Silver Spirit's christening ceremony to be featured in live webcast
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Silver Spirit's christening ceremony to be featured in live webcast
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Category: Worldwide
This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2010-01-21
An invitation-only Christening Ceremony taking place tomorrow, 21 January, will be broadcast live on the Silver Spirit Blog on the company's Internet site, Silversea.com, starting at 3p.m. GMT. Following the event, a replay of the webcast will also be available on the line's website.
Silversea Cruises' brand new flagship, Silver Spirit, has arrived at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, having completed her maiden crossing of the Atlantic. The elegant, all-suite ship will host inaugural activities while in Fort Lauderdale, including an exclusive event this evening, for guests sailing on the 91-day Grand Inaugural Voyage.
"It's a great honour for us to welcome our beautiful new Silver Spirit to the Americas," said Kenneth W. Watson, Silversea's chief operating officer. "This ship is the perfect expression of the graceful elegance and comfortable ambiance found aboard our ships fleetwide, plus her 1930s Art Deco-inspired features recall the glamour of ocean travel's grandest era. With exciting new dining options and the most spacious accommodations in our fleet -- all enhanced by the attentiveness of a butler offering guests new services and amenities to personalise their suite experience -- Silver Spirit is the new standard bearer for ultra-luxury cruising."
On the evening of 21 January, following the Christening Ceremony festivities, Silver Spirit will set sail on a 91-day Grand Inaugural Voyage aptly themed "The Spirit of South America." During this expansive journey, Silver Spirit is set to explore over 20 countries and 45 ports. The ship will follow a southward course to Rio (for an unforgettable evening at Carnival), sail around Cape Horn and through the majestic Chilean Fjords before heading to the Mexican Riviera. Guests have the option to personalise their voyage by disembarking in Los Angeles, or sailing through the Panama Canal to Fort Lauderdale, or continuing up America's colonial coast to New York City.
Following the Grand Inaugural Voyage, Silver Spirit will spend the summer in the Mediterranean and then reposition to the Caribbean for autumn and winter cruises.
At 36,000 tons, and accommodating just 540 guests, this intimate ship has the largest suites in the Silversea fleet -- with 95% featuring a private veranda -- and one of the highest space-to-guest ratios at sea today. The onboard decor lends a sophisticated 1930s Art Deco ambiance to the public spaces, highlights of which include an indoor/outdoor spa measuring over 8,300 square feet (770 square metres), a resort-style pool, four whirlpools, and a choice of six dining venues including Seishin, showcasing Asian-fusion cuisine, and the innovative Stars Supper Club, offering trendsetting menus and all-night entertainment.
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