Silver Whisper has scheduled several culinary- and wine-themed cruises for 2006.
Culinary-themed cruises:
-- Silver Whisper’s Pacific Coast Passage ten-day cruise from San Diego to Costa Rica, March 8 - 18, 2006 (Voyage 4608). Guest Chef/Author: Rick Bayless, Frontera Grill, Chicago, Illinois. Cookbooks include "Mexico One Plate at a Time." Silver Sailing fares start at $2,997 per person.
--Silver Whisper’s Atlantic Passage 14-day cruise from San Juan to Las Palmas, April 20 - May 4, 2006 (Voyage 4615). Guest Chef: Sergio Torres, H'Anoa at El Rodat, Javea, Alicante, Spain. Silver Sailing fares start at $3,348 per person.
-- Silver Whisper’s Mediterranean Mosaic seven-day cruise from Venice to Rome, June 26 - July 3, 2006 (Voyage 4623). Guest Chef/Author: Rick Tramonto, Mobil Four Star / AAA Five Diamond Tru, Chicago, Illinois. Cookbooks include "Tru: A Cookbook from the Legendary Chicago Restaurant." Advance Payment Bonus fares start at $3,896 per person.
-- Silver Whisper's Through the Pillars of Hercules 14-day cruise from Amsterdam to Barcelona, September 15 - 29, 2006 (Voyage 4633). Guest Chef: Sergio Torres, H'Anoa at El Rodat, Javea, Alicante, Spain. Silver Sailing fares start at $6,597 per person.
--Silver Whisper’s Indian Ocean Passage 14-day cruise from Dubai to Singapore, November 2 - 16, 2006 (Voyage 4637). Guest Chef/Author: Suvir Saran, Dévi, New York City. Cookbooks include "Indian Home Cooking." Silver Sailing fares start at $4,557 per person.
Wine-Themed Cruise
-- Silver Whisper's From the Canaries to the Casbah 10-day cruise from Las Palmas to Barcelona, May 4 - 14, 2006 (Voyage 4616). Hosted by Georges Muller, Riedel Crystal, the wine glass company. Silver Sailing fares start at $3,598 per person.
-- Silver Whisper's "Vintage Europe" 12-day cruise from Monte Carlo to London, July 17 - 29, 2006 (Voyage 4626). Hosted by Michael Green, wine educator and Gourmet magazine's wine and spirits consultant. Green is often featured on Food Network, CNN and NPR. Early Booking Incentive fares start at $7,836 per person (20 percent savings).
Golf Programs
For 2006, Silversea is once again offering its popular Silver Links 365 golf program. Silver Links 365 offers optional golfing excursions, arranged and escorted by the ships' golf pros, to some of the world's most challenging and revered courses. During days at sea, private instruction is available by the onboard PGA-classed golf pro in the ship’s 22' x 10' custom-built golf cage along complimentary clinics, demonstrations and putting contests suitable for all ranges, levels and abilities. program's escorted, optional golfing excursions vary in price from course to course and include all transfers to and from the select golf courses, pull or power-drive carts, green and any applicable caddy fees. Should guests choose to leave their clubs at home, the finest Nike clubs, shoes and golf essentials are available for rental, demo or purchase on board Silver Whisper. Golf clubs can be rented for as little as $45.
Elegant Explorations Cruises
Elegant Explorations cruises for 2006 are created exclusively for the sophisticated traveler who has the time to indulge in broad and in-depth cultural explorations. The new program offers nine extended voyages ranging in length from 34 to 123 days. Highlighting the program are generous savings incentives and onboard spending credits of $500 (per person) for guests sailing 40 to 70 days and $750 for guests sailing 71 to 100 days. Complimentary Business Class air upgrades are also available with the purchase of optional air and hotel program on voyages of 50 or more consecutive days.
-- Silver Whisper departs June 19, 2006 on a 51-day Classic Europe voyage from Athens to Copenhagen with calls in Turkey, Greece, Montenegro, Croatia, Italy, France, Spain, Monaco, Portugal, England, Belgium, Netherlands, Estonia, Russia, and Finland. Best-available fares start at $28,602 per person.
