Silversea Cruises has announced details of its new expedition ship, Prince Albert II. Built in 1989 as Delfin Clipper and most recently in service as World Discoverer, the 6,072 GT ship will emerge from a major refit at Fincantieri’s Trieste shipyard with 132 berths. The ship was previously laid up in Singapore following the bankruptcy [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Expedition Cruising’
Thursday, 20 December 2007
World Discoverer to Become Silver Dawn; Sail in Tahiti from 2009
Seatrade Insider reports that the 6,072 GT, 1989-built World Discoverer, recently bought by Silversea Cruises, will be renamed Silver Dawn. The ship is expected to enter service in May 2008 after a major refurbishment at Fincantieri in Trieste, where the ship was recently brought after years of lay-up in Singapore.
According to the report, the ship’s [...]
Saturday, 1 December 2007
Perspectives on the Aftermath of the Explorer Sinking
It’s now been a week since GAP Adventures‘ Explorer sank in the Antarctic, one of the most sensational events to hit the cruise business in years. The “little red ship” was one of the most important cruise ships in history; the seminal expedition cruise ship, she was to expedition cruising what Royal Caribbean’s Song of [...]
Friday, 23 November 2007
GAP Adventures’ Explorer Sinks in Antarctica
GAP Adventures‘ Explorer has been abandoned after hitting a piece of floating ice in the Antarctic Ocean, causing a breach in the hull. The ship began sinking and all 100 passengers and 54 crew have been evacuated. The passengers are now on board Hurtigruten’s Nordnorge.
Built in 1969 as Lindblad Explorer for Lindblad Expeditions, this was [...]
Tuesday, 25 September 2007
Silversea Acquires World Discoverer - UPDATED
Silversea Cruises has announced that it has purchased the 175-berth, 6,075 GT World Discoverer from its owners, Sembawang Shipyard. Built in 1989 as Delfin Clipper and later in service as a cruise ship, gambling ship and corporate yacht as Sally Clipper, Baltic Clipper, Delfin Star and Dream 21, the ship was purchased by now-defunct Society [...]
