M/V Silver Cloud at St. Petersburg |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Operator: | Silversea Cruises |
| Port of registry: | Bahamas |
| In service: | 1994 |
| Status: | In Service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 16,800 GT (gross tonnage)[1] |
| Length: | 514 ft (157 m)[2] |
| Beam: | 71 ft (22 m) |
| Decks: | 9 total, 6 for passengers |
| Speed: | 20 knots (37 km/h) |
| Capacity: | 296 passengers |
| Crew: | 212 |
M/V Silver Cloud is a passenger cruise ship which entered service in 1994 as the first ship of the Silversea Cruises who still operate it today. The passenger capacity is 296 passengers, and there are 210 crew members. Her sister ship is the Silver Wind launched in 1995.
As of 2008[3] the ship cruises the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, the Atlantic Ocean with stops at the Bahamas and in the Caribbean Sea, as well as journeys to the Atlantic coast of South America. Some cruises take it through the Mediterranean Sea. It also passes the Suez Canal with cruises through the Red Sea to the Persian Gulf calling at ports along the route that normal tourists seldom visit, such as Jeddah[4][5] in Saudi Arabia.
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