Silversea’s latest ship, the Silver Nova, will debut within the Asia-Pacific area from late September 2024 to April 2025, in response to a press launch.
The primary of Silversea’s new Nova Class ships will arrive in Kushiro, Japan, on September 27, marking the beginning of its inaugural season in Asia. After two voyages within the area, the Silver Nova will head to Australia and New Zealand in November for seven sailings, lasting 16 to 18 days every, earlier than returning to Asia in February 2025.
“We’re thrilled to lastly be celebrating the arrival of the attractive Silver Nova in Asia-Pacific,” mentioned Bert Hernandez, president of Silversea. “Anticipation has been constructing amongst our valued visitors and journey advisors within the area, and we’re delighted to have the ability to introduce them to one of the pioneering ships in experiential luxurious cruise journey in the end. Silver Nova would be the most luxurious ship crusing in Asia-Pacific till she leaves the area in April 2025, along with her placing architectural improvements, superior power effectivity requirements, and unprecedented vary of suites and public venues.”
In the course of the Silver Nova’s inaugural season in Asia-Pacific, Silversea will introduce its S.A.L.T. (Sea and Land Style) culinary program in Australia and New Zealand, and supply S.A.L.T. shore excursions in Japan for the primary time.
“We’re excited to be bringing S.A.L.T. (Sea and Land Style) to Asia-Pacific in 2024, together with Australia and New Zealand for the primary time,” added Hernandez. “S.A.L.T. is all about discovering the soul of a spot by means of its meals and tradition — and the place higher to style and discover than these international locations so wealthy in heritage and celebrated for his or her various cuisines? Some highlights will embrace studying in regards to the constructing blocks of umami in Japan, each culinary traveler’s dream vacation spot; exploring the vigorous markets and studying to make conventional and new Vietnamese dishes with the primary chef to obtain a Michelin Star in Ho Chi Minh Metropolis; nice wineries and native elements in lovely New Zealand; exploring metropolitan Melbourne with its vibrant eating scene, in addition to the wilder shores of Tasmania the place we’ll study foraging and expertise stay hearth cooking with one of many area’s greatest younger cooks. There are such a lot of nice meals tales to inform on this a part of the area, we are able to’t wait to share them with our visitors.”
Highlighted experiences ashore embrace:
- Osaka, Japan: Farm-to-table culinary expertise with a fermentation workshop and eight-course lunch with sake pairings (October 2024 – April 2025).
- Melbourne, Australia: Exploration of native elements with chef Nornie Bero, that includes a five-course lunch and damper-making workshop (November 2024 – February 2025).
- Adelaide, Australia: Seasonal foraging tour in Adelaide Botanic Gardens with chef Tom Tilbury, adopted by a four-course lunch with native wines (November 2024 – February 2025).
- Hobart, Tasmania: Interactive cooking masterclass with chef Analiese Gregory, adopted by lunch and native wine (December 2024 – February 2025).
- Napier, New Zealand: Personal vineyard tour at Craggy Vary, wine tasting and a five-course lunch on the award-winning restaurant (December 2024 – January 2025).