-- Silver Whisper departs September 6, 2006 on an 83-day Route of the Empires voyage from Copenhagen to Hong Kong, calling in over 25 countries including Finland, Russia, Germany, Netherlands, France, Spain, Portugal, Tunisia, Italy, Libya, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan, Oman, India, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Vietnam. Best-available fares start at $39,333 per person.
-- Silver Whisper's Through the Pillars of Hercules 14-day cruise from Amsterdam to Barcelona, September 15 - 29, 2006 (Voyage 4633). Hosted by: Sergio Torres, head chef of El Rodat's H'Anoa restaurant in Javea, Alicante, Spain. Silver Sailing fares start at $6,657 per person (40 percent savings).
The 2006 itinerary schedule is as follows:
Dates Days Ship Voyage Itinerary
21 Feb 2006 15 Silver Whisper 4607 Fort Lauderdale to San Diego
08 Mar 2006 10 Silver Whisper 4608 San Diego to Puerto Caldera
18 Mar 2006 10 Silver Whisper 4609 Puerto Caldera to San Juan
28 Mar 2006 4 Silver Whisper 4610 San Juan to San Juan
05 Apr 2006 4 Silver Whisper 4612 San Juan to San Juan
13 Apr 2006 7 Silver Whisper 4614 San Juan to San Juan
15 Apr 2006 5 Silver Whisper 4614A St. John's to San Juan
20 Apr 2006 14 Silver Whisper 4615 San Juan to Las Palmas
04 May 2006 10 Silver Whisper 4616 Las Palmas to Barcelona
14 May 2006 8 Silver Whisper 4617 Barcelona to Nice
29 May 2006 7 Silver Whisper 4619 Nice to Rome
12 Jun 2006 7 Silver Whisper 4621 Venice to Athens
26 Jun 2006 7 Silver Whisper 4623 Venice to Rome
03 Jul 2006 7 Silver Whisper 4624 Rome to Barcelona
10 Jul 2006 7 Silver Whisper 4625 Barcelona to Monte Carlo
17 Jul 2006 12 Silver Whisper 4626 Monte Carlo to London (Dover)
29 Jul 2006 11 Silver Whisper 4627 London (Dover) to Copenhagen
09 Aug 2006 7 Silver Whisper 4628 Copenhagen to Stockholm
16 Aug 2006 7 Silver Whisper 4629 Stockholm to Copenhagen
30 Aug 2006 7 Silver Whisper 4631 Stockholm to Copenhagen
06 Sep 2006 9 Silver Whisper 4632 Copenhagen to Amsterdam
15 Sep 2006 14 Silver Whisper 4633 Amsterdam to Barcelona
29 Sep 2006 7 Silver Whisper 4634 Barcelona to Villefranche-sur-Mer
06 Oct 2006 12 Silver Whisper 4635 Villefranche-sur-Mer to Port Said
18 Oct 2006 15 Silver Whisper 4636 Port Said to Dubai
02 Nov 2006 14 Silver Whisper 4637 Dubai to Singapore
16 Nov 2006 12 Silver Whisper 4638 Singapore to Hong Kong
28 Nov 2006 12 Silver Whisper 4639 Hong Kong to Bangkok
10 Dec 2006 12 Silver Whisper 4640 Bangkok to Singapore
22 Dec 2006 14 Silver Whisper 4641 Singapore to Singapore
During winter, 382-guest Silver Whisper visits the enchanting lands of the Far East and Indian Ocean on eight exotic itineraries, ranging from nine to 12 days, featuring inaugural calls to Guangzhou (Canton), China, and Al Manamah, Bahrain. After repositioning to the Mediterranean in April, for an extended summer season, the elite all-suite ship offers 26 opportunities to explore the region in absolute luxury, including a series of 19 seven-day voyages. A unique six-day, five-night stopover in Valencia, Spain, will give guests a front-row seat for the America's Cup races in June. The line's first return visit to Israel in several years, with calls in Haifa and Ashdod, concludes the Mediterranean season in November. During the balance of the year, Silver Whisper transits the Suez Canal and continues on a course exploring the Arabian Peninsula, Indian Ocean and Australia. The complete itinerary listing for 2007 is as follows:
