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Silver Whisper
Cruise ship
Cruise ship
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| display_title | ital |
| section1 | {{Infobox ship/image |
| image | Silver Whisper at Syndey - IMO 9192179 (4291633716).jpg |
| image_caption | Silver Whisper docked in Sydney Harbour, 2010. |
| section2 | {{Infobox ship/career |
| name | Silver Whisper |
| operator | Silversea Cruises |
| registry | Nassau, Bahamas |
| builder | Mariotti Shipyard in Genoa, Italy |
| launched | 2 February 2000 |
| christened | June 18, 2001 by Marzia Lefebvre D'Ovidio |
| status | In Service |
| in_service | 2001-present |
| refit | 2018 |
| section3 | {{Infobox ship/characteristics |
| type | Cruise ship |
| tonnage | |
| length | 610 ft |
| beam | 81.8 ft |
| draft | 19.6 ft |
| decks | 10 |
| power | 2×Wärtsilä 8R46 (2×7,850 kW) |
| propulsion | Two Wärtsilä 8R46 engines; two controllable pitch propellers |
| speed | 21 kn |
| capacity | 388 passengers |
| crew | 302 |
- 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.
References
Notes
References
- (June 18, 2001). "Silver Whisper Is Christened In Genoa, Italy". Marine Link.
- (Sep 25, 2017). "Silversea Announces Refurbishment for Silver Whisper, Silver Wind". Travel Agent Central.
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- (12 March 2018). "Silversea Launches Seven Continent World Cruise".
- Rizzo, Cailey. (10 January 2020). "The First Cruise Ship to Touch All Seven Continents Just Set Sail". [[Travel + Leisure]].
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