SILVER MUSE • FUTURE ITINERARIES
- The ship has a worldwide cruise programme ahead, and will cruise in
the Western Mediterranean until October. - October: cruising to East Africa and Indian Ocean via the Suez Canal.
- Nov to Dec: based in Singapore, cruising to Malaysia and Thailand.
- Dec to Feb 2019 : Indonesia and South Pacifi c.
- Feb to March 2019: based in Sydney, cruising to New Zealand and
South Pacifi c before returning to Singapore.
Silver Muse, accompanied by Silver
Whisper at anchor, providing tendered
access to another scenic destination.http://www.shipsmonthly.com • Summer 2018 • 37
SHIP OF THE MONTH
acquisition of the 1990-built
Silver Galapagos (4,077gt,
ex-Galapagos Explorer II), and
in 2014 by Silver Discoverer
(1989/5,218gt, ex-Clipper
Odyssey). The Expedition ships
focus primarily on excursions
to the Arctic and Antarctic
Polar regions.
ON BOARD
Silver Muse operates various
sailings in Europe, Africa,
Australia and New Zealand
and the Caribbean, and in
September 2017 called at
Cork Harbour as she made her
inaugural season maiden call en
route to the Americas. The ship
sailed past Spike Island and
along the Cobh waterfront,
which was adorned by a line
of fl uttering welcoming fl ags,
before securing her moorings
at the Ringaskiddy Terminal.
Contracts for the delivery
of the 213m-long vessel (yard
no.6226) were signed in 2014,
with the fi rst steel being cut in
July 2015. Following delivery,
the ship was named at Port
Hercule, Monaco, by the
Chairman’s daughter Costanza
Lefebvre d’Ovideo on 17
April 2017. The inaugural
season included cruises in the
Mediterranean and Northern
Europe before the vessel sailed
across the Atlantic via Cobh.
The 2018 itineraries included
North and South America and
the Caribbean before Silver Muse
returned to Europe in April.
Silver Muse has two
fi xed-pitch propellers with
diesel electric drive achieving
26,100kW from four engines.
Propulsion is via two VEM
AC Electric 8.5 MW double-
winding synchronous motors,
built at VEM Sachsenwerk
GmbH. The maximum
cruising speed is 19.8 knots.
Silver Muse has 298
staterooms on eight decks
(Decks 4 to 12), each with a
balcony, and accommodates
up to 596 guests, who are
served by a crew of 411. The
accommodation is primarily at
the forward end of the vessel.
The ship is all-inclusive, and
this covers food and beverages,
entertainment, gratuities and
shore excursions.
The dining options
include the La Grande Dame
Restaurant and the Atlantide
Restaurant (steak and seafood)
and Indo-Chine Restaurant(Asian cuisine) on Deck 4.
The Terrazza on Deck 7
offers casual dining during
the day and Italian menus
in the evening. These are
supplemented by Kaiseki
(sushi); Hot Rocks (deckside
grill); and Spaccanapoli, serving
all-day pizza. Alternatively
there is the relaxed intimate
environment of the Silver Note
Supper Club on Deck 7.
The main entertainment
venues include the large and
spacious La Dolce Vita main
lounge on Deck 5, which has a
spacious feel and toned-down
colouring and carpeting. This
colour scheme is repeated
throughout the ship. The other
main onboard public venues,
with fl oor-to-ceiling windows,
include the Venetian Lounge,Panorama Lounge (Deck 9),
Silver Note Jazz Club and
Observation Library (Deck 11).
The Venetian Lounge hosts
daytime lectures, fi lms, culinary
and other demonstrations, and
singing and dancing shows
in the evening. A single large
heated pool can be found on
the lido deck (Deck 11), in the
shadow of the twin funnels,
with adjacent Jacuzzis and deck
space for sunbathing.
The small Zagara spa and
Gymnasium area on Deck 6,
and the Topside jogging track,
provide for wellness, health and
keep-fi t enthusiasts. In terms
of the public areas and on
board layout, the other main
feature is the single central
corridor arrangement on the
accommodation decks.Captain Alessandro Zanello grew
up in the Italian village of La Serra,
overlooking the Gulf Of Poets to
the south of La Spezia, and comes
from a family with a long seafaring
tradition. His father was a sea
captain and his grandfather was a
chef in the Merchant Navy.
He attended the Nautical
Institute Nazario Sauro in the port
city of La Spezia. His fi rst cruise
experience was in 1993, when he
joined Princess Cruises, where he
obtained his Master’s Certifi cate.He also served in the Italian Navy
during the 1990s. In 1999 he joined
Silversea Cruises with a contract
aboard Silver Wind (17,235gt),
where he was promoted fi rst to
Safety Offi cer in 2000 and then
Staff Captain in 2003.
He has served on all the vessels
in the Silversea fl eet, and has been
captain on Silver Cloud, Silver
Whisper, Silver Shadow and Silver
Spirit prior to becoming master
aboard the new fl agship, Silver Muse,
on her entry into service in 2017.ON THE
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