After being delivered by Meyer Werft in Might, the Silver Ray lately entered service for Silversea Cruises in Europe.
Set to spend its maiden season within the Mediterranean, the LNG-powered ship is now in the course of her inaugural summer season season within the Mediterranean.
Cruise Trade Information takes a more in-depth have a look at a number of the highlights of the inaugural deployment of the Silver Ray.
Inaugural Cruise
Date: June 15, 2024
Size: 12 nights
Homeports: Lisbon (Portugal) to Civitavecchia (Italy)
Itinerary: Cádiz, Málaga, Valencia, Palma de Mallorca, Barcelona and Palamos (Spain); Saint Tropez (France); Monte Carlo (Monaco); and Livorno (Italy)
The Silver Ray launched into its maiden voyage earlier this month. After a christening ceremony in Portugal, the vessel departed from Lisbon for a 12-night cruise to ports in Spain, France, Monaco and Italy.
Crusing to Civitavecchia, , the open-jaw cruise options visits to less-visited locations within the Western Mediterranean, corresponding to Saint Tropez, Palamos and Monaco.
Tyrrhenian and Adriatic
Date: June 27, 2025
Size: 11 nights
Homeports: Civitavecchia to Fusina/Venice (Italy)
Itinerary: Naples, Sorrento, Palermo, Palermo, Syracuse and Trieste (Italy); Valletta (Malta); Kotor (Montenegro); Break up and Zadar (Croatia)
The Silver Ray’s maiden season additionally options cruises to the Jap Mediterranean, together with this 11-night itinerary to the Tyrrhenian and the Adratic Seas.
In keeping with Silversea, the cruise permits visitors to discover Italy and Croatia with visits to 11 ports of name, together with Naples, Sorrento and Break up. Earlier than ending in Venice, the one-way voyage additionally options visits to Kotor, Montenegro, and Valletta, Malta.
Greek Isles and Turkey
Date: August 17, 2024
Size: 8 nights
Homeport: Piraeus (Greece)
Itinerary: Nafplion, Mykonos, Rhodes, Santorini and Chania (Greece); Kusadasi and Bodrum (Turkey)
Beginning in August, the Silver Ray explores the Greek Islands and Turkey with itineraries that target the Aegean Sea.
As a part of this eight-night itinerary, the 728-guest vessel is ready to go to Nafplion, Mykonos, Crete, Santorini and Chania. Crusing roundtrip from Piraeus (Athens), the cruise additionally options visits to Turkey’s Bodrum and Kusadasi.
Sicily, Corsica, Tunisia and Extra
Date: November 12, 2024
Size: 11 nights
Homeports: Civitavecchia (Italy) to Barcelona (Spain)
Itinerary: Naples, Syracuse, Palermo and Cagliari (Italy); Valletta (Malta); Tunis (Tunisia); and Palma de Mallorca (Spain)
Earlier than wrapping up its maiden season in Europe, the Silver Ray additionally presents a singular itinerary crusing from Italy to Spain.
With ports of name in Sicily, Corsica, Malta and the Balearics, the 11-night cruise sails from Civitavecchia to Barcelona and includes a complete of 9 locations in 4 nations: Spain, Italy, Malta and Tunisia.
Iberia and Morocco
Date: November 23, 2024
Size: 11 nights
Homeports: Barcelona (Spain) to Lisbon (Portugal)
Itinerary: Valencia, Cartagena, Málaga and Cádiz (Spain); Gibraltar (United Kingdom); Casablanca and Tangier (Morocco)
The Silver Ray presents an 11-night itinerary to Iberia and Morocco in late November. Crusing simply earlier than the ship’s first transatlantic crossing to North America, the itinerary options visits to locations in Spain, the UK, Morocco and Portugal.
Among the many ports of name are Gibraltar, Casablanca and Tangier, in addition to Valencia, Cartagena and Málaga.