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|Ship caption = ''Silver Whisper'' docked in [[Sydney Harbour]], 2010.
|Ship caption = ''Silver Whisper'' docked in [[Sydney Harbour]], 2010.
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|Ship launched = 2 February 2000
|Ship launched = 2 February 2000
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|Ship christened = June 18, 2001<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.marinelink.com/news/christened-whisper-silver304563 |title=Silver Whisper Is Christened In Genoa, Italy |date=June 18, 2001 |publisher=Marine Link}}</ref> by <small>Marzia Lefebvre D'Ovidio</small>
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|Ship in service = 2001-present
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*[[Call sign]]: C6FN7
*[[Maritime call sign|Call sign]]: C6FN7
* {{IMO Number|9192179}}
* {{IMO Number|9192179}}
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* {{MMSI|308322000}}
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|Ship draft = {{convert|19.6|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|Ship draft = {{convert|19.6|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|Ship decks = 10
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|Ship power =
|Ship power = 2{{nbsp}}×{{nbsp}}[[Wärtsilä]] 8R46 (2{{nbsp}}×{{nbsp}}7,850 kW{{nbsp}})
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|Ship propulsion = [[Diesel-electric]]; two [[ABB]] [[Azipod]] propulsion units
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|Ship capacity = 382 passengers
|Ship capacity = 388 passengers
|Ship crew = 295
|Ship crew = 302
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'''''Silver Whisper''''' is a [[cruise ship]] that entered service in 2000, and is operated by [[Silversea Cruises]].<ref>{{harvnb|Plowman|2004|p=278.}}</ref> The passenger capacity is 382 passengers, and there are 295 crew members. Her sister ship is the ''[[Silver Shadow (ship)|Silver Shadow]]''; both ships were built by the Mariotti Shipyard in [[Genoa]], [[Italy]]. They both have a high space-to-passenger ratio—the ship's [[gross tonnage]] divided by the passenger capacity—at 74, providing more space per passenger than any other cruise ship. The passenger-to-crew ratio is also high, at 1.31 to 1.
'''''Silver Whisper''''' is a [[cruise ship]] that entered service in 2001, and is operated by [[Silversea Cruises]].<ref>{{harvnb|Plowman|2004|p=278.}}</ref> The passenger capacity is 382 passengers, and there are 295 crew members. Her [[sister ship]] is {{ship||Silver Shadow|ship|2}}; both ships were built by the Mariotti Shipyard in [[Genoa]], [[Italy]]. They both have a high space-to-passenger ratio—the ship's [[gross tonnage]] divided by the passenger capacity—at 74, providing more space per passenger than any other cruise ship. The passenger-to-crew ratio is also high, at 1.31 to 1.


==Accommodations==
==Accommodations==
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== Destinations ==
== Destinations ==
''Silver Whisper'' is scheduled to take a 140-day world cruise in 2020. The ship will visit 62 ports in 32 countries and will become the first ship to visit seven continents on a world cruise.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/18681-silversea-launches-seven-continent-world-cruise.html|title=Silversea Launches Seven Continent World Cruise|last=Staff|first=CIN|date=2018-03-12|access-date=2018-03-13|language=en-GB}}</ref>
On 6 January 2020, ''Silver Whisper'', left [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]], to begin a journey that will take one hundred and forty days to visit sixty two port of calls on all [[Continent#Number|seven continents]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/18681-silversea-launches-seven-continent-world-cruise.html|title=Silversea Launches Seven Continent World Cruise|date=12 March 2018|access-date=13 March 2018|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.travelandleisure.com/cruises/silversea-silver-whisper-cruise-continents? |last=Rizzo |first=Cailey |date=10 January 2020 |title=The First Cruise Ship to Touch All Seven Continents Just Set Sail |work=[[Travel + Leisure]] |accessdate=15 January 2020}}</ref> In March 2020, ''Silver Whisper'' was forced to end the Legends of Cruising world cruise due to the outbreak of the global coronavirus pandemic.


==References==
==References==
===Notes===
===Notes===
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===Bibliography===
===Bibliography===
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*{{Plowman-Sitmar | pages=273–282}}
* {{Plowman-Sitmar | pages=273–282}}
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Silver Whisper (ship, 2001)|Silver Whisper}}
{{Commons category|IMO 9192179}}
*[http://www.silversea.com/ships/silver-whisper/ ''Silversea:'' Silver Whisper] – Silversea official site page about the ship
*[http://www.silversea.com/ships/silver-whisper/ ''Silversea:'' Silver Whisper] – Silversea official site page about the ship
*[http://www.jn.pt/paginainicial/pais/concelho.aspx?Distrito=Lisboa&Concelho=Lisboa&Option=Interior&content_id=976784 JN: Lisbon 2008 ''Silver Whisper'' Incident]
*[http://www.jn.pt/paginainicial/pais/concelho.aspx?Distrito=Lisboa&Concelho=Lisboa&Option=Interior&content_id=976784 JN: Lisbon 2008 ''Silver Whisper'' Incident]



{{Silversea ships}}
{{Silversea ships}}

Latest revision as of 14:07, 27 March 2023

The Silver Whisper docked in Sydney Harbour, 2010.
Silver Whisper docked in Sydney Harbour, 2010.
History
NameSilver Whisper
OperatorSilversea Cruises
Port of registryNassau,  Bahamas
BuilderMariotti Shipyard in Genoa, Italy
Launched2 February 2000
ChristenedJune 18, 2001[1] by Marzia Lefebvre D'Ovidio
In service2001-present
Refit2018[2]
Identification
StatusIn Service
General characteristics
TypeCruise ship
Tonnage28,258 GT
Length610 ft (190 m)
Beam81.8 ft (24.9 m)
Draft19.6 ft (6.0 m)
Decks10
Installed power2 × Wärtsilä 8R46 (2 × 7,850 kW )
PropulsionDiesel-electric; two ABB Azipod propulsion units
Speed21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Capacity388 passengers
Crew302

Silver Whisper is a cruise ship that entered service in 2001, and is operated by Silversea Cruises.[3] The passenger capacity is 382 passengers, and there are 295 crew members. Her sister ship is Silver Shadow; both ships were built by the Mariotti Shipyard in Genoa, Italy. They both have a high space-to-passenger ratio—the ship's gross tonnage divided by the passenger capacity—at 74, providing more space per passenger than any other cruise ship. The passenger-to-crew ratio is also high, at 1.31 to 1.

Accommodations

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There are 194 outside suites, ranging in size from 287 square feet (26.7 m2) to 1,435 square feet (133.3 m2); 80% of which feature teak balconies.

Destinations

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On 6 January 2020, Silver Whisper, left Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to begin a journey that will take one hundred and forty days to visit sixty two port of calls on all seven continents.[4][5] In March 2020, Silver Whisper was forced to end the Legends of Cruising world cruise due to the outbreak of the global coronavirus pandemic.

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Silver Whisper Is Christened In Genoa, Italy". Marine Link. 18 June 2001.
  2. ^ "Silversea Announces Refurbishment for Silver Whisper, Silver Wind". Travel Agent Central. 25 September 2017.
  3. ^ Plowman 2004, p. 278.
  4. ^ "Silversea Launches Seven Continent World Cruise". 12 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  5. ^ Rizzo, Cailey (10 January 2020). "The First Cruise Ship to Touch All Seven Continents Just Set Sail". Travel + Leisure. Retrieved 15 January 2020.

Bibliography

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