Silver Spirit (ship)

This article is about the cruise ship. For the car, see Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit.
Silver Spirit outward bound from Southampton 19 May 2011.
Career
Name: Silver Spirit
Owner: Silversea Cruises
Operator: Silversea Cruises
Port of registry: Nassau,  Bahamas
Ordered: 2008
Builder: Fincantieri Ancona[1]
Launched: February 27, 2009[2]
Completed: December 2009
Identification:
Call sign: C6XU6
Status: In Service
General characteristics
Type:Cruise ship
Tonnage:36,000 GT
Length:642 ft (196 m)
Beam:86 ft (26 m)
Speed:20.3 knots (37.6 km/h) (est)
Capacity:540 passengers
Crew:376

Silver Spirit is a super-luxury cruise ship operated by Silversea Cruises, a privately owned luxury cruise line. The sixth and largest ship of the Silversea fleet, she entered service in 2009.

Silver Spirit is fitted with 270 ocean-view suites, providing the largest suites of the fleet. She also features six different restaurants, a spa measuring 8,300 square feet (770 m2) and the Stars Supper Club with live music, dancing and night-club style entertainment.

On 23 December 2009, Silver Spirit departed on her maiden voyage from Barcelona, Spain to Lisbon, Portugal. Following this sailing, she undertook her maiden transatlantic voyage from Lisbon to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. On 21 January 2010, Silver Spirit embarked on her inaugural voyage, a 91-day voyage around America.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Silversea's Newest Ship to be named Silver Spirit". Retrieved 2009-03-24.
  2. ↑ http://www.fincantieri.it/cms/data/browse/news/000268.aspx
  3. ↑ "New Ultra-Luxury Ship for Silversea". Retrieved 2009-03-24.

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