Silver Whisper
![]() Silver Whisper docked in Sydney Harbour, 2010. | |
History | |
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Name | Silver Whisper |
Operator | Silversea Cruises |
Port of registry | Nassau, ![]() |
Builder | Mariotti Shipyard in Genoa, Italy |
Launched | 2 February 2000 |
Christened | June 18, 2001[1] by Marzia Lefebvre D'Ovidio |
In service | 2001-present |
Refit | 2018[2] |
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Status | In Service |
General characteristics | |
Type | Cruise ship |
Tonnage | 28,258 GT |
Length | 610 ft (190 m) |
Beam | 81.8 ft (24.9 m) |
Draft | 19.6 ft (6.0 m) |
Decks | 10 |
Installed power | 2 × Wärtsilä 8R46 (2 × 7,850 kW ) |
Propulsion | Diesel-electric; two ABB Azipod propulsion units |
Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
Capacity | 388 passengers |
Crew | 302 |
Silver Whisper is a cruise ship that entered service in 2001, and is operated by Silversea Cruises.[3] The passenger capacity is 382 passengers, and there are 295 crew members. Her sister ship is 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.
Accommodations
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.
Destinations
On 6 January 2020, Silver Whisper, left Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to begin a journey that will take one hundred and forty days to visit sixty two port of calls on all seven continents.[4][5] In March 2020, Silver Whisper was forced to end the Legends of Cruising world cruise due to the outbreak of the global coronavirus pandemic.
References
Notes
- ^ "Silver Whisper Is Christened In Genoa, Italy". Marine Link. 18 June 2001.
- ^ "Silversea Announces Refurbishment for Silver Whisper, Silver Wind". Travel Agent Central. 25 September 2017.
- ^ Plowman 2004, p. 278. harvnb error: no target: CITEREFPlowman2004 (help)
- ^ "Silversea Launches Seven Continent World Cruise". 12 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ^ Rizzo, Cailey (10 January 2020). "The First Cruise Ship to Touch All Seven Continents Just Set Sail". Travel + Leisure. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
Bibliography
- Plowman, Peter (2004). The SITMAR Liners: Past and Present. Dural, NSW: Rosenberg Publishing. pp. 273–282. ISBN 1877058254.
External links
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- Silversea: Silver Whisper – Silversea official site page about the ship
- JN: Lisbon 2008 Silver Whisper Incident
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- Silver Whisper
- Silver Spirit
- Silver Muse
- Silver Moon
- Silver Dawn
- Silver Nova
- Silver Cloud
- Silver Wind
- Silver Origin
- Silver Ray (2024)