Silver Cloud (ship)
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Silver Cloud is a small luxury cruise ship operated by Silversea Cruises. She is Silversea's first ship and entered service in 1994. Her sister ship is the Silver Wind, launched in 1995.[1]
Silver Cloud currently sails on luxury expedition focused cruises for Silversea.
History
Initial planning for Silver Cloud and her sister began in 1991 between Antonio Lefebvre d'Ovidio and V Ships, who had been in a partnership together for Sitmar Cruises.[2]
They hired ship designer Petter Yran from Yran & Storbraaten.[3] The ships were intended to be luxurious, with 75% of the staterooms to have verandahs - at that time, something unheard of in the cruise industry.[2]
The Silver Cloud's hull was constructed at Cantiere Navale Visentini Shipyard near Venice, Italy, and then towed to T. Mariotti for completion of the rest of the ship. The name Silver Cloud, named after the famed Rolls Royce, was chosen by the cruise line's Chairman and former owner, Manfredi Lefebvre D’Ovidio, to signal to guests that they could expect top-class service.[4]
The ships's christening ceremony was in Monte Carlo on March 30, 1994. Prince Albert of Monaco attended, and the ship was named after the wife of one of Silversea’s co-founders, Eugenia Beck Lefebvre D'Ovidio.[2]
The Silver Cloud was home to both the United States men's and women's national basketball teams during the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.[5]
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.[1]
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In 2017, the ship underwent a comprehensive rebuild to bring her up to ice class, with the addition of a fleet of zodiacs added to the top decks.[6] The interiors also received a refit, with a reconfigured observation lounge and refurbished public spaces.[7] The hull was repainted a dark blue to distinguish it as part of the expedition fleet. This livery was later changed to match the grey hull of the rest of the Silversea fleet. The ship primarily sails on expedition cruises, including in polar regions.
During an expedition cruise along the Kimberley coast in June 2024, a group of around 100 Silver Cloud passengers and crew on an inflatable boat tour became stranded at low tide near Adele Island. Most of the passengers waded Script error: No such module "convert". through shallow water over a coral reef to deeper water where they were collected. The remaining stranded passengers stayed in the zodiacs and waited for hours in darkness before the tide came in and they were able to return to the ship.[8] The Kimberley region has the highest tidal range in the Southern Hemisphere.[9]
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References
Notes
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- ↑ For U.S. Basketball Players, the Olympics Are a Cruise, Ship, That Is By ANDREW KEH; 6 August 2016 the New York Times
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Bibliography
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External links
- Silversea: Silver Cloud – Silversea official site page about the ship
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