# Silversea Cruises

> Silversea Cruises is an ultra-luxury cruise line, founded in 1994 by Italy's Lefebvre family and owned since 2020 by Royal Caribbean Group. It runs a fleet of small, all-suite ships that carry a few hundred guests instead of a few thousand, wrapping flights, hotels, butlers, drinks and shore excursions into one door-to-door price. Its two overlapping worlds - polished ocean voyages and hardy polar expeditions - take roughly the same guest from a Mediterranean sail-away to a Zodiac landing in Antarctica.

- **Founded:** 1994
- **Headquarters:** Miami, Florida, United States
- **Founders:** Antonio Lefebvre d'Ovidio (Founder), Lefebvre family (Rome) with the Vlasov Group (Monaco) (Founding owners)
- **Team size:** ~3,400 employees
- **Products:** Ocean cruises (all-suite fleet), Expedition cruises, S.A.L.T. (Sea and Land Taste), Antarctica Bridge fly-cruise, World Cruise and Grand Voyages
- **Notable:** Pioneered all-inclusive cruising with the launch of Silver Cloud in 1994., Grew to a fleet of ultra-luxury ocean and expedition ships sailing to all seven continents., Became Royal Caribbean Group's ultra-luxury brand after full acquisition in 2020.

## Products & services

- **Ocean cruises (all-suite fleet)** — Small, all-suite ocean ships (including the Nova-class Silver Nova and Silver Ray) offering all-inclusive luxury voyages worldwide with butler service in every suite.
- **Expedition cruises** — Ice-class and expedition ships - including Silver Endeavour, Silver Origin (Galapagos), Silver Cloud and Silver Wind - sailing Antarctica, the Arctic, the Galapagos and other remote regions.
- **S.A.L.T. (Sea and Land Taste)** — A culinary program of restaurants, bars and a cooking lab whose menus change with each port to reflect local ingredients and food culture.
- **Antarctica Bridge fly-cruise** — A business-class charter jet direct to King George Island, letting guests skip the two-day Drake Passage crossing.
- **World Cruise and Grand Voyages** — Extended voyages, including a 140-day 2026 World Cruise reaching 70 destinations across 37 countries.
- **Door-to-door all-inclusive fares** — Fares that bundle flights, pre/post-cruise hotels, private transfers, dining, premium beverages, butler service and shore excursions.

## Achievements

- Pioneered all-inclusive cruising with the launch of Silver Cloud in 1994.
- Grew to a fleet of ultra-luxury ocean and expedition ships sailing to all seven continents.
- Became Royal Caribbean Group's ultra-luxury brand after full acquisition in 2020.
- Launched the Nova-class Silver Nova (2023) and Silver Ray (2024), among the most spacious cruise ships by space-per-guest.
- Acquired the former Crystal Endeavor for $275M in 2022 and relaunched it as Silver Endeavour.
- Multiple Wine Spectator Awards of Excellence for La Dame and S.A.L.T. Kitchen.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Silversea's 140-day 2026 World Cruise, 'The Curious and the Sea,' departed Fort Lauderdale aboard Silver Dawn, bound for 70 destinations across 37 countries before concluding in Lisbon in May.
- **2024-06** — Silver Ray, the second Nova-class ship (728 guests), was christened in Lisbon and entered service.
- **2023-08** — Silver Nova, the first Nova-class ship, entered service, introducing a new hull and layout design for the fleet.
- **2022-07** — Royal Caribbean Group acquired the former Crystal Endeavor for $275M, relaunching it as Silver Endeavour to grow expedition offerings.

## Links

- Website: https://silversea.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/silversea
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Silversea
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Silversea
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/silverseacruises
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/SilverseaCruises
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@silversea

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Last updated: 2026-08-13