Silver Endeavour’s naming ceremony in Antarctica
Silversea Cruises is celebrating its new flagship, Silver Endeavour. The naming ceremony, of the world’s most luxurious expedition ship, was held in Antarctica’s Lemaire Channel on Nov. 19.
Silver Endeavour is the 11th ship of the extra-luxury company Silversea Cruises. Present at the ceremony, among others, were several Silversea executives and Silver Endeavour‘s godmother, Felicity Aston, a well-known Antarctic explorer and scientist.
The celebrations began in an intimate ceremony held at the Cape Horn Sub-Antarctic Center in Puerto Williams, Nov. 15. After the Royal Caribbean Group‘s customary bagpipe performance, singers performed Chilean and American national anthems and the ship’s godmother, Felicity Aston, was introduced.
Silver Endeavour
Silver Endeavour
Silver-Endeavour
That of Silver Endeavour, was the first naming ceremony held in the Lemaire Channel, one of the continent’s most scenic straits located just off the Antarctic Peninsula.
“We are thrilled to officially welcome Silver Endeavour to the Royal Caribbean Group fleet, bringing our global fleet to 64 ships,” said Jason Liberty, president and CEO of Royal Caribbean Group. “Silver Endeavour will continue to strengthen Silversea‘s position as a leading ultra-luxury cruise and expedition company.”
Silversea has named polar explorer Felicity Aston as Silver Endeavour‘s godmother in October 2022. Aston was the first woman to ski solo across Antarctica in 2012 as well as the first person to traverse the continent by muscle power alone.
Felicity Aston
Silver Endeavour was built to PC6 polar class specifications and is specially designed for polar exploration. It has an industry-leading Zodiac-to-guest ratio and also possesses state-of-the-art navigation and exploration technologies.
Silversea Cruises recently unveiled the 27 new voyages that Silver Endeavour will undertake in the 2023/24 season, all the details can be found in our article: SILVERSEA: 27 SHIPPING JOURNEYS FOR 2024/25.
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