Silver Dawn Floats Out

 The ships keep coming. Silversea's Silver Dawn reached a construction milestone when it floated for the first time today at Fincantieri's Ancona yard. 

The complete story appeared in the January 14 issue of Cruise News Daily.

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Silversea Gets Mooned

A couple of weeks ago, Silversea and Royal Caribbean took delivery of Silver Moon at Fincantieri's Ancona yard. Today Silversea pulled back the curtain slightly when Chief Marketing Officer, Barbara Muckerman hosted a short five-part video tour (below)

The complete story appeared in the November 16 edition of Cruise News Daily.

 

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De Hoop Delivers

The De Hoop Shipyard delivered Silver Origin to Silversea in Rotterdam last week.

The 5,800-ton ship was designed for use in the Galapagos. It will carry just 100 passengers in 51 suites with a crew of 86.

The delivery was the first since the coronavirus lockdown where executives actually came in person to accept delivery of the ship.

The complete story appeared in the June 8 edition of Cruise News Daily.

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Floating in Italy

Last week saw an important moment in the life of a ship. Fincantieri floated Silversea's Silver Moon for the first time at their Ancona yard.

Silver Moon is the second in the three-ship series the luxury line will have constructed by Fincantieri. Silver Moon will be delivered next summer. The first in the series, Silver Muse, was delivered in 2017.

The complete story appeared in the September 9 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Photo courtesy of Fincantieri. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission. 

Other Things You'll Want to Know - May 6, 2019

CND subscribers also read about:

• A fender bender in Vancouver that damaged Oosterdam and Nieuw Amsterdam
• Norwegian Cruise Line choosing 30 teacher-winners in their Teacher Appreciate contest
• A bookkeeper allegedly embezzles from Silversea

Details appeared in the May 6 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Silversea Opens 2021 World Cruise

Silversea opened bookings to the public today on what they call their Finest World Tour. The 2021 World Cruise aboard Silver Whisper will depart Ft. Lauderdale on January 7, 2021.

Details appeared in the March 29 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Building of Silver Moon Begins

Fincantieri laid the keel for Silver Moon at their Ancona yard on Thursday. The ship will be the second in Silversea's Muse class.

Details appeared in the February 18 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Photo courtesy of Fincantieri. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission. 

Cuba by Silversea

Next month Silversea will begin their first series of cruises to Cuba, and unlike most lines cruising to Cuba, Silversea will take passengers beyond Havana to other Cuban ports.

Time in those ports will be limited, so for sightseeing, the way to best maximize that time is on a shore excursion, and Silversea has finalized their offerings.

The complete story appeared in the January 4 issue of Cruise News Daily. 

Where Ice Has Nothing to Do with Immigration

Silver Wind just completed a dry dock with extensive refurbishment. Today, Silversea announced a second part to the project, scheduled for the summer of 2020, that will give the ship ice-class classification and make a number of other major improvements to the ship's interior.

When completed in a year and a half, Silver Wind will give the line more flexibility in where it is assigned and allow it to sail both classic and expedition itineraries while giving passengers even more features and luxury.

The complete story appeared in the December 19 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Simulating Antarctica

With many cruise line employees, if they say they are going to get some more training, it could mean they are learning to fold a new towel animal or learn how to make some exotic new drinks, but if you work for Silversea and the Antarctic summer is coming, it could mean something very different. It could mean you will find yourself camping for a few days in the Chilean Andes.

Twelve members of Silversea's Expedition Team did just that to build their existing skillset and further develop their leadership skills in preparation for the line's tenth season of deep travel in Antarctica.

The complete story appeared in the November 30 edition of Cruise News News Daily. 

Silversea Adding Entertainment

Silversea will debut six new shows aboard their ships in the next few months. Each of the six shows will be unique to one of the ships. The three existing shows will remain common to all the ships.

The complete story appeared in the October 23 issue of Cruise News Daily. 

Silversea Puts Cuba on the Itinerary

Silversea Cruises has received approval to operate 17 cruises to Cuba in 2019 and 2020. Four will sail already this winter in the early months of 2019.

Typical of Silversea, they will be a bit longer than a standard Caribbean itinerary and a bit unusual.

The complete story appeared in the October 19 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Silver Origin Work Begins

The Netherlands' De Hoop began construction already on Silversea's Silver Origin expedition vessel for the Galapagos.

The yard said they cut the first steel on Monday for what the yard will refer to as hull number 489.

Delivery is set for March 2020. 

This story appeared in the October 10 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

RCCL Orders Three Ships for Silversea Brand

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, has ordered three new ships for their Silversea brand. The company signed an MOU for two of a new Evolution class were ordered from Meyer Werft, the first of which will be delivered in 2022.

They also signed a contract with De Hoop for a 100-passenger ship that will sail in the Galapagos. It will be delivered in March 2020.

The complete story appeared in the October 8 edition of Cruise News Daily.

RCCL Orders Three New Ships for Silversea Brand

Breaking news - October 8 - 8:15am

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, has ordered three new ships for their Silversea brand.

The company signed an MOU for two of a new Evolution class that were ordered from Meyer Werft, the first of which will be delivered in 2022.

They also signed a contract with De Hoop for a 100-passenger ship that will sail in the Galapagos. It will be delivered in March 2020.

The complete story will appear in today's edition of Cruise News Daily.

Way, Way up North

Silversea's Silver Explorer is exploring way up north in Alaska. Actually it's sailing 19-night round trip from Nome, and it's been in the Russian Arctic. But on Friday, when a 35-year-old man aboard the ship began having cardiac problems, the ship moved within range of the US Coast Guard when they requested assistance.

The rendezvous point that was chosen was 150 miles northwest of Kotzebue, Alaska, in order to be within range of the MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter which was based at Kodiak.

Details appeared in the August 6 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Signed and Sealed and Making First Plans

Royal Caribbean closed on their acquisition of two-thirds stake in Silversea Cruises yesterday, making the luxury brand part of the Royal Caribbean family.

Royal Caribbean said this “fills out RCL's portfolio of cruise brands across all key market segments.”

The complete story appeared in the August 1 issue of Cruise News Daily. 

Just Head North

To celebrate their 10th Silversea Expeditions will be going someplace they've never been before, and you probably haven't either. Silver Explorer will cross the Northeast Passage in 2019.

Details appeared in the July 20 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

RCCL Takes Majority Stake in Silversea

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (the parent of Royal Caribbean International) said today they have purchased a 66.7% stake in Silversea Cruises for approximately $1 billion. In addition Manfredi Lefebvre will receive approximately 472,000 Royal Caribbean shares if certain performance metrics are met.

The complete story appeared in the June 14 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Silver Muse Will Have Yet Another Sister

Silversea ordered a second sister to their recently-delivered (April 2017) flagship, Silver Muse.

Fincantieri will deliver the ship, named Silver Dawn, in the fourth quarter of 2021.

Details appeared in the May 14 edition of Cruise News Daily.