
Silversea · Booking through Via Privata
USD 1,500 onboard credit per suite
Credited by Via Privata on bookings of USD 40,000 or more — on top of the line's own amenities, at the fare you would pay booking direct.
- Virtuoso Voyages hosted benefits on select sailings, confirmed in writing at booking; Silversea's Last Minute fares are not eligible for consortium benefits
- Suite-selection guidance before the best categories sell through
- We hold your suite while you decide
Yachts & Voyages · All seven continents
Silversea: Ships, suites and 2026–2027 sailings
Ultra-luxury, everywhere · ~12 ships incl. Silver Nova & Silver Endeavour
Silversea is the widest brief in ultra-luxury cruising. Silversea lists twelve ships, eight classic and four expedition, and the line's own claim is over 900 destinations across all seven continents. Reach is the whole proposition: a Mediterranean week, a Galápagos week and a crossing to the Antarctic Peninsula all sit inside one operator, one loyalty scheme and one standard of service, which is a wider spread than any rival at this level attempts.
The fleet is all-suite. Every suite faces the ocean, most have a private veranda, and every one comes with a butler, on every ship, not only at the top of the stack. Silversea publishes a ratio of nearly one crew member for every guest. The hulls run from the 392-guest Silver Shadow, built in 2000, to the 728-guest Nova-class pair, Silver Nova and Silver Ray, whose glass-wrapped interiors are the newest thing at this end of the market.
Dining is where the line separates itself. Silversea publishes a portfolio of ten concepts and calls it more dining options than any other small-ship cruise line — Atlantide, La Dame, La Terrazza, Kaiseki, Silver Note, Spaccanapoli — alongside S.A.L.T., short for Sea And Land Taste, a culinary programme with its own kitchen, bar and lab that rewrites the menu port by port. S.A.L.T. is fitted on the Muse-class and Nova-class ships and on Silver Spirit.
The honest comparison is with Regent Seven Seas, whose fare covers shore excursions outright. Silversea's classic voyages instead carry a shore excursion credit on the All-Inclusive Plus fare, and air is arranged separately. What you buy in exchange is range, a butler in every suite, and an expedition arm that no hotel-brand yacht can match: Silver Endeavour at PC6 ice class, and Silver Origin built for the Galápagos and nowhere else.
Booking through Via Privata
USD 1,500 onboard credit per suite
Credited by Via Privata on bookings of USD 40,000 or more — on top of the line's own amenities, at the fare you would pay booking direct. Below that, Virtuoso Voyages hosted benefits apply instead on select sailings, confirmed in writing at booking. Silversea's Last Minute fares are not eligible for consortium benefits.
- Virtuoso Voyages hosted benefits on select sailings, confirmed in writing at booking; Silversea's Last Minute fares are not eligible for consortium benefits
- Suite-selection guidance before the best categories sell through
- We hold your suite while you decide
- Every benefit confirmed in writing before you commit
- Hotels joined either side of the voyage, as one journey



Deck plans and suites, ship by ship
Open a ship for every deck plan and its own suites and staterooms, with photographs.
The suites
The categories below are the line's own names. Sizes and layouts differ from ship to ship, so each ship page shows its own suites with photographs and the deck plans.
Suites by shipSilver Nova and Silver Ray · Silver Dawn · Silver Moon · Silver Muse · Silver Spirit · Silver Shadow and Silver Whisper · Silver Cloud · Silver Wind · Silver Endeavour · Silver Origin
Classic Veranda Suite
The entry veranda suite, listed on most of the fleet though not on every hull. Floor-to-ceiling glass doors onto a private veranda, marble bathroom, seating area. Silversea publishes no size on the category page and the footprint changes by hull, so we confirm the exact suite on the exact ship before anything is held.
Superior Veranda Suite
The same room a deck higher, sold on the sunset views. Again no published size on the category page — the number varies by class, and we would rather check it than print it.
Silver Suite
Midship, with a separate seating area, larger marble bathroom, big closet and vanity. Silversea calls it a favourite among returning guests and lists it across the fleet, expedition hulls such as Silver Cloud and Silver Origin included.
Signature Suite
700 sq ft (65 sq m), including 172 sq ft (16 sq m) of balcony
Silver Nova, Silver Ray and Silver Endeavour only. A large dining and living room area with a secluded bedroom; the bathroom carries a double vanity, whirlpool bath, walk-in shower and separate restroom.
Otium Suite
1,324 sq ft (123 sq m), including a 431 sq ft (40 sq m) balcony
The top of the fleet, on Silver Nova and Silver Ray alone. Silversea sells it on an unprecedented 270-degree view, with a whirlpool bath on the balcony as well as in the bathroom, a walk-in closet and a separate bedroom. Ask about this one first if you want the best room on a Nova-class ship.
