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EXPEDITION
Market

Silversea

The company’s fly-cruise
option has guests fly into
King George Island for
Antarctica sailings.

The 100-passenger Silver Origin is a newbuild, which en- The Endeavour will cover Norway, Iceland, Greenland and
tered service in 2021. the Canadian Arctic, including a roundtrip cruise from Pond
The 200-passenger Silver Endeavour is also a newbuild, the Inlet, Nunavut, Canada, exploring Baffin Bay as far north as
former Crystal Endeavor, which Silversea acquired in the fall Cape Constitution on the west coast of Greenland more than
of 2022, when Crystal Cruises suspended operations following 80 degrees north.
the bankruptcy of its parent company, Genting. Passengers fly roundtrip from Montreal to Pond Inlet.
Combrink told Cruise Industry News that the ship is “spec- Offering an alternative to the Arctic, the Explorer’s program
tacular and what lies beneath her beauty makes her even more in Australia includes 10-day sailings roundtrip from Darwin
extraordinary.” to Wyndham, Koolama Bay, Hunter River, the Buccaneer
Thus, the Endeavour has been dedicated to the Polar Regions archipelago and Adele Island.
and is expected to open up new areas for cruises and extend The Origin sails year-round in the Galapagos, featuring
the seasons as well. seven-day cruises from San Cristobal.
“Sailing in the Arctic and Antarctica,” he said, “she will
essentially reposition empty between Polar operating seasons.” 2023–24
Transitioning from the Arctic and Antarctica, the Cloud sails
SUMMER PROGRAMS from Iceland via Greenland to Port Everglades, then through
This summer, Silversea is focused on the Arctic with the the Caribbean, the Panama Canal and South America, before
Silver Cloud, Wind and Endeavour, while the Explorer sails beginning her Antarctica program in late November.
in the Western Australia. The Wind comes down the West Coast from Nome, via
Sample cruises include the Cloud following in the wake Vancouver, San Francisco and Puerto Vallarta, before arriv-
of the Vikings from Iceland to Greenland, and then a number ing in Chile.
of cruises roundtrip from Kangerlussuaq. The Endeavour crosses back to New York before starting
The Wind meanwhile is focused on Svalbard and Iceland, her Antarctica season Oct. 31.
before sailing to Greenland and a 24-day Northwest Passage The three ships will be sailing a total of 65 Antarctica cruises
voyage in August, concluding in Nome, Alaska. from 10 to 18 days from Puerto Williams until March. 

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