Comprehensive Guide to Silversea Cruises Ships: Age, Size, and Launch Dates

Silversea’s small luxury ships are designed for those who delight in the thrill of discovery while indulging mind and body with lush surroundings. The cruise fare will include butler service in all suites, a choice of shore excursions and all drinks while onboard. All accommodations are all spacious suites - ocean facing, and some with private verandas.

With over 900 destinations available worldwide via both their mainstream cruise line or Silversea expeditions, Silversea offers the perfect balance of luxury and cruising.

Yes, Silversea offers world cruises! The Silver Shadow will be departing from Sydney, Australia on January 2023 and will be cruising for 140 days to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The cruise will include stops in Manila, Singapore, Mahe, Cape Town, Dakar and South America to finish in the Caribbean.

Silver Shadow will also be departing from San Francisco on January 15, 2024 and will be cruising for 133 days back to San Francisco. The world cruise will visit Lautoka (South Pacific), Sydney, Bali, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Alaska and back to San Francisco to name a few.

A Silversea World cruise is, for many cruise lovers, a one-in-a-lifetime experience, hence the full itinerary is often sold out two years in advance.

Yes, the luxury cruise line, Silversea Cruises is officially part of the Royal Caribbean group. The acquisition was made in two stages, with Royal Caribbean purchasing two-thirds of the cruise line’s shares in July 2018, and subsequently acquiring the remaining shares in July 2020.

This move has been praised by many as a great opportunity for Silversea Cruises, as it will have access to Royal Caribbean’s expansive resources and expertise in the cruise industry. In addition, the addition of Silversea Cruises to the Royal Caribbean Group will give guests even more options when it comes to cruising, with Silversea’s ultra-luxury and expedition cruises now available alongside Royal Caribbean’s various brands and ship offerings.

The newest ship in the Silversea fleet is the Silver Nova. It was built in 2023 and has a capacity of 728 guests.

The ship that was bought over from Chrystal is the Crystal Endeavor. It's a small luxury ship specifically built for expedition cruising, which means that it is specifically designed to travel to remote and far-flung destinations on small and sturdy vessels outfitted with their own landing craft. The ship sailed for Crystal until January, when Crystal suspended operations after its parent company, Genting Hong Kong, ran out of money. Silversea purchased the ship for $275 million, which is a 29% discount on the ship's reported building cost of $385 million (or about $1.9 million per berth). Given that Crystal Endeavor only operated for six months, the ship remains almost brand new.

It use to be the Silver Galapagos that had the lower amount of guests. She has been replaced by the Silver Origine which caters for 100 guests.

Silversea Expeditions' fleet consists of 4 vessels; the Cloud, Endeavour, Origin and Silver Wind.

Silversea offer guests the opportunity to explore some of the most beautiful and diverse regions of the world. Whether it's an Africa and Indian Ocean voyage or a trip to the Fjords or Northern Europe, Silversea provides guests with an intimate experience and world-class service.