EXPEDITION-STYLE CRUISING WITH SILVERSEA
Date Posted: 26/02/2024
The word EXPEDITION evokes images of adventure, tracing the passages of Scott, Amundsen, and Darwin. It entices us with the prospect of watching polar bears, penguins, or giant tortoises in their natural habitat and venturing to destinations that, for most armchair travellers, will remain forever out of reach. Expedition-style cruising is best described as a ramble of discovery - and nobody does it better than Silversea.
The renowned cruise line’s fleet of peerless vessels has unlocked some of the world’s most captivating natural hideaways by taking exploration to a new level. Defined by their service and ports of call; these purpose-built ships head not just off the beaten track, but to the edges of the beaten map. The creature comforts and luxury inclusions, fused with destination immersion and responsible tourism, strike just the right chord.
Guests seeking all-inclusive perfection can expect lavish accommodations tended by personal butlers. Cuisine comes with more than a soupçon of panache, ensuring sublime culinary delights, whether they’re in the Arctic, Antarctic, or the sanctuary of evolution that is the Galapágos Archipelago.
Silver Endeavour is the lodestar of luxurious experiential cruising. The 200-guest vessel has the highest space ratio of any luxury expedition ship. Silversea Expeditions’ other vessels, Silver Cloud and Silver Wind, have a similar crew to-guest ratio of 1:1. Specialist naturalists and geologists brief guests and accompany them on visits, providing an educational edge to the exquisite sightseeing. It’s like having your personal David Attenborough on hand.
Silversea’s exclusive ‘Antarctica Bridge’ is an alternative to the two-day voyage across the Drake Passage. Guests fly on a dedicated Antarctic Airways plane with European-style business-class seating and two hours later, they arrive at King George Island in the South Shetland Islands, just north of the Antarctic Peninsula. This takes expedition cruising on the White Continent to a different level.
This unique trip features in Hays Travel’s Best of Cruise 2024 and comprises a 17 night Antarctica Bridge Expedition cruise from Chile on board Silver Cloud. Flying from regional UK airports on 5 December 2025 with Silversea Expeditions. Door-to-door service with Vista Suite from £21,800 per person.
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