January 7, 2012 Cruising the Gulf of Tonkin

January 8, 2012 Da Nang, Vietnam 7:00PM (Overnight)

January 9, 2012 Da Nang, Vietnam ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 6:00PM

Da Nang, known as Tourane by the French, succeeded Hoi An as the most important port in central Vietnam during the 19th century. Today, Da Nang's distance from other power centers, its natural endowments, (the port and proximity to Laos and Thailand), and its high degree of provincial autonomy allows for considerable local initiative. Among the Da Nang area sites of interest to visitors are the Marble Mountains, China Beach, the ancient port town of Hoi An and the imperial city of Hue.

January 9, 2012 Cruising South China Sea.

January 10-11, 2012 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 10:00AM (Overnight) 4:00PM

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City covers an area of more than 800 square miles, stretching westward from the South China Sea to the Cambodian border. Its land is overwhelmingly rural, dotted with villages and clusters of houses set amidst rice paddies. The downtown section of Ho Chi Minh City is still known as Saigon, and it is here the economic changes sweeping Vietnam and their social implications are most evident. The level of activity and energy of this city will amaze you, and make it clear that this country does not intend to stand still.

January 12, 2012 Cruising The South China Sea.

Jan. 13, 2012 Sihanoukville, Cambodia 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM.

Sihanoukville, Cambodia also known as Kampong Som, is located in southern Cambodia on the Gulf of Thailand, and is Cambodia's only international marine port. Its beaches are the most prominent natural feature of the city, spanning most of the surrounding coastline. Sihanoukville has several cultural sites, including Victory Monument built to symbolize friendship with Vietnam, and Independence Square, constructed in honor of independence and the Cambodians that lost their lives defending their country.

Jan. 14, 2012 Ko Kood, Thailand 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM.

Ko Kood, Thailand, an "emerald isle set in a silver sea," Ko Kood Island is one of a group of beautiful Thai islands situated off the coast of Cambodia. Like its distant cousin Ko Hong, Ko Kood is a marvelous place for Seabourn"s blissful beach barbecue.

Jan. 15, 2012 Bangkok, Thailand 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM.

Bangkok, Thailand is a city of endless fascination. Spiked with countless high-rise buildings of concrete and glass, Bangkok is an exhilarating mix of chaos and refinement, of frenetic markets and hushed golden temples, early-morning alms-giving rituals and ultra hip designer boutiques. In the heart of the city is the Chao Phraya River, its vast network of canals (klongs) as important to local transportation as the intricate road system. There is a wealth of history and culture to be discovered here: palaces, temples, markets, and exquisite classical Thai dance performances.

Jan. 16, 2012, Monday Cruising The Gulf Of Thailand.

Jan. 17, 2012, Tuesday Cruising The South China Sea.

Jan. 18, 2012, Wednesday Singapore 7:00AM.

Singapore, founded as a British trading colony in 1819, Singapore joined the Malaysian Federation in 1963. Two years later, it became an independent island-state, developing into one of the world's most prosperous countries. With ultra-modern skyscrapers combined with a medley of Chinese, Indian and Malay influences, Singapore is a dynamic city rich in contrast and color, exhibiting a harmonious blend of culture, cuisine, arts and architecture. To see my (professional) photos, please visit: www.TomsGroupCruises.com and click on "Photo Gallery" and go to: "Asia-07 Orchids & Elephants"

Our two world renown opera singers, (husband and wife): Lyric Soprano Kristin Clayton and Bass-Baritone Bojan Knezevich.

KRISTIN CLAYTON ~ Soprano

http://www.fanfaire.com/Clayton

Kristin's Operatic Repertoire Includes: Carmen, Louise, Rusalka, Susannah, Faust, Ezio, Dead Man Walking, Cosi Fan tutte, Don Giovanni, I Domeneo, Le Nozze Di, Figaro, Die Zauberflote, Entfuhrung, Zaide, Hoffman, La Boheme, La Rondine, Suor Angelica, Cenerentola, Die Fledermaus, Dangerous Liasons, King Priam, Otello, Der Freischutz, Das, Rheingold, Gotterdammerung, Die Walkurie.

American lyric soprano Kristin Clayton created a sensation when she sang the world premiere of Jake Heggie and Terrence McNally’s "At the Statue of Venus" for the grand opening of Denver’s new Caulkins Opera House, replacing Renee Fleming for whom the work had been commissioned. Upcoming and most recent engagements include The Golden Ticket for Opera Theatre of St. Louis Jake Heggie’s Three Decembers with the Houston Grand Opera and the San Francisco Opera, Street Scene with Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Don Giovanni for Walnut Creek Opera and a Gala Concert for the re-opening of the historic Asolo Opera House in Sarasota, Florida opposite Susan Graham.

