founded 1994 headquarters monaco key people manfredi lefebvre d ovidio chairman products cruises website http www.silversea.com silversea cruises is a privately owned luxury cruise line with its headquarters in monaco . founded in 1994 it pioneered all inclusive cruising with its first ship silver cloud . 1 silversea s co founders owners and operators are the lefebvre family of rome italy . as of early 2014 update the company had eight boutique cruise ships each of which carries only 100 to 540 passengers . 1 contents 1 history 2 main fleet 3 expeditions fleet 4 future fleet 5 awards 6 personalized voyages program 7 references 7.1 notes 7.2 bibliography 8 external links history edit silversea was founded in 1994 by a joint venture made up of v ships previously known as vlasov group of monaco and the lefebvre family of rome . 2 the joint venturers had previously been the co owners of sitmar cruises . 3 4 silversea s business model was to operate ships in the small all suite ultra luxury category . 4 according to john bland silversea s president in 1993 94 3 ... we have a different ship design . it s larger very seaworthy and very comfortable for ocean crossings but small enough to do the things you want a small luxury vessel to do to get into small islands where big ships can t go to travel up rivers like the thames . the new line s all inclusive fares included such features as gratuities none were allowed beverages including selected wines at lunch and dinner port charges travel insurance and one or more complimentary shore events in every itinerary . 4 as about 80 percent of silversea s customers were expected to come from north america the line established its 25 person marketing office in fort lauderdale florida . 5 silversea s first ship silver cloud which entered service in april 1994 was followed in january 1995 by a sister ship the silver wind . 6 in september 2000 the line launched silver shadow and silver whisper in january 2001 . both of these ships were enlarged versions of the original two ships but carrying about 100 more passengers . in december 2009 silversea launched the silver spirit . the prince albert ii has since been renamed the silver explorer to align the names under the silver theme . 7 it was announced on june 18 2012 that silversea acquired canodros s.a. the premier ecuadorian tourism company that operates in the galapagos islands . the purchase of the line also includes the former renaissance ship the galapagos explorer ii . the vessel will continue on its planned schedule of cruises and will continue to be operated by canodros which is based in guayaquil ecuador . canodros will also continue handling reservations for galapagos explorer ii as well as sales and marketing through its established network of travel companies and tour operators . she will be moved into the silversea expeditions brand along with the silver explorer . 8 the silver galapagos is expected to enter service on september 28 2013 . on july 24 2013 cnn aired a report of a silversea cruiseship silver shadow failing a cdc inspection by hiding trolleys of food in crew cabins . 9 on september 10 2013 silversea cruises confirmed that it will be adding a third vessel to the silversea expeditions brand the silver discoverer currently sailing as the clipper odyssey for zegrahm expeditions . 10 according to their website the inaugural voyage will be on march 1 2014 . 11 main fleet edit ship built builder in service for silversea gross tonnage flag notes image silver cloud 1994 hull francisco visentini completion t. mariotti 1994 present 16 800 tons bahamas silver wind 1995 hull francisco visentini completion t. mariotti 1995 present 16 800 tons bahamas silver shadow 2000 hull francisco visentini completion t. mariotti 2000 present 28 258 tons bahamas silver whisper 2001 hull francisco visentini completion t. mariotti 2001 present 28 258 tons bahamas silver spirit 2009 fincantieri 2009 present 36 000 tons bahamas expeditions fleet edit ship built builder in service for silversea gross tonnage flag notes image silver explorer 1989 rauma repola 2008 present 6 072 tons bahamas previously delfin clipper sally clipper baltic clipper delfin star dream 21 world discoverer world adventurer and prince albert ii . renamed silver explorer in late april 2011 . 12 silver galapagos 1990 cantiere navale ferrari signani 2013 present 4 077 tons ecuador previously galapagos explorer ii silver discoverer 1989 nk tsu works 13 2014 present 5 218 tons bahamas previously clipper odyssey future fleet edit ship built builder in service for silversea gross tonnage flag notes image silver muse 2016 fincantieri 2017 present 40 000 tons bahamas largest ship to be built for silversea awards edit recent travel awards include best cruise line for romance 2015 by u.s. news & world report best small luxury cruise line 2014 by the daily telegraph ultratravel 100 awards top 5 small ships 2014 by berlitz complete guide to cruising & cruise ships silver spirit silver whisper silver shadow among the 120 most trusted brands 2014 by entrepreneur magazine 14 personalized voyages program edit silversea provides its guests an option called personalized voyages a cruise industry first . this program allows guests to choose their own embarkation and disembarkation ports essentially allowing them to create their own voyages . guests can board days before or days after a cruise begins but they must sail a minimum of five nights . the onboard time is charged on a daily rate that varies depending on the ports visited and the category of suite accommodation . references edit notes edit a b hutcheon helen 3 november 2013 . the fab four . the australian . retrieved 4 may 2014 . plowman 2004 pp. 273 274 . a b slater shirley ; basch harry october 3 1993 . four new lines set sail for niche markets . los angeles times . retrieved 15 may 2014 . a b c cruz georgina april 17 1994 . sitmar s silver cloud . sun sentinel . retrieved 15 may 2014 . stieghorst tom april 11 1994 . new kid on the dock . sun sentinel . retrieved 15 may 2014 . stieghorst tom january 30 1995 . luxury cruise line testing new water . sun sentinel . retrieved 15 may 2014 . ship details query cruise specialists information . cruise holidays.info . retrieved 6 july 2015 . silversea acquires canodros galapagos cruise line with one ship . cruiseindustrynews.com . retrieved 6 july 2015 . david fitzpatrick and drew griffin cnn special investigations unit 25 july 2013 . luxury cruise fails surprise health inspection . cnn . retrieved 6 july 2015 . silversea adds another expedition ship . cruiseindustrynews.com . retrieved 6 july 2015 . find your cruise . luxury cruise . silversea cruises . silversea.com . retrieved 6 july 2015 . garrison linda 20 april 2011 . what s in a name silversea prince albert ii gets a new name . about.com guide . retrieved 21 april 2011 . silver discoverer 8800195 passengers ship maritime connector.com . maritime connector.com . retrieved 6 july 2015 . awards & accolades . silversea cruises . . silversea.com . retrieved 6 july 2015 . this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message bibliography edit plowman peter 2004 . the sitmar liners past and present . dural nsw rosenberg publishing . pp. 273 282 . isbn 1877058254 . external links edit media related to silversea cruises at wikimedia commons silversea cruises official site v t e silversea cruises fleet silversea fleet silver cloud silver wind silver shadow silver whisper silver spirit silversea expeditions fleet silver explorer silver galapagos silver discoverer retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title silversea cruises & oldid 725919409 categories cruise linescompanies of monacocompanies established in 19941994 establishments in europebrands of monacohidden 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