What the fare includes
The question every enquiry opens with. What follows is what the line itself publishes as included — we confirm it against your exact sailing before you commit.
- Butler service in every suite, on every ship in the fleet — not a concierge on call, a butler attached to the room.
- Dining across the ship's restaurants, including the S.A.L.T. venues on the ships that carry them.
- Premium beverages throughout the ship: wines, spirits, beers and soft drinks, poured wherever you happen to be.
- Onboard gratuities — nothing to sign for and no tipping expected.
- Complimentary Wi-Fi and use of the fitness centre. Spa treatments are charged separately.
- On the All-Inclusive Plus fare, a shore excursion credit for classic voyages, scaled by Silversea to the length and region of the sailing rather than a flat allowance.
- On expedition voyages, all landings and shore excursions, plus expedition gear. Silversea states that expedition fares also include charter flights and hotel stay when the itinerary operationally requires them.
- Worth being plain about the gap: on classic voyages the air, transfers, pre- and post-voyage hotel nights and Land Experiences are bought separately, either through Silversea or arranged for you.
On board
S.A.L.T. Kitchen
Sea And Land Taste given its own restaurant — an ever-changing menu drawn from the region the ship is sailing through, rather than a fixed card. Silversea lists it on Silver Muse, Silver Spirit, Silver Moon, Silver Dawn, Silver Nova and Silver Ray, so we check it against your ship.
S.A.L.T. Lab and S.A.L.T. Bar
Hands-on cooking classes by day at the Lab, with nightly showcases at S.A.L.T. Chef's Table on the Nova class. The Bar works the same idea in a glass: regional spirits and local ingredients, changing with the itinerary.
La Dame
The French room, and the fine-dining table that takes a reservation. Silversea names it on the ships we checked — Silver Nova, Silver Moon and Silver Endeavour among them — but venue lists differ by hull, so we confirm it for your ship.
Atlantide
Silversea's own description is refined international cuisine, where elegant dishes and perfectly grilled classics take centre stage. The main room in everything but name on the ships that carry it, and the one that sets the tone of the ship.
Silver Note
A jazz supper club serving small plates. It is a small thing that changes the shape of an evening, and it is the clearest reason Silversea nights read differently from Seabourn's.
Otium Spa
The Roman-inspired Otium wellness idea made physical — treatments, sauna, steam room and relaxation areas. Silversea lists an Otium Spa on Silver Nova, Silver Ray, Silver Dawn and Silver Endeavour. Other hulls list a different spa, so we check which one your ship carries before you commit to it.
Where it sails
Mediterranean and Northern Europe
The core of the classic schedule and the largest block of sailings Silversea publishes, with the Nova-class ships in the heart of it. Northern Europe and the British Isles run alongside, and the expedition ships work that coastline too. Silversea publishes no fixed season window on the destination pages, so the calendar is confirmed voyage by voyage.
Antarctica and the Southern Ocean
Silver Wind and Silver Endeavour work the continent. Two ways in: the traditional Drake Passage crossing, or the Antarctica Fly Cruise, a charter flight to King George Island where the ship is waiting, which skips the Drake entirely. Which of the two suits you is worth deciding before we look at dates, because it changes the ship and the itinerary as much as the crossing.
Galápagos Islands
Silver Origin, year-round, and only Silver Origin — she was built for this archipelago and sails nowhere else, with Ecuadorian national expert guides aboard. Berths on her go earlier than anything else in the fleet, so this is the one to raise first if it is on your list at all.
Arctic, Greenland and the Kimberley
Silversea names both as regions in their own right and puts expedition ships on them — Greenland and the high Arctic in the northern summer, the Kimberley in Australia's north-west in its own short window. Narrow weather windows in each case, which is why the expedition calendar is published and fills further out than the classic one.
Sailings across the fleet
9 departures we would shortlist from the line's calendar, each with its route, the map and our hotels at either end. Filter them by region, month or length; For any other date the line publishes, ask and we send it with the fare.
