The Silver Endeavour is embarking on its first income cruise this week in Antarctica. Acquired by Silversea earlier this yr, the previous Crystal Endeavor is ready to supply an inaugural season of expeditions within the area.
The maiden voyage is a part of the corporate’s Antarctica Bridge providing and departs from the King George Island.
Deliberate actions for the crusing embody a go to to the Antarctic Sound, the place passengers will have the ability to discover the panorama, with climbing excursions, Zodiac excursions, and kayaking, all hosted by the ship’s expedition crew.
The Endeavor can also be set to discover the Antarctic Peninsula, with sightings of penguin colonies and different wildlife species, together with whales, varied different hen species, and seals.
Silversea plans to name within the South Shetland Islands as effectively, earlier than returning to King George Island the place company will board a flight again to Punta Arenas.
Persevering with its inaugural season, the Endeavour is ready to supply 11 voyages further to Antarctica.
Extending by way of March 2023, this system options five- to 20-day expeditions crusing from the King George Island and in addition from Puerto Williams, Chile.
The ship is ready to discover the Northern Hemisphere throughout the 2023 summer time, with a collection of itineraries to the British Isles, Iceland, and the Arctic — together with Greenland, Svalbard, and the Canadian Arctic.
Constructed to PC6 polar class specs, the Silver Endeavour was designed for polar exploration.
In accordance with Silversea, the vessel carries “state-of-the-art facilities,” together with an industry-leading Zodiac-to-guest ratio, a fleet of kayaks and extra.
The Endeavour can also be outfitted with cutting-edge navigation and exploration expertise, Silversea stated, together with a distant gimbal digital camera system to seize high-quality photographs from 5km.
Onboard, the 200-guest ship presents luxurious facilities together with 4 totally different eating places, an array of bars, an entire spa and an enclosed pool deck.
The Endeavor additionally presents a crew-to-guest ratio of roughly 1:1, butler service for each suite and among the most spacious lodging in expedition cruising.
Initially ordered by Crystal Cruises, the 19,800-ton ship was inbuilt Germany on the MV Werften shipyard and debuted in mid-2021.
With its first operator collapsing simply months later, Silversea acquired the ship for $275 million in July 2022.
