SILVERSEA CRUISES TAKES DELIVERY OF 10TH SHIP SILVER DAWN FROM FINCANTIERI IN ANCONA
(Monaco/Ancona — November 12, 2021)Β Leading ultra-luxury cruise line Silversea Cruises has taken delivery of new shipΒ Silver DawnΒ at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona, Italy. Executives from Silversea Cruises and Fincantieri today attended an intimate delivery ceremony to welcome the 10th ship to the cruise lineβs fleet.
Following a video screening of the official coin and flag ceremonies, Roberto MartinoliβSilverseaβs President and CEOβpenned his signature to officially take delivery ofΒ Silver Dawn. Richard D. FainβChairman and CEO, Royal Caribbean Groupβand Jason LibertyβExecutive Vice President and CFO, Royal Caribbean Groupβeach connected via video feed to deliver a speech. Luigi Matarazzo, General Manager of Fincantieriβs Merchant Ships Division, was also in attendance. A testament to the strength and resilience of the global cruise industry,Β Silver DawnΒ is the third ship to join Silverseaβs fleet since the start of 2020.
βIn welcoming the beautifulΒ Silver DawnΒ as the 10th ship in our fleet, we have reached a huge milestone on our mission to take our guests deep into the world in luxury,β says Roberto Martinoli, President & CEO, Silversea Cruises. βAs well as the tireless efforts of the teams at Fincantieri and Silversea Cruises, I would like to recognise the great contribution of the Royal Caribbean Group. I am grateful for the Groupβs continued support, which has proven invaluable once again.Β Silver DawnΒ represents an evolution of luxury cruise travel; she builds on the innovations of her sister ships,Β Silver Moon and Silver Muse, with Otium β our pioneering new wellness programme. WithΒ Silver Dawn, we affirm our position as the leader in ultra-luxury cruising. I look forward to welcoming our guests aboardΒ Silver DawnΒ from spring 2022.β
Luigi Matarazzo, General Manager of Fincantieriβs Merchant Ships Division, stated: βIn spite of the pandemic, we have been able to keep all deliveries in line with the contractual dates. Thatβs why I am particularly pleased to celebrate the delivery of Silver Dawn, just a few months after the successful delivery of her sister vessel, Silver Moon. We have cooperated with Silversea for many years, realising a line of distinctive vessels, but we are already looking ahead to the new challenges we will have to faceβready for a new generation of cruise vessels.β
Silver Dawn: An Evolution of Ultra-Luxury Cruise Travel
The third ship in theΒ Muse-class series and the fourth ship to result from Silverseaβs longstanding collaboration with Fincantieri,Β Silver DawnΒ is a sistership to SilverseaβsΒ Silver Museβbuilt at the Fincantieri shipyard of Sestri Ponente (Genoa) in April 2017βandΒ Silver Moon, which was delivered in Ancona in October 2020.Β Silver Dawn accommodates just 596 guests in 298 ocean-view suites β 96% of which have a private veranda β and has a crew-to-guest ratio of 1:1.45.
In total, over 390 companies contributed toΒ Silver DawnβsΒ construction. In the peak months, an average of 1,000 professionals were working simultaneously on the ship. Over 15,000 steel plates and profiles were cut for her construction, approximately 95,500 litres of paint were applied, and 18 contractors installed approximately 1,690,000m of electric cable.
The Otium Wellness Programme: The Original Art of Comfort
Building on the success of Silverseaβs innovative culinary programme, S.A.L.T., which launched aboardΒ Silver Moon,Β Silver DawnΒ introduces a pioneering new wellness programme,Β Otium. In a nod to the cruise lineβs Italian heritage, Otium takes inspiration from the leisurely nature of the ancient Roman lifestyle. In Roman culture,Β OtiumΒ was a period of time dedicated to leisure, in which people bathed, conversed, sung, theorised, drank, ate, and relaxed. Diverging from existing wellness programmes, Otium encourages balanced indulgence, pampering, and pleasure over sacrifice and delayed gratification. It will provide guests with a customised, multi-dimensional wellness journey throughout Silver Dawn, starting in some of the most spacious suites at sea, growing with a curated range of treatments in the reimagined spa, and trickling out to permeate every moment of the cruise experience. The result is an elevation of Silverseaβs unique take on luxury.
Steve McCurry PhotographsΒ Silver Dawn
For the first time in his illustrious career, world-renowned photographer and long-term Silversea collaborator Steve McCurry has cast his lens on a working shipyard. McCurry travelled to the Fincantieri facility in Trieste to photograph Silver Dawn from August 4, 2021. As well as photographing the shipyardβs workers as Silver Dawn neared completion, McCurry took the opportunity to photograph Silverseaβs President and CEO, Roberto Martinoli, as well as the shipβs Master, Captain Samuele Failla.
“I had never seen a ship in dry dock before, and was fascinated to see that the entire ship rested and balanced on a series of blocks,β says Steve McCurry. βIt was especially interesting to see the part of the ship which would be underwater. The workers were meticulous as if they were working on a priceless work of art. I was reminded of watching a flower opening up into its full beauty. The craftsmanship and skill with which they worked was extraordinary.”
Read an interview with Steve McCurry on his experience at the Fincantieri shipyard:
https://discover.silversea.com/steve-mccurry/silver-dawn-steve-mccurry/
Watch a video ofΒ Silver DawnβsΒ flag changing ceremony:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/72065h1jlx24zh2/SILVER%20DAWN%20-%20CHANGE%20OF%20FLAG.mp4?dl=0
Please refer toΒ https://www.silversea.com/health-and-travel-notice.htmlΒ for the latest health and travel advisories pertaining to cruise travel.
SOURCE Silversea Cruises
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