All 9 sailings
Southern Caribbean Featuring St. Lucia & Martinique
Silver Spirit · 5 Dec 2026 · 7 days
Bridgetown to Bridgetown
From USD 3,500 per personread 9 Oct
Booked through usUSD 1,500 from us at USD 40,000+ · Virtuoso amenities below that
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- Day 1: Bridgetown, Barbados
- Day 2: Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Day 3: Fort-de-France, Martinique
- Day 4: Deshaies, Guadeloupe
- Day 5: Gustavia, St. Barthelemy, Saint Barthelemy
- Day 6: St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
- Day 7: Castries (St. Lucia), Saint Lucia
- Day 8: Bridgetown, Barbados
- Published summary: 7 PORTS / 7 COUNTRIES / 0 DAYS AT SEA
Australia & Vanuatu Featuring Sydney
Silver Dawn · 11 Feb 2027 · 11 days
Lautoka to Brisbane
From USD 5,650 per personread 9 Oct
Booked through usUSD 1,500 from us at USD 40,000+ · Virtuoso amenities below that
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- Day 1: Lautoka, Fiji
- Day 2: Kadavu Island, Fiji
- Day 3: Day at sea — INTERNATIONAL WATERS
- Day 4: Port Vila, Vanuatu
- Day 5: Champagne Beach, Vanuatu
- Day 6: Day at sea — INTERNATIONAL WATERS
- Day 7: Day at sea — INTERNATIONAL WATERS
- Day 8: Day at sea — INTERNATIONAL WATERS
- Day 9: Sydney, Australia
- Day 10: Sydney, Australia
- Day 11: Day at sea — INTERNATIONAL WATERS
- Day 12: Brisbane, Australia
- Published summary: 6 PORTS / 3 COUNTRIES / 5 DAYS AT SEA
Central America Featuring the Panama Canal & Lima
Silver Nova · 5 Mar 2027 · 18 days
Valparaiso to Miami, FL
From USD 12,300 per personread 9 Oct
Booked through usUSD 1,500 from us at USD 40,000+ · Virtuoso amenities below that
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- Day 1: Valparaiso, Chile
- Day 2: Day at sea — INTERNATIONAL WATERS
- Day 3: Day at sea — INTERNATIONAL WATERS
- Day 4: Arica, Chile
- Day 5: Day at sea — INTERNATIONAL WATERS
- Day 6: Lima (Callao), Peru
- Day 7: Lima (Callao), Peru
- Day 8: Day at sea — INTERNATIONAL WATERS
- Day 9: Day at sea — INTERNATIONAL WATERS
- Day 10: Guayaquil, Ecuador
- Day 11: Day at sea — INTERNATIONAL WATERS
- Day 12: Day at sea — INTERNATIONAL WATERS
- Day 13: Fuerte Amador (Panama City), Panama
- Day 14: Panama Canal Transit, Panama
- Day 15: Day at sea — INTERNATIONAL WATERS
- Day 16: Day at sea — INTERNATIONAL WATERS
- Day 17: Cozumel Quintana Roo, Mexico
- Day 18: Day at sea — INTERNATIONAL WATERS
- Day 19: Miami, FL, United States
- Published summary: 8 PORTS / 6 COUNTRIES / 10 DAYS AT SEA
Where to stay before and after
The night before you board
Stay in Santiago
Spain Featuring Ibiza & Mallorca
Silver Ray · 14 Apr 2027 · 10 days
Barcelona to Barcelona
From USD 5,250 per personread 9 Oct
Booked through usUSD 1,500 from us at USD 40,000+ · Virtuoso amenities below that
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- Day 1: Barcelona, Spain
- Day 2: Toulon, France
- Day 3: Day at sea — INTERNATIONAL WATERS
- Day 4: Cartagena (Spain), Spain
- Day 5: Alicante, Spain
- Day 6: Valencia, Spain
- Day 7: Ibiza, Spain
- Day 8: Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- Day 9: Alcudia, Mallorca, Spain
- Day 10: Palamos, Spain
- Day 11: Barcelona, Spain
- Published summary: 9 PORTS / 2 COUNTRIES / 1 DAY AT SEA
Where to stay before and after
Alaska Glacier Cruise Featuring Juneau & Ketchikan
Silver Moon · 8 Jul 2027 · 7 days
Vancouver to Seward
From USD 5,500 per personread 9 Oct
Booked through usUSD 1,500 from us at USD 40,000+ · Virtuoso amenities below that
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- Day 1: Vancouver, Canada
- Day 2: Cruise Inside Passage, United States
- Day 3: Ketchikan, Alaska, United States
- Day 4: Juneau (Alaska), United States
- Day 5: Skagway (Alaska), United States
- Day 6: Sitka (Alaska), United States
- Day 7: Cruise Hubbard Glacier, Alaska, United States
- Day 8: Seward (Anchorage, Alaska), United States
- Published summary: 8 PORTS / 2 COUNTRIES / 0 DAYS AT SEA
Arctic: Exploring Western Greenland & Disko Bay
Silver Wind · 14 Aug 2027 · 8 days
Nuuk (Godthab) to Nuuk
From USD 14,500 per personread 9 Oct
Booked through usUSD 1,500 from us at USD 40,000+ · Virtuoso amenities below that
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- Day 1: Nuuk (Godthab), Greenland