Kristin Clayton began the 2003/2004 with the San Francisco Opera singing her first Nedda in I Pagliacci and returned for Fiordilgi in Cosi fan tutte. Miss Clayton made her 1994 San Francisco Opera debut singing in the world premiere of Susa’s The Dangerous Liaisons (telecast nationally on "Great Performances" on PBS), was featured as Wellgunde in the opening night production of Das Rheingold during the company’s 1999 Ring Festival and in Massenet`s Herodiade with Placido Domingo and Renee Fleming, (recorded and released by Sony Classical).

In this past seasons she sang Echo in the critically acclaimed production of Ariadne auf Naxos, Mimi in La Boheme for Chautauqua Opera and sang Mendelssohn's Lobgesang with the Kalamazoo Symphony. Her most recent roles include Violetta in La Traviata and Magda in La Rondine with Chautauqua Opera and Norina in Don Pasquale and Micaela in the adaptation of Bizet’s Carmen: La tragdie de Carmen by Peter Brook with Festival Opera in Walnut Creek, CA. While a member of the San Francisco Opera Center and an Adler Fellow, she performed in Showcase productions of Tippett’s King Priam (Andromache) and Handel’s Ezio (Onoria). At Wolftrap Opera, Miss Clayton sang Donna Anna in Don Giovanni and the First Lady in Die Zauberflte and as a member of San Francisco Opera’s Merola Program, she sang Rosalinde and Adele in Die Fledermaus with Western Opera Theatre. Additional opera credits include the Countess in Le Nozze di Figaro, Micaela in Carmen, Virtue in L’Incoronazione di Poppea, the title roles in Zade and Suor Angelica and a Wood Nymph in Rusalka for the San Francisco Opera.

Her orchestral engagements with the San Francisco Symphony have included a tribute to Leonard Bernstein and a semi-staged revival of On the Town, conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas. She recently performed the Verdi Requiem with Modesto Symphony and Poulenc’s Gloria and Orff’s Carmina Burana with the San Mateo Masterworks Chorale.

Miss Clayton is featured on a recording of songs by American composer Jake Heggie titled "The Faces of Love" (RCA-Red Seal) and sang the role of Sister Helen Prejean in the workshop of the new Jake Heggie/Terrence McNally opera Dead Man Walking. She sang a solo recital on the acclaimed Schwabacher Debut Recital series, performing the world premiere of Heggie’s song cycle, Eve Song, commissioned especially for her. Last season in San Diego, she sang a solo recital accompanied by Maestro Donald Runnicles.

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BOJAN KNEZEVIC Bass-Baritone

Bojan's Operatic Repertoire Includes: Figaro, Bartolo, Antonio: Le nozze di Figaro (San Francisco Opera). Don Alfonso: Cosi fan tutte (Lyric Opera of Chicago. Leporello, Masetto: Don Giovanni (National Opera Theater of Tokyo). Bartolo: Il Barbiere diSiviglia (Belgrade Opera). Don Magnifico: La Cenerentola (Vancouver Opera). Mustafa, Hali: L�Italiana in Algeri (Minnesota Opera). Don Pasquale: Don Pasquale (Fort Worth Opera). Raimondo: Lucia di Lammermoor (Virginia Opera). Dulcamara: Elisir di Amore (Festival Opera). Ferrando: Il Trovatore (Utah Festival Opera) Monterone, Ceprano: Rigoletto (Opera Santa Barbara). Pistola: Falstaff (Piedmont Opera). Il Re, Ramfis: Aida (Sacramento Opera). Colline, Benoit/Alcindoro: La boheme (Sarasota Opera). Scarpia, Il Sagrestano, Angelotti: Tosca (Ensemble Parallele). Renzo: Silvano [Mascagni] (San Francisco Symphony). Escamillo, Zuniga: Carmen (National Symphony Orchestra). Four Villains: Les Contes di Hoffman (Berkeley Symphony). Le Fossoyeur: Hamlet [Thomas] (Modesto Symphony). Doctor: Pellias et Milisande (Sacramento Chorale Society). Capulet: Romeo et Juliette. Alberich: Der Ring des Nibelungen. Papageno: Die Zauberflute. Frank, Frosch: Die Fledermaus. Gremin, Zaretsky: Eugene Onegin. King Rene, Robert: Iolanta (Tchaikovsky). Naroumov: The Queen of Spades. Galitsky, Kontchak: Prince Igor. Hunter: Rusalka. Harasta: The Cunning Little Vixen. Mr. Swallow: Peter Grimes. Emile de Becque: South Pacific. Johann: Werther. Wozzeck: Wozzeck

