MONACO — Silversea has opened general sales on over 280 new voyages for 2023/2024, including two new grand voyages to Africa & the Arabian Peninsula and the Mediterranean.

Silversea says it will expand its global coverage by deploying its 10 ships to 690+ destinations in 125 countries. That’s a record for the ultra-luxury cruise line, which sails to over 900 global destinations in total. 

Setting sail from March 2023 to May 2024, Silversea’s new voyage collection will include over 60 maiden calls, an increased 197 overnight calls, and over 60 hand-picked combination voyages for extended exploration.

Highlights include … 

• New itineraries in Africa and the Indian Ocean, including in-depth explorations of the Red Sea.
• New itineraries in Northern Europe, including Silversea’s first-ever expedition voyages in the Baltic Sea, building on the cruise line’s customary offering in the Norwegian Fjords, the Baltic, Iceland, the British Isles and the Atlantic Coast.
• More variety in Alaska, with brand new combinable itineraries that will offer extended adventure, building on the cruise line’s seven-day itineraries aboard Silver Muse. There are maiden calls to Icy Bay and Valdez.
• More departures in Canada and New England, including voyages setting sail in the summer months for the first time in Silversea’s history, adding to the cruise line’s established itineraries, which will now include an overnight call in Boston. 

Meanwhile Silversea’s two new grand voyages, setting sail in 2023 and 2024 respectively, are…

AFRICA & ARABIA GRAND VOYAGE 2024

Silversea’s first-ever grand voyage to Africa and Arabia sets sail on Silver Spirit from Cape Town on January 27, 2024. The cruise will visit 28 destinations over 62 days, through Namibia, South Africa, Madagascar, Réunion, Mauritius, Seychelles, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan, and Egypt, before concluding in Greece on March 29. 

THE MEDITERRANEAN GRAND VOYAGE 2023

New ship Silver Moon will embark upon a grand voyage in the Med, departing Lisbon on October 6, 2023. The itinerary includes 52 destinations over 65 days, experiencing 16 countries, from Portugal to Greece, with an in-depth focus on the Eastern Mediterranean, including the Holy Land and Egypt, with overnight calls in Alexandria, Nazareth, and, for the first time on a grand voyage, Jerusalem, among others. Countries visited include Portugal, Spain, Gibraltar, Morocco, France, Monaco, Italy, Malta, Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Greece, Turkey, Egypt, Israel, and Cyprus. Thanks to Silversea’s new SALT program, which launched in June aboard Silver Moon, guests will take a deep dive into the region’s distinctive food and drink cultures, with experiences aboard and ashore.