- Day 2: Evighedsfjord, Greenland
- Day 3: Stromfjord Nordre, Greenland
- Day 4: Kronprinsen Ejland , Greenland
- Day 4: Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland
- Day 5: Uumannaq, Greenland
- Day 6: Eqip Sermia Glacier, Greenland
- Day 6: Ilulissat, Greenland
- Day 7: Ilulissat, Greenland
- Day 8: Sisimiut, Greenland
- Day 9: Nuuk (Godthab), Greenland
- Published summary: 9 PORTS / 1 COUNTRY / 0 DAYS AT SEA
The Galápagos: Exploring the Inner Loop
Silver Origin · 4 Sep 2027 · 7 days
San Cristóbal, Galapagos to San Cristóbal, Galapagos
From USD 15,500 per personread 9 Oct
Booked through usUSD 1,500 from us at USD 40,000+ · Virtuoso amenities below that
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- Day 1: San Cristóbal, Galapagos, Ecuador
- Day 1: Kicker Rock, Ecuador
- Day 2: Isla Bartolome, Ecuador
- Day 2: Buccaneer Cove, Santiago, Ecuador
- Day 3: Punta Vicente Roca (Isabela), Ecuador
- Day 3: Bolivar Canal Cruising, Ecuador
- Day 3: Punta Espinoza, Fernandina, Ecuador
- Day 4: Tagus Cove (Isabela), Ecuador
- Day 4: Elizabeth Bay (Isabela), Ecuador
- Day 5: Post Office Bay (Floreana), Ecuador
- Day 5: Champion Islet (Floreana), Ecuador
- Day 5: Punta Cormorant (Floreana), Ecuador
- Day 6: Santa Cruz Highlands, Ecuador
- Day 6: Fausto Llerena Breeding Center, Puerto Ayora (Santa Cruz), Ecuador
- Day 7: Cerro Dragon (Santa Cruz), Ecuador
- Day 7: Isla Guy Fawkes, Ecuador
- Day 7: Bahia Bowditch, Santa Cruz, Ecuador
- Day 8: San Cristóbal, Galapagos, Ecuador
- Published summary: 17 PORTS / 1 COUNTRY / 0 DAYS AT SEA
Japan Featuring Osaka & Hokkaido — "Japan in Autumn"
Silver Muse · 13 Sep 2027 · 12 days
Tokyo to Tokyo
From USD 8,700 per personread 9 Oct
Booked through usUSD 1,500 from us at USD 40,000+ · Virtuoso amenities below that
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- Day 1: Tokyo, Japan
- Day 2: Day at sea — INTERNATIONAL WATERS
- Day 3: Osaka, Japan
- Day 4: Osaka, Japan
- Day 5: Hiroshima, Japan
- Day 6: Day at sea — INTERNATIONAL WATERS
- Day 7: Busan, South Korea
- Day 8: Sakaiminato, Japan
- Day 9: Kanazawa, Japan
- Day 10: Niigata, Japan
- Day 11: Hakodate (Hokkaido), Japan
- Day 12: Day at sea — INTERNATIONAL WATERS
- Day 13: Tokyo, Japan
- Published summary: 8 PORTS / 2 COUNTRIES / 3 DAYS AT SEA
Where to stay before and after
Before and after the voyage
Stay in Tokyo
Antarctica & the Falklands: Sail & Fly the Drake Passage
Silver Endeavour · 16 Oct 2027 · 13 days
Puerto Williams to King George Island
From USD 22,900 per personread 9 Oct
Booked through usUSD 1,500 from us at USD 40,000+ · Virtuoso amenities below that
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- Day 1: Puerto Williams, Chile
- Day 2: Day at sea — INTERNATIONAL WATERS
- Day 3: New Island, Falkland Islands
- Day 3: West Point Island, Falkland Islands
- Day 4: Port Stanley, Falkland Islands
- Day 5: Day at sea — INTERNATIONAL WATERS
- Day 6: Day at sea — INTERNATIONAL WATERS
- Day 7: Antarctic Sound, Antarctica
- Day 8: Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
- Day 9: Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
- Day 10: Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
- Day 11: Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
- Day 12: Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
- Day 13: South Shetland Islands, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
- Day 14: King George Island, Antarctica
- Published summary: 8 PORTS / 3 COUNTRIES / 3 DAYS AT SEA
Each fare is the lowest suite category still open when we last read Silversea's own booking data (the date is on the row), per guest at double occupancy; a suite for two runs roughly double. On classic voyages that figure is usually Silversea's lowest fare type, which is cruise-only with a non-refundable deposit and no shore-excursion credit; the Plus fare, with a refundable deposit and the credit, costs more. Silversea's Last Minute fares are not eligible for consortium benefits, so a Last Minute figure here carries no Virtuoso amenity; the Plus fare does. Silversea publishes some voyages as days rather than nights, and the expedition sailings include the pre-cruise hotel and charter flights the line lists separately. We confirm the live fare and what your dates include before you commit.
