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Silver Whisper

Cruise ship


Cruise ship

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section1{{Infobox ship/image
imageSilver Whisper at Syndey - IMO 9192179 (4291633716).jpg
image_captionSilver Whisper docked in Sydney Harbour, 2010.
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nameSilver Whisper
operatorSilversea Cruises
registryNassau, Bahamas
builderMariotti Shipyard in Genoa, Italy
launched2 February 2000
christenedJune 18, 2001 by Marzia Lefebvre D'Ovidio
statusIn Service
in_service2001-present
refit2018
section3{{Infobox ship/characteristics
typeCruise ship
tonnage
length610 ft
beam81.8 ft
draft19.6 ft
decks10
power2×Wärtsilä 8R46 (2×7,850 kW)
propulsionTwo Wärtsilä 8R46 engines; two controllable pitch propellers
speed21 kn
capacity388 passengers
crew302
  • Call sign: C6FN7

Silver Whisper is a cruise ship that entered service in 2001, and is operated by Silversea Cruises. The passenger capacity is 382 passengers, and there are 295 crew members. Her sister ship is ; 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 many other cruise ships. [The reduction in passengers to 740 on Crystal Serenity and to 606 on Crystal Symphony makes those ships higher at 93 an 84, respectively.] The passenger-to-crew ratio is also high, at 1.31 to 1.

Accommodations

There are 194 outside suites, ranging in size from 287 sqft to 1435 sqft; 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. In March 2020, Silver Whisper was forced to end the Legends of Cruising world cruise due to the outbreak of the global coronavirus pandemic.

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Notes

References

  1. (June 18, 2001). "Silver Whisper Is Christened In Genoa, Italy". Marine Link.
  2. (Sep 25, 2017). "Silversea Announces Refurbishment for Silver Whisper, Silver Wind". Travel Agent Central.
  3. {{Plowman-Sitmar
  4. (12 March 2018). "Silversea Launches Seven Continent World Cruise".
  5. Rizzo, Cailey. (10 January 2020). "The First Cruise Ship to Touch All Seven Continents Just Set Sail". [[Travel + Leisure]].
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