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 about 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.
Planned actions for the crusing embody a go to to the Antarctic Sound, the place passengers will have the ability to discover the panorama, with mountain climbing excursions, Zodiac excursions, and kayaking, all hosted by the ship’s expedition staff.
The Endeavor can be set to discover the Antarctic Peninsula, with sightings of penguin colonies and different wildlife species, together with whales, numerous different chook species, and seals.
Silversea plans to name within the South Shetland Islands as nicely, earlier than returning to King George Island the place company will board a flight again to Punta Arenas.
Continuing its inaugural season, the Endeavour is about to supply 11 voyages extra to Antarctica.
Extending by means of March 2023, this system options five- to 20-day expeditions crusing from the King George Island and likewise from Puerto Williams, Chile.
The ship is about to discover the Northern Hemisphere through 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.
Built to PC6 polar class specs, the Silver Endeavour was designed for polar exploration.
According to Silversea, the vessel carries “state-of-the-art amenities,” together with an industry-leading Zodiac-to-guest ratio, a fleet of kayaks and extra.
The Endeavour can be geared up with cutting-edge navigation and exploration expertise, Silversea mentioned, together with a distant gimbal digicam system to seize high-quality pictures from 5km.
Onboard, the 200-guest ship provides luxurious facilities together with 4 totally different eating places, an array of bars, a whole spa and an enclosed pool deck.
The Endeavor additionally provides a crew-to-guest ratio of roughly 1:1, butler service for each suite and a number of the most spacious lodging in expedition cruising.
Originally ordered by Crystal Cruises, the 19,800-ton ship was in-built 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.