora Expeditions | Aurora Expeditions | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Celestyal Cruises | Celestyal | 🇬🇷 Greece |
| Disney Cruise Line | Disney | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Heritage Expeditions | Heritage Expeditions | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
| City Cruises | Hornblower Group | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Carnival
Carnival is a publicly listed company headquartered in Miami, United States. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: CCL.
Carnival Corporation & plc is a dual listed company: Carnival Corporation was incorporated in Panama in 1974 and Carnival plc in England and Wales in 2000. Its FY2025 10-K calls it the largest global cruise company and lists eight cruise lines: AIDA Cruises, Carnival Cruise Line, Costa Cruises, Cunard, Holland America Line, P&O Cruises, Princess Cruises and Seabourn. The filing says it sunset the P&O Cruises (Australia) brand in 2025 and that its boards have recommended unifying the group under a single Carnival Corporation listed in New York.
🇺🇸 Seabourn and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Seabourn is not one of them.
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- Adcom Express — Radiant Logistics 🇺🇸
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- Alaska Airlines — Alaska Air Group 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Seabourn?
The parent company of Seabourn is Carnival, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Seabourn American?
Yes. Seabourn originated in the United States and its owner, Carnival, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Seabourn still owned by Carnival?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, Seabourn is still owned by Carnival. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Carnival Corporation & plc Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-01-27 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 27 January 2026; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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