Date / Days / Ship / Voyage / Sailing from - to
| 05 Jan 2007 |
9 |
Silver Whisper |
4701 |
Singapore to Hong Kong |
| 14 Jan 2007 |
9 |
Silver Whisper |
4702 |
Hong Kong to Singapore |
| 23 Jan 2007 |
10 |
Silver Whisper |
4703 |
Singapore to Bangkok |
| 02 Feb 2007 |
10 |
Silver Whisper |
4704 |
Bangkok to Singapore |
| 12 Feb 2007 |
11 |
Silver Whisper |
4705 |
Singapore to Singapore |
| 23 Feb 2007 |
12 |
Silver Whisper |
4706 |
Singapore to Mumbai |
| 07 Mar 2007 |
8 |
Silver Whisper |
4707 |
Mumbai to Dubai |
| 15 Mar 2007 |
10 |
Silver Whisper |
4708 |
Dubai to Dubai |
| 25 Mar 2007 |
15 |
Silver Whisper |
4709 |
Dubai to Alexandria |
| 09 Apr 2007 |
10 |
Silver Whisper |
4710 |
Alexandria to Athens |
| 26 Apr 2007 |
6 |
Silver Whisper |
4712 |
Istanbul to Athens |
| 02 May 2007 |
9 |
Silver Whisper |
4713 |
Athens to Monte Carlo |
| 17 May 2007 |
7 |
Silver Whisper |
4716 |
Nice to Nice |
| 28 May 2007 |
9 |
Silver Whisper |
4718 |
Nice to Athens |
| 06 Jun 2007 |
9 |
Silver Whisper |
4719 |
Athens to Rome |
| 15 Jun 2007 |
7 |
Silver Whisper |
4720 |
Rome to Barcelona |
| 22 Jun 2007 |
7 |
Silver Whisper |
4721 |
Barcelona to Barcelona |
| 29 Jun 2007 |
7 |
Silver Whisper |
4722 |
Barcelona to Rome |
| 06 Jul 2007 |
7 |
Silver Whisper |
4723 |
Rome to Venice |
| 13 Jul 2007 |
7 |
Silver Whisper |
4724 |
Venice to Athens |
| 20 Jul 2007 |
7 |
Silver Whisper |
4725 |
Athens to Istanbul |
| 27 Jul 2007 |
7 |
Silver Whisper |
4726 |
Istanbul to Athens |
| 03 Aug 2007 |
7 |
Silver Whisper |
4727 |
Athens to Venice |
| 10 Aug 2007 |
7 |
Silver Whisper |
4728 |
Venice to Rome |
| 17 Aug 2007 |
7 |
Silver Whisper |
4729 |
Rome to Monte Carlo |
| 24 Aug 2007 |
7 |
Silver Whisper |
4730 |
Monte Carlo to Barcelona |
| 31 Aug 2007 |
7 |
Silver Whisper |
4731 |
Barcelona to Lisbon |
| 07 Sep 2007 |
7 |
Silver Whisper |
4732 |
Lisbon to Barcelona |
| 14 Sep 2007 |
7 |
Silver Whisper |
4733 |
Barcelona to Monte Carlo |
| 21 Sep 2007 |
7 |
Silver Whisper |
4734 |
Monte Carlo to Rome |
| 28 Sep 2007 |
7 |
Silver Whisper |
4735 |
Rome to Venice |
| 05 Oct 2007 |
7 |
Silver Whisper |
4736 |
Venice to Rome |
| 12 Oct 2007 |
7 |
Silver Whisper |
4737 |
Rome to Athens |
| 19 Oct 2007 |
7 |
Silver Whisper |
4738 |
Athens to Venice |
| 04 Nov 2007 |
12 |
Silver Whisper |
4739 |
Venice to Port Said |
| 16 Nov 2007 |
15 |
Silver Whisper |
4740 |
Port Said to Dubai |
| 01 Dec 2007 |
8 |
Silver Whisper |
4741 |
Dubai to Mumbai |
| 09 Dec 2007 |
11 |
Silver Whisper |
4742 |
Mumbai to Singapore |
| 20 Dec 2007 |
16 |
Silver Whisper |
4743 |
Singapore to Sydney |