Hugh Downs, one of television’s most familiar and highly regarded personalities, will be a special Dress Circle guest speaker on board the award-winning Seabourn Spirit during a 14-day Southeast Asia voyage, departing December 6, 2007.
In 1985, the Guinness Book of World Records certified Downs as the person with the most exposure on network television with a total of over 15,000 hours. Downs received six Emmy Awards and has broadcast from every continent and both poles. He was anchor of ABC’s primetime newsmagazine 20/20 for 21 years and host of PBS’ Live from Lincoln Center for a decade.
Downs and his wife will share the fascinating Singapore to Hong Kong journey with guests aboard Seabourn Spirit, rated the world’s best cruise ship by readers of Condé Nast Traveler. Highlights include calls at Bangkok and Ko Kood, Thailand; and Ho Chi Minh City, Danang, Halong Bay and Cai Lan (for Hanoi), Vietnam. At the tropical island of Ko Kood, weather permitting, guests will enjoy a complimentary Exclusively Seabourn beach barbecue featuring Seabourn’s signature “Champagne and Caviar in the Surf.”
Downs, who anchored Today and hosted NBC specials and documentaries from 1962 to 1971, earlier served as host of Concentration and helped launch the Tonight Show where he remained for five years. When he left regular broadcasting in 1999, he began to pursue other activities, including travel, flying, riding, sailing, composing, lecturing and writing.
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