Silversea Cruises officially named luxury expedition ship Silver Endeavour in an Antarctica ceremony on 19 November 2022 attended by company execs and guests, including the ship’s Godmother, polar explorer and climate scientist Felicity Aston.
The expedition-style celebration in the Lemaire Channel, Antarctica, welcomed Silver Endeavour as the 11th ship in the Silversea fleet and the cruise line’s third naming ceremony in nine months.
Silver Endeavour is the first ship to be named in the Lemaire Channel, one of the continent’s most scenic straits, located off the Antarctic Peninsula.
As per maritime tradition, Ms Aston MBE blessed Silver Endeavour for good fortune, cutting a ribbon alongside Captain Niklas Peterstam on one of the ship’s outer decks to trigger an ice-sculpted, champagne magnum to smash against the hull.
Guests, including Chief Commercial Officer Barbara Muckermann and other Silversea executives, witnessed the historic moment from Zodiacs in the 11km-long, cliff-lined stretch of water.
“Being among the first to sail aboard Silver Endeavour, naming the ship in the company of such esteemed guests and assuming the role of Godmother makes me incredibly proud,” Ms Aston said.
“Silver Endeavour will allow more people to become explorers and return home with new outlooks. She will be a source of self-enrichment, as people connect with the planet and each other. Fair winds and following seas to all those who sail on her.”
Silver Endeavour is designed for polar exploration and will extend Silversea’s polar seasons, offering state-of-the-art amenities, an industry-leading Zodiac-to-guest ratio and cutting-edge navigation and exploration technology.
Silversea Cruises President and CEO Roberto Martinoli said: “We are incredibly proud to have hosted ultra-luxury cruising’s first Antarctica naming ceremony for Silver Endeavour.“
“Silver Endeavour strengthens our position as the industry’s leading cruise line, broadening our diverse polar offering for our guests’ enjoyment.”
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