generous Onboard Spending Credits and more Free Air gateways
(Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
-- Silversea
Cruises, known for its luxurious ships and exotic destinations, has
unveiled an extensive line-up of worldwide voyages for 2013.
And, complementing what is arguably
the most expansive schedule of any cruise line, are attractive savings
incentives in 2013 that include almost double the number of Free Air
gateways available (on select sailings) to travelers departing from the
U.S and Canada, and Onboard Spending Credits
of up to $1,500 per suite on all voyages (with the exception of
Silversea Expeditions).
In
2013, the company's six elite ships will offer over 200 voyages,
visiting more than 450 destinations on seven continents. Highlighting
the program
is Silver Whisper's 115-day World Cruise, Silver Spirit's inaugural calls in Hawaii (last visited by Silversea in 2010), and
Silver Explorer's new expedition cruises to Canada's beautiful Hudson Bay.
Also noteworthy are Silversea's 32 new ports of call, which include 21 just for
Silver Explorer alone. Collectively, the line's other ships will
offer 11 new destinations: Soller de Majorca, Spain; Sabang (Pulau Weh),
Indonesia; Port Arthur, Australia; Liverpool, U.K.; Klaipeda,
Lithuania; Saaremaa, Estonia; Baie-Comeau (Quebec),
Canada; Chios, Greece; Portsmouth, Dominica; Fanning Island, Kiribati;
and Fukuoka, Japan.
"For
the discerning luxury traveler, our 2013 schedule, with over 30 new
ports of call, offers unparalleled opportunities for unique
and life-enriching journeys to all corners of the globe," said Steve
Tucker, Silversea's vice president of field sales for North America.
"With almost double the number of Free Air gateways
and generous Onboard Spending Credits now available, this is the
perfect time to finalize your travel plans for next year -- and enjoy an
affordable luxury vacation exploring the world with Silversea."
Here's a snapshot of Silversea's 2013 schedule:
WORLD CRUISE 2013
An epic 115-day journey from Los Angeles to Fort Lauderdale awaits guests when they board
Silver Whisper on January 5. Crossing the equator four times, the
World Cruise itinerary will follow the tropical belt to 52 destinations
in 28 countries with overnight stays in several key ports. The
warm-weather journey will explore an array of far-flung
cultures and scenic wonders including New Zealand and Australia's
remote west coast; the idyllic isles of French Polynesia; fascinating
Asian cities of Hong Kong, Bangkok and Singapore; and Africa's rarely
seen western coast. Guests may choose to extend their
voyage an additional three days to disembark in New York, or 15 days to
disembark in Southampton.
SILVER CLOUD
Silver Cloud
begins her 2013 season exploring
South America and then crosses the Panama Canal to the Caribbean to
offer a series of convenient roundtrip voyages from San Juan. After
spending May in the Mediterranean, she'll venture to Northern Europe for
a summer season that includes calls in the British
Isles, Iceland, the North Cape and remote Russian ports in the White
Sea.
Silver Cloud heads south to the warmer Mediterranean in the fall and come November, crosses the Atlantic to South America
where the highlights include a 17-day Amazon adventure and cruising the majestic Chilean Fjords at year's end.
SILVER WIND
For
Silver Wind, the New Year begins in South Africa with three
10-day roundtrip sailings from Cape Town, followed by an 18-day cruise
along the exotic west coast of Africa and two voyages in the Canary
Islands.
Silver Wind then repositions to the Mediterranean for an extended summer program
filled
with mostly seven- and nine-day voyages exploring the Mediterranean.
Highlights include a three-day extended visit in Monte Carlo for the
Grand Prix during the May 23 cruise from
Barcelona to Rome, as well as calls in Egypt and the Holy Land. Silver Wind then heads south along Africa's west coast to conclude the year back in Cape Town.
