The Seabourn Pride was the first of her class, and set out on her maiden voyage in November, 1988, after being christened by Shirley Temple Black. She is identical to her sister ships Seabourn Legend and Seabourn Spirit, the latter gaining attention when she was attacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia, in November 2005. Like her sister ships, the Seabourn Pride is fitted with a Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD), designed as a non-lethal method to fend off attackers.