SilverSea can best be described as traditional luxury. Some of you have asked if it is “stuffy”, and I don’t think I’d describe it that way, although with their marketing images of tuxedoed butlers wearing white gloves, it is an easy assumption to make. While tuxedos and ball gowns are not required on SilverSea, there will be some guests that choose to dress that way.
Up until 2020, SilverSea was owned by the Lefebvre family of Rome, who were the same family who owned Sitmar Cruises in the 70s and 80s. I have a special reverence for Sitmar, because it was my very first cruise, way back in 1981.
SilverSea has 6 small ships (700 or less) with one more coming in 2023, and another in 2024. They also have 5 expedition ships. On this fleet, they sail to 7 continents, and so some really interesting ports of call. You’ll notice in the Travel Opportunities below, that while they may start and finish in major ports, some of the stops in between you may never heard of! This is fantastic for those that have done a lot of travelling, and want something new.
They also have an innovative fare structure. No matter what you choose, the fare is very inclusive: 24-hour gourmet dining, an open bar, superb entertainment, gratuities, on-board enrichment and lectures, a shore excursion in every port, and butler service in every suite.
If you choose their “Door to Door” fare, they will pick you up at your home, deliver you to the airport, fly you to the ship, and then do the same on your return home.
We find that most of our small-ship ocean clients make their decisions based more on itinerary than anything else. If this is the primary driver for you, then it’s worth browsing through SilverSea’s itineraries to see where they go. I’ve put a handful of examples below, but that is really just the tip of the iceberg.
SilverSea is also running some interesting promotions until the end of this month, and in many cases, they are combinable – meaning you may be able to take advantage of all of these:
- Two category suite upgrade, and a $1000 on board credit on select sailings
- $500 referral credit. If you haven’t sailed with SilverSea previously but you know someone that has, they’ll offer you $500 of your suite, and give whomever referred you a $500 credit for their next trip.
- 20% off selected sailings. There is some fine print on this offer, most notably it is payment in full at the time of booking, and it’s non-refundable, so you’ll want to make sure you put your insurance in place at the same time. This offer represents tremendous value for higher-end product like SilverSea. Here’s the link to their website where you’ll find the list of sailings this promotion applies to:
List of voyages: https://www.silversea.com/best-luxury-cruise-deals/port-to-port-prepaid.html
Today’s Travel Opportunities
Here’s some examples from the SilverSea Pre-Paid, Port to Port fares. The prices shown here already reflect the discounted rate (so this is what you’ll actually pay).
Vancouver to Puerto Vallarta – Departing October 2, for 16-days.
- Visit Neah Bay, Rainer (OR), Portland, Astoria, San Francisco, Monterey, Santa Cruz, Cabo San Lucas, La Paz, Isla Espiritu Santo, Isla San Jose, Isla San Francisco.
- Prices from $5058 per person.
Japan – Yokohama to Hong Kong – Departing October 9 for 16-days.
- Visit Tokyo (overnight), Osaka (overnight), Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Busan, Seoul (overnight), Keelung, Koahsiung.
- Prices from $5908 per person
Alaska — Vancouver to Anchorage – Departing May 9, 2024 for 7-days.
- Visit Vancouver, Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, Sitka, Hubbard Glacier
- Prices from $2920 per person
Mediterranean — Athens round-trip — Departing March 29, for 13-days
- Crete, Bodrum, Rhodes, Paphos, Jerusalem (overnight), Alexandria Egypt (overnight), Crete, Naphlion,
- Prices from $5280 per person
Caribbean – Ft. Lauderdale round-trip – Departing February 5 for 11-days
- San Juan, St. Thomas, St. Bart’s, St. John’s, St. Maarten, BVI,
- Prices from $4208 per person
Sydney to Auckland Departing January 18 for 14-days
- Visit Sydney, Burnie, Port Arthur, Hobart (overnight), Bluff, Dunedin, Akaroa, Picton, Bay of Islands, and Auckland
- Prices from $5653 per person
Rollin On The River
If River Cruising is more your jam, AMA is offering Free Land Add-ons for select voyages. Hardly any of our clients go to Europe and just do a one-week cruise, so this is definitely worth looking at:
- Includes 4 or 5 star hotels, breakfasts, city tours and/or excursions, transfers, and your cruise manager travels with you from the ship (so you’re escorted through your journey). Some examples of Free Land Extensions:
- Prague 3-night extension (Value: $1320 per person)
- Amsterdam 2-night extension (Value: $1190 pp)
- Budapest 2-night extension (Value: $840 pp)
- Lake Como, Italy 3-night extension (Value: $1440 pp)
Here’s a link to the page: https://www.amawaterways.com/agent/pamperedcruiser/freeland-2023
There are tons of combinations, but here are two examples of how a river cruise and free land extension would stack up:
Rhine River Cruise departing November 16 for 7-nights on the ship and 2-nights land:
- Amsterdam to Basel, Switzerland
- Visit Cologne, Rhine Gorge, Rudesheim, Ludwigshafen, Strasbourg, Breisach,
- Free Amsterdam pre-cruise for 2-nights.
- Prices start at $3199 per person.
Danube River Cruise — 4 departures in August for 7-nights on the ship, and 3-nights land:
- Budapest to Vilshofen (Bavaria, Germany)
- Visit Bratislava, Vienna, Krems, Wachau Valley, Linz, Passau.
- Free Prague post-cruise for 3-nights
- Prices start at $4199 per person.
There are lots of other combinations too. Check out the link above for more information.
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Sue Bradley
Sue Bradley
