Silversea Cruises has announced that its new ship under construction will be named Silver Spirit. Being built at Fincantieri’s Ancona shipyard, the 36,000 GT, 540-berth will enter service in autumn 2009.
The ship’s interiors are being designed by Italian architect Giacomo Mortola, unlike previous Silversea ships, which have been designed by Yran & Storbraaten. Silver Spirit [...]
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Friday, 14 March 2008
Silversea’s New Ship Named Silver Spirit
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 [...]
Tuesday, 11 December 2007
Carlson Sells Regent to Apollo; Regent and Oceania Form Prestige Cruise Holdings
Carlson Companies has sold Regent Seven Seas Cruises to private-equity firm Apollo Management. Apollo purchased a majority interest in Oceania Cruises in January, and the two brands will form a new company called Prestige Cruise Holdings (PCH). Oceania CEO Frank Del Rio will become CEO of PCH; Oceania and Regent will maintain their own independent [...]
