International Cruises, Silversea Cruises

SILVERSEA CRUISES

        Silversea Cruises is a cruise line founded in 1994 with an Italian background. It specializes in premium small ship cruising, and is constantly voted as the best cruise line (small-ship cruise lines) in the world by readers of travel magazines "Condé Nast Traveller" and "Travel + Leisure". Ships of Silversea Cruises are nicely designed with many balcony cabins and high passenger space ratio. They sail to the Mediterranean, the Baltic, Northern Europe, Alaska, the Pacific Coast, the Caribbean, Mexico, South America, the Amazon, Asia, South Pacific and Africa. Many exotic itineraries are introduced.

        As suggested by their slogan, "One Aim, Excellence", the onboard environment is elegant and luxurious, while the European-style service is in high standard. The cruises are suitable for mature passengers. Silversea Cruises is also the first in the industry to introduce personalized voyages.
 

Ship(s) in Operation

 

Ship

Silver Spirit

Entered Service

2009 December 23rd

Builder

Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A., Ancona (Italy)

Original Cost

US$250 million

Registry

Nassau, The Bahamas

Gross Tonnage

36009 tons

Length x Beam x Draft

195.7 x 26.2 x 6.2 (m), 642.0 x 86.0 x 20.3 (ft)

Speed

20.3 knots

Passenger Decks

8

Number of Cabins (Inside/Oceanview/Balcony)

270 (0, 12, 258)

Passengers
(Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)

540 / 608

Passenger Space Ratio
(Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)

66.68 / 59.22

Total Crew

376, European

Crew to Passenger Ratio
(Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)

1.44 / 1.62

Navigation Officers

Italian

IMO Number, Call Sign

9437866, C6XU6

Sister Ships

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History

2009- : Silver Spirit (Silversea Cruises)

 

Ship

Silver Shadow

Silver Whisper

Entered Service

2000 September 15th

2001 July 2nd

Builder

Cantieri Navali Visentini, Trieste (Italy) / T. Mariotti S.p.A., Genoa (Italy)

Original Cost

US$150 million

Registry

Nassau, The Bahamas

Gross Tonnage

28258 tons

Length x Beam x Draft

186.0 x 24.9 x 6.0 (m), 610.2 x 81.8 x 19.6 (ft)

Speed

21 knots

Passenger Decks

7

Number of Cabins (Inside/Oceanview/Balcony)

194 (0, 26, 168)

Passengers
(Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)

388 / 429

Passenger Space Ratio
(Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)

72.83 / 65.87

Total Crew

295, European

Crew to Passenger Ratio
(Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)

1.32 / 1.45

Navigation Officers

Italian

IMO Number, Call Sign

9192167, C6FN6

9192179, C6FN7

Sister Ships

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History

2000- : Silver Shadow (Silversea Cruises)

2001- : Silver Whisper (Silversea Cruises)
     [originally named Silver Mirage]

 

Ship

Silver Cloud

Silver Wind

Entered Service

1994 April 2nd

1995 January 29th

Builder

Cantieri Navali Visentini, Trieste (Italy) / T. Mariotti S.p.A., Genoa (Italy)

Original Cost

US$125 million

Registry

Nassau, The Bahamas

Gross Tonnage

16800 tons

17400 tons

Length x Beam x Draft

156.7 x 21.5 x 5.5 (m), 514.1 x 70.6 x 18.0 (ft)

Speed

20.5 knots

Passenger Decks

6

Number of Cabins (Inside/Oceanview/Balcony)

151 (0, 36, 115)

149 (0, 27, 122)

Passengers
(Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)

302 / 335

298 / 337

Passenger Space Ratio
(Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)

55.63 / 50.15

58.39 / 51.63

Total Crew

212, European

Crew to Passenger Ratio
(Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)

1.42 / 1.58

1.41 / 1.59

Navigation Officers

Italian

IMO Number, Call Sign

8903923, C6MQ5

8903935, C6FG2

Sister Ships

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History

1994- : Silver Cloud (Silversea Cruises)

1995- : Silver Wind (Silversea Cruises)

 

Ship

Silver Explorer

 Silver Galapagos

Entered Service

1989 July

 1990 August

Builder

Rauma-Repola, Rauma (Finland)

 Cantieri Navale Ferrari-Signani Shipyards,
 La Spezia (Italy)

Original Cost

US$50 million

US$20 million

Registry

Nassau, The Bahamas

 Guayaquil, Ecuador

Gross Tonnage

6072 tons

 4077 tons

Length x Beam x Draft

107.9 x 15.9 x 4.3 (m), 354.0 x 52.0 x 14.0 (ft)

 88.1 x 15.3 x 4.5 (m), 289.0 x 50.2 x 14.8 (ft)

Speed

14 knots

 10 knots, 17 knots (maximum)

Passenger Decks

5

 5

Number of Cabins
(Inside/Oceanview/Balcony)

66 (0, 46, 20)

 50 (0, 24, 26)

Passengers
(Standard Occupancy /
Full Occupancy)

132 / 158

 100 / 100

Passenger Space Ratio
(Standard Occupancy /
Full Occupancy)

46.00 / 38.43

 40.77 / 40.77

Total Crew

117, International

 70

Crew to Passenger Ratio
(Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)

1.13 / 1.35

 1.43 / 1.43

Navigation Officers

International

 Ecuadorian

IMO Number, Call Sign

8806747, C6TA8

 8708660, ?

Sister Ships

Turama (megayacht for private charter)

 Corinthian (Travel Dynamics International)
Dubawi (megayacht for private charter)
Cruise One (megayacht for private charter)

History

1989-1990: Delfin Clipper (Delfin Cruises)
1990-1992: Sally Clipper (Sally Cruises)
1992-1992: Baltic Clipper (Baltic Line)
1992-1997: Delfin Star (Ocean Trade Chartering)
1997-2002: Dream 21 (Samsung Heavy Industries)
2002-2005: World Discoverer (Society Expeditions)
2005-2008: [laid up]
2008-2011: Prince Albert II (Silversea Cruises)
2011- : Silver Explorer (Silversea Cruises)

 1990-1998: Renaissance Three (Renaissance Cruises)
1998-2013: Galapagos Explorer II (Canodros)
 2013- : Silver Galapagos (Silversea Cruises)

 

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