EXHIBIT 99





SEA CONTAINERS LTD. NAMES IAN C DURANT, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, AS INTERIM
CHIEF EXECUTIVE. JAMES B SHERWOOD REMAINS AS CHAIRMAN.

Hamilton, Bermuda, December 1, 2005.  Sea Containers Ltd. (NYSE: SCRA and SCRB,
www.seacontainers.com), marine container lessor, railways and ferries operator,
today announced that its President and Chief Executive Officer, James B
Sherwood, has asked to be relieved of his Chief Executive duties on an interim
basis for health reasons.  He will remain as Chairman of the Board.

Mr Sherwood recently underwent successful surgery and has now returned to the
office on a part time basis. He and the rest of the board feel that
implementation of the company restructuring program which was announced on
November 3, 2005 plus supervision of day to day operations should not be delayed
pending his full time return to the company. The board met on November 25, 2005
and agreed to Mr Sherwood's request that the Chief Executive role be transferred
to Mr Durant, who has been performing this role during Mr Sherwood's
hospitalization.

The previously announced search for a new Chief Executive is now well advanced
and it is hoped that an appointment will be made early in the new year.

Mr Durant said "I am happy to assume this new responsibility on an interim basis
and can assure investors that the restructuring program is being pursued with
full speed".