The Silver Whisper docked at St. John's, Antigua in May 2011 |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Silver Whisper |
| Operator: | Silversea Cruises |
| Port of registry: | Bahamas |
| Builder: | Mariotti Shipyard in Genoa, Italy |
| In service: | 2001 |
| Identification: | IMO number: 9192179 |
| Status: | In service as of 2010 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 28,258 GT (gross tonnage) |
| Length: | 610 ft (190 m) |
| Beam: | 81.8 ft (24.9 m) |
| Draft: | 19.6 ft (6.0 m) |
| Decks: | 10 |
| Speed: | 21 knots (39 km/h) |
| Capacity: | 382 passengers |
| Crew: | 295 |
MV Silver Whisper (IMO number: 9192179) is a cruise ship which entered service in 2000, and is operated by Silversea Cruises. The passenger capacity is 382 passengers, and there are 295 crew members. Her sister ship is the MV Silver Shadow; both ships were built by the Mariotti Shipyard in Genoa, Italy. They both have a high space-to-passenger ratio (the ship's gross tonnage divided by the passenger capacity) at 74, providing more space per passenger than any other cruise ship. The passenger-to-crew ratio is also high, at 1.31 to 1.
There are 194 outside suites, ranging in size from 287 square feet (26.7 m2) to 1,435 square feet (133.3 m2); 80% of which feature teak balconies.
On 8 August 2008, at 0700 GMT, the Silver Whisper had a power outage when entering the port of Lisbon, Portugal. It was later towed to the interior of the port for repair.
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