Silversea Reveals 2016 Voyage Collection

Silversea revealed its voyage options for travelers in 2016, all available for reservation today.

The schedule for Silversea's five ocean-going cruise ships will encompass 385 destinations on 177 voyages. Among 19 new ports are Summerside, Prince Edward Island (Canada); Rockland, Maine (U.S.A.); Le Marin, Martinique; Shimizu, Japan; Rijeka and Rab Island, Croatia; Bremerhaven, Germany; Ullapool, Scotland; and Kalmar, Sweden.

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Other fleet highlights include:

Venetian World Cruise: Departing Fort Lauderdale on Jan. 5, this 115-day sailing will visit 51 destinations in 31 countries. It will follow a westward path through the Panama Canal to South America and the Pacific. Guests will explore the South Seas, including Easter Island, Pitcairn Island, Tahiti and Bora Bora before sailing to New Zealand, Australia and Asia, including Hong Kong and Singapore, the resorts of Bali and Phuket and Myanmar. The odyssey will continue to India, Arabia and the Mediterranean before concluding with two nights in Venice.

Circle South America: Silver Spirit departs Jan. 15 on a 66-day roundtrip Grand Voyage from Fort Lauderdale. Highlights include a crossing of the Panama Canal, two days cruising Chile's fjords, a three-day stopover in Rio de Janeiro during Carnival and multi-day calls in Buenos Aires and Callao (gateway to Lima and Machu Picchu).

South Africa: Silver Cloud offers a trio of 10-day voyages showcasing South Africa's east coast with roundtrip departures from Cape Town in February. The sailings (1603 - 1605) include calls in Port Elizabeth, Durban, East London, Maputo and an overnight stay in Richards Bay.

Mediterranean, Northern Europe & Baltic: From April to November, four ships collectively will offer more than 80 itineraries revealing the regions' secluded harbors and fabled cities. Notable itineraries include:

  • Silver Whisper returns to the North Cape with a 14-day roundtrip sailing from Copenhagen on June 17. Voyage 4613 spotlights some of Norways's scenery and includes a stop in the Arctic village of Honningsvag, gateway to the North Cape, Europe's northernmost point. Travelers to this region may observe the traditional customs and lifestyle of the indigenous Sami people and spot reindeer during the summer months.
  • Silver Spirit's Voyage 5613, sailing from Barcelona to Rome, will overnight in Cannes on May 25, during the city's film festival, and also overnight in Monte Carlo on May 28, during the Grand Prix.
  • Silver Wind will sail the Thames River to dock near (or depart from) Tower Bridge in historic London on six voyages (2617 - 2622).

Alaska: From May through September, Silver Shadow returns to explore Alaska on 17 seven-day voyages between Seward and Vancouver.

Myanmar: In addition to the Venetian World Cruise, three Silver Shadow voyages (3604, 3609 and 3633) include multi-day stopovers in Myanmar, where guests can explore its golden pagodas and ancient temples in depth. 

The line's three expedition ships, Silver Explorer, Silver Discoverer, and Silver Galapagos, will collectively explore over 500 destinations on 95 expedition cruises. Included among 88 inaugural calls are Gough Island, St. Helena; Lizard Island, Australia; Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles; Ko Phra Thong, Thailand; and South Cinque Island, Andaman Archipelago.

Silver Explorer's schedule retains its expedition cruises to Antarctica, South and Central America, the British Isles, Northern Canada, Greenland and Arctic Norway. New and noteworthy itineraries include a 12-day expedition to the White Sea sailing roundtrip from Tromso on June 11 (Voyage 7612), and an 18-day journey (7619) focused on Greenland and the Canadian Arctic, sailing roundtrip from Kangerlussuaq on Aug. 22.

Silver Discoverer's six expedition cruises along Australia's Kimberley Coast from March to May highlight a program that encompasses Africa, New Zealand, Indonesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Russian Far East and Alaska. On the schedule is a new 15-day, Phuket-to-Male sailing (9626) departing Dec. 2 to explore Myanmar, India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Plus, on Dec. 17, the ship departs Male on a new 17-day expedition (9627) to the Seychelles, Maldives, Mozambique and Tanzania. Highlighting this voyage is an inaugural visit to Aldabra, an amazing raised coral atoll that has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Silver Galapagos will again operate year-round voyages exploring the islands of the Galápagos.

For more information, visit www.silversea.com.