Bass-baritone Bojan Knezevic has received critical acclaim for his many operatic portrayals in opera houses in America and in Europe, both as a bass-baritone and as a baritone. Highlighted roles include: Harasta in The Cunning Little Vixen, Doctor Dulacamara in L’Elixir d’Amore, Don Magnifico in La Cenerentola, the Sacristan in Tosca and Hali in L"Italiana in Algeri with San Francisco Opera; Figaro in Le Nozze di Figaro with the New National Theatre in Tokyo, Sarasota Opera in Florida and Sacramento Opera. He has sung Scarpia in Tosca, Marcello, Schaunard, Colline and Benoit/Alcindoro in La Boheme, Amonasro and Ramfis in Aida, Sharpless in Madama Butterfly, the four Villains in The Tales of Hoffman, Count Almaviva in Le Nozze di Figaro, Enrico Ashton in Lucia di Lammermoor, Leporello in Don Giovanni, Don Alfonso and Guglielmo in Cosi Fan Tutte, Don Pasquale in Don Pasquale, and Don Bartolo in Il Barbiere di Siviliglia. Other highlights include: Emile de Becque in South Pacific and Geronte in Manon Lescaut with Utah Festival Opera, as well as appearing as Frosch in the 1999 New Year’s Eve production of Die Fledermaus with Chicago Lyric Opera, directed by John Copley.

He began his operatic career singing in all the major opera companies in the former Yugoslavia, including Belgrade, Zagreb and Ljubljana. He then performed concerts in Greece, Romania and in Belgium, where he sang Figaro in Le Nozze di Figaro, which brought him to the United States and to San Francisco, where he currently resides. Mr. Knezevic’s association with San Francisco Opera started in 1992, where he participated in the Merola Program (1992-94), Western Opera Theater national tours (1992-94) and as a 1995 Adler Fellow. He has also enjoyed working with Chicago Lyric Opera, covering Alberich in Wagner’s Das Rheingold in 2004 and the entire Ring Cycle in 2005.

The artist's credits also include Carnegie Hall performances of Mozart's Coronation Mass and Great Mass in C Minor, as well as the U.S. premiere of Mascagni’s Silvano (available on CD by Elysium). In 1997, he performed the role of Papageno in Die Zauberflute with Minnesota Opera under the baton of Richard Bonynge, following his success as Leporello in their 1996 production of Don Giovanni. In addition to singing Figaro in Le Nozze di Figaro and Oroveso in Norma, he has had much success singing the roles of Escamillo in Carmen, the four Villains in The Tales of Hoffman and the King in Aida with Fort Worth Opera, as well as inaugurating their new opera house as Colline in La Boheme in 1998.

He has sung Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and Mendelssohn’s Elijah with the Berkeley Symphony, Schumann’s Das Paradise und die Peri with San Francisco Symphony and the Verdi Requiem with Modesto Symphony, Sacramento Choral Society and the Serbian Radio Symphony Orchestra . Last spring, he sang Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle on the Gilmore Piano Festival in Michigan. Most recent engagements include a tour of Gordon Getty’s Plump Jack in Mexico, New Mexico and Arizona and the roles of Michelle in Il Tabarro and Gianni Schicchi in Puccini’s Il Trittico for El Paso Opera.

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♫  Your "Yachts of Seabourn" 14-Day Cruise Includes:

♫  "Complimentary Massage Moments."
♫  Gratuities are neither required nor expected.
♫  "Movies Under the Stars" with fresh popcorn.
♫  Casual, elegant indoor/outdoor dining venues.
♫  "Seabourn to a Tea" collection of rare estate teas.
♫  "Caviar in the Surf" during beach barbecues ashore.
♫  Marina with in-sea pool and complimentary watersports.
♫  In-suite bar and refrigerator stocked with your preferences.

♫  Complimentary fine wines at lunch and dinner. Open bars throughout the yacht.

♫  Open-seating gourmet dining with menus by celebrity chef Charlie Palmer in The Restaurant.

♫  "Evening Under The Stars" features sumptuous barbecue dinners or gala parties with live music and dancing on deck.

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Our group rates are subject to change, are based on double occupancy and INCLUDE your port charges and government taxes: