Silversea Cruises

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The Silver Whisper at Ocean Terminal, Hong Kong in January, 2007.

Silversea Cruises is a luxury cruise line that operates four luxury, all-suite cruise ships that sail itineraries all around the world throughout the year. The line is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with sales offices in London, Monaco & Sydney and is owned by the Lefebvre Family of Rome, Italy.

1 History
2 Fleet
3 Personalised Voyages
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

Silverseas was founded in April 1994, with one ship. At the time, many doubted that a niche company like this could survive in a mass-market business area. Their first ship, Silver Cloud was followed in January 1995 by a twin ship, the Silver Wind. In September 2000, the line launched Silver Shadow and Silver Whisper in January 2001. Both of these ships were enlarged versions of the original two ships, but carrying about 100 more passengers.

[edit] Fleet

Silver Cloud (1994)
Silver Wind (1995)
Silver Shadow (2000)
Silver Whisper (2001)
Prince Albert II (will enter service June 2008)^[1]^[2]
Silver Spirit (under construction, scheduled to debut in 2009)^[3]

[edit] Personalised Voyages

Silversea provides its guests an option called Personalised Voyages, a cruise industry first. This program allows guests to choose their own embarkation and disembarkation ports, essentially allowing them to create their own voyages. Guests can board days before or days after a cruise begins, but they must sail a minimum of five nights. The onboard time is charged on a daily rate that varies depending on the ports visited and the category of suite accommodation.