SILVER SHADOW
Silver Shadow
opens
the year voyaging around Australia and New Zealand. Then in late
February and March, she'll offer a series of itineraries focused on
Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia and
Thailand before journeying north to China and Japan for the spring.
Summer finds
Silver Shadow in Alaska for a series of mostly seven-day cruises between Seward and Vancouver.
During
October and November, she'll offer cruises focusing on China and
Vietnam, before heading south to celebrate the holidays with a 15-day
voyage between Sydney and Auckland.
SILVER WHISPER
Silver Whisper
begins 2013 in grand style with a World Cruise. Over
the course of four months, she'll journey west from Los Angeles to Fort
Lauderdale, visiting 52 far-flung destinations across Oceania, Asia and
Africa.
From mid-May through August, she'll explore Northern Europe offering primarily seven-day Baltic cruises with
extended stays in St. Petersburg. A grand transatlantic crossing from Southampton to Montreal will reposition
Silver Whisper to offer a collection of fall foliage cruises
through Canada and New England before heading south to the Caribbean in
November. Following a 16-day holiday cruise through the Panama Canal,
she'll wrap up the year where she started, in Los
Angeles.
SILVER SPIRIT
For Silver Spirit,
2013 arrives in the sunny waters of the Caribbean. Then in February,
after a crossing of the Panama Canal to Los Angeles, she repositions for
a 31-day
grand voyage through the glistening Pacific Ocean, highlighted by calls
in French Polynesia, Kiribati and the major islands of Hawaii. Throughout summer, seven- and nine-day sailings focus
on the eastern Mediterranean and Greek Isles. Other highlights include three seven-day Black Sea cruises. In late November,
Silver Spirit arrives in Fort Lauderdale for a series of roundtrip Caribbean cruises culminating with a 14-day holiday cruise.
SILVER EXPLORER
The luxury expedition ship
Silver Explorer sails into 2013 at the bottom of the Earth,
offering a series of cruises to Antarctica, the Falkland Islands and
South Georgia. Spring and summer are highlighted by adventures along the
west coast of Africa, western Europe, the British
Isles, and Svalbard's frozen Arctic landscapes. First-ever expedition
voyages in Canada's Hudson Bay highlight August. In September,
Silver Explorer heads south to offer a series of Caribbean and
Central America explorations before arriving in Ushuaia in November to
conclude the year with Antarctic expeditions.
Please visit
www.silversea.com for complete itineraries plus details on the
Free Air program and
Onboard Spending Credit offer.
About Silversea Cruises
Silversea Cruises is recognized as an innovator in the luxury cruise line industry, offering guests
large-ship amenities aboard its intimate, all-suite vessels: Silver Cloud,
Silver Wind, Silver Shadow, Silver Whisper and Silver Spirit – all designed to offer an atmosphere of conviviality and casual elegance. With the inclusion of the expedition ship
Silver Explorer, Silversea Cruises' itineraries encompass all seven continents and feature worldwide
luxury cruises to the Mediterranean, Caribbean, both polar regions and over 450 fascinating destinations in between.
In the U.S., Silversea has been voted "World's Best" by the readers of
Condé Nast Traveler (nine times) and Travel + Leisure (seven times), and rated
Number-One luxury cruise line by high-net-worth consumers in the
2008 Luxury Brand Status Index (LBSI). International awards include
"Best Innovation in Products and Services" from the Italian Innovazione
Marketing Oggi Awards (2009); "World's Leading Small
Ships Cruise Line" from World Travel Awards (2009); "Five Star Diamond
Award" from the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences (2010); "Number
One" small-ship line in the Readers' Choice survey conducted by
Britain's
Condé Nast Traveller magazine (2010); "Best Luxury Cruise Line"
Excellence Award by Spain's Cruise News Media Group (2009); "Best Luxury
Cruise Line" by Australia's
Luxury Travel & Style Magazine (2011); and "Best Luxury Cruise Operator" according to
Travel Weekly China (2010).
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