Silver Whisper

The Silver Whisper docked in Sydney Harbour, 2010.
Silver Whisper docked in Sydney Harbour, 2010.
History
Name: Silver Whisper
Operator: Silversea Cruises
Port of registry: Nassau,  Bahamas
Builder: Mariotti Shipyard in Genoa, Italy
Launched: 2 February 2000
In service: 2001
Identification:
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
Speed: 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Capacity: 382 passengers
Crew: 295

Silver Whisper is a cruise ship that entered service in 2000, and is operated by Silversea Cruises.[1] The passenger capacity is 382 passengers, and there are 295 crew members. Her sister ship is the 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

Silver Whisper is scheduled to take a 140-day world cruise in 2020. The ship will visit 62 ports in 32 countries and will become the first ship to visit seven continents on a world cruise.[2]

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Plowman 2004, p. 278.
  2. ↑ Staff, CIN (2018-03-12). "Silversea Launches Seven Continent World Cruise". Retrieved 2018-03-13.

Bibliography

  • Plowman, Peter (2004). The SITMAR Liners: Past and Present. Dural, NSW: Rosenberg Publishing. pp. 273–282. ISBN 1877058254.
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