What we add · Through 31 Dec 2026
All-inclusive fares + Virtuoso amenities
Choose All-Inclusive or All-Inclusive Plus fares, with Virtuoso Voyages hosted benefits on select sailings (Last Minute fares excluded). Booking through Via Privata adds US$1,500 in credit on bookings of US$40,000 or more, at the fare you would pay direct.
- All-inclusive fares
- Amenities on hosted sailings
- Ocean & polar expedition
Booking this line
Book earlier than feels reasonable. Silversea already publishes its 2027, 2028 and 2029 World Cruises, and the expedition calendar fills at a similar distance out. The suites that go first are the Nova-class Otium and Signature Suites, and anything at all on Silver Origin. We hold the suite, weigh All-Inclusive against All-Inclusive Plus for the specific voyage rather than in the abstract, and arrange the air, transfers and hotel nights that a classic fare leaves out, so none of it is bundled sight unseen.
Questions, answered
What is the best Silversea booking offer?
Judge any offer on what reaches you per suite. Booking through Via Privata, sailings of USD 40,000 or more carry a USD 1,500 onboard credit from us, on top of whatever the line itself is running for your dates and the consortium amenities the sailing qualifies for — at the same fare you would pay booking direct. Below USD 40,000, Virtuoso Voyages hosted benefits apply instead on select sailings. Silversea's Last Minute fares are not eligible for consortium benefits. We confirm in writing exactly which benefits your dates carry before you commit.
What does a Silversea fare include?
On the All-Inclusive fare: butler service in every suite on every ship, dining across all the restaurants, premium wines, spirits and beers throughout the ship, onboard gratuities and Wi-Fi. The All-Inclusive Plus fare adds a shore excursion credit on classic voyages, scaled to the length and region of the sailing. Expedition voyages go further — all landings and shore excursions are included along with expedition gear, and Silversea states that charter flights and hotel stay are included when the itinerary operationally requires them. On classic voyages, air, transfers, pre- and post-voyage hotels and Land Experiences are arranged separately.
Which Silversea ship should we choose?
Silver Nova or Silver Ray for the newest ships, the fullest S.A.L.T. build-out and an Otium Spa — 728 guests each, built 2023 and 2024. Silver Shadow or Silver Whisper for the smallest classic ships, 392 guests apiece, if scale is what puts you off cruising. Silver Endeavour for serious polar work, at PC6 ice class with 207 crew to 220 guests. Silver Origin for the Galápagos and only the Galápagos — Silversea built her for that archipelago alone and she sails nowhere else.
How does Silversea differ from Regent Seven Seas or Seabourn?
Reach and dining, mostly. Silversea lists twelve ships covering over 900 destinations across all seven continents, a wider brief than either rival attempts, and Silversea publishes a portfolio of ten dining concepts, which it calls more dining options than any other small-ship cruise line. Where Regent is stronger is the fare itself: Regent includes shore excursions outright, while Silversea gives a credit on the Plus fare for classic sailings. Against Seabourn, the differences are the butler in every suite across the whole fleet and the size and seriousness of the expedition arm.
When is the best time to book?
Further out than you would book a hotel. Silversea publishes World Cruises roughly three years ahead — 2027, 2028 and 2029 are all on the site now — and the expedition sailings to Antarctica and the Galápagos close first. For a Mediterranean summer, a year ahead is comfortable. For Silver Origin, an Otium Suite or an Antarctica Fly Cruise, longer, and we would rather start the conversation early than chase a waitlist.
Why book Silversea through an advisor?
Silversea works through travel advisors as standard, and there is real work to do around the fare. We read All-Inclusive against All-Inclusive Plus for the itinerary you actually want rather than in the abstract, check which venues and spa the specific hull carries before you commit to a ship, hold the suite while you decide, and arrange the air, transfers and hotel nights a classic fare leaves out. We publish no rates on this page: Silversea's pricing moves by voyage, season and suite, so we quote live against your dates.
Details checked against Silversea's published materials · August 2026
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