Silver Cloud (ship)
 Silver Cloud in Antartica
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Operator | Silversea Cruises |
| Port of registry | Nassau,  Bahamas |
| Launched | 6 March 1993 |
| Maiden voyage | 2 April 1994 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In Service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cruise ship |
| Tonnage | 16,800 GT[2] |
| Length | 514 ft (157 m)[1] |
| Beam | 71 ft (22 m) |
| Decks | 9 total, 6 for passengers |
| Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h) |
| Capacity | 296 passengers |
| Crew | 222 |
Silver Cloud is a small cruise ship operated by Silversea Cruises, the luxury brand of the Royal Caribbean Group conglomerate of cruise lines. She entered service in 1994 as Silversea's first ship. Her sister ship is the Silver Wind, launched in 1995.[3]
Silver Cloud formerly sailed on European itineraries (both the North Sea and the Mediterranean) in summer. In winter, she cruised in the Caribbean and South America.[3] Since the ship was ice strengthened in 2017, itineraries have concentrated on polar regions, with visits to less common cruise destinations on transfers between the Arctic and Antarctic.
History
As of 2008[4] the ship cruises the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, the Atlantic Ocean with stops at the Bahamas and in the Caribbean Sea, as well as journeys to the Atlantic coast of South America. Some cruises take passengers through the Mediterranean Sea. She also transits the Suez Canal with cruises through the Red Sea to the Persian Gulf calling at ports along the route that normal tourists seldom visit, such as Jeddah[5][6] in Saudi Arabia.
The Silver Cloud has been home to both the United States men's and women's national basketball teams during the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, Brazil.[7]
In 2017, the ship underwent a comprehensive rebuild to bring her up to ice class and has since sailed on expedition cruises, including polar regions.[8]
References
Notes
- ^ Ship details Archived 19 July 2012 at archive.today by "Seven Blue Seas Vacations"
- ^ Ship details by "Largay Travel"
- ^ a b "Silver Cloud". Condé Nast Traveler website. Condé Nast. Archived from the original on 10 April 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ^ Cruise Plan of the Silver Cloud
- ^ Article in the Arab News of 1 April 2008
- ^ Article[dead link] in the Saudi Gazette Archived 6 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ For U.S. Basketball Players, the Olympics Are a Cruise, Ship, That Is By ANDREW KEH; 6 August 2016 the New York Times
- ^ "Silversea's Silver Cloud: First glimpse as she joins expedition cruise fleet".
Bibliography
- Plowman, Peter (2004). The SITMAR Liners: Past and Present. Dural, NSW: Rosenberg Publishing. pp. 273–282. ISBN 1877058254.
- Plowman, Peter (2007). Australian Cruise Ships. Dural, NSW: Rosenberg Publishing. ISBN 9781877058509.
- Saunders, Aaron (2013). Giants of the Seas: The Ships that Transformed Modern Cruising. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 9781848321724.
- Smith, Peter C. (2014). Cruise Ships - The Small Scale Fleet: A Visual Showcase. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: Pen & Sword Maritime. ISBN 9781781592816.
External links
- Silversea: Silver Cloud – Silversea official site page about the ship