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Subsequent yr, Silversea Cruises will function the holiday of a lifetime: a “pole-to-pole” cruise. And at a cool $95,000 per individual, this 125-day journey can even sail as the costliest cruise of 2024.
The posh Royal Caribbean Group model is within the enterprise of promoting costly holidays. The posh cruise line’s latest vessel, the Silver Nova, set sail in August with itineraries beginning at $500 a day.
And not too long ago, the cruise line has seen loads of success for its longer — and subsequently costlier — “Grand Voyage” itineraries.
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In 2022, Roberto Martinoli, president and CEO of Silversea Cruises, stated the cruise line had been experiencing “extremely excessive demand for prolonged voyages.”
The posh model will probably be working a various assortment of those longer cruises within the coming years.
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From its 2025 136-day world cruise from Tokyo to New York beginning at $76,000 per individual to its 2024 71-day cruise round South America for nearly $50,000, these sailings are so long as they’re costly.
However in 2024, none of those itineraries will probably be as expensive (or icy) as its “Grand Pole to Pole Expedition.”
The costliest cruise in 2024 will probably be Silversea’s 125-day “pole-to-pole” itinerary beginning at nearly $95,000 per individual. Silversea Cruises through BI
Beginning at $94,700 per individual, this 125-day voyage would be the costliest cruise in 2024, a spokesperson for Silversea confirmed with Insider.
Crusing from “pole-to-pole” is not a brand new idea — this yr, Holland America Line additionally unveiled its personal iteration of this idea.
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Holland America’s itinerary — which can sail to each Antarctica and the Arctic Circle in 2025 — is eight days longer than Silversea’s however considerably cheaper at about $26,400 per individual.
However this inexpensive itinerary will not have the identical bells and whistles Silversea is understood for.
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For the hefty practically $95,000 value, vacationers will get the model’s “door-to-door” expertise. This features a chauffeur to and from the airport, roundtrip enterprise class flights, butler companies, and an all-inclusive trip.
All through the 125 days at sea, the ice-class Silver Wind and its as much as 274 visitors will journey to 21 international locations.
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Alongside the way in which, this 28-year-old ship — final refurbished in 2021 — will cease at 90 ports.
The journey is an amalgamation of eight segments beginning in Puerto Williams, Chile on February 22, 2024 and ending in Longyearbyen, Norway on June 26, based on Silversea’s itinerary.
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The first leg from Chile will cross by means of the notorious Drake Passage. After the passage, Silversea plans for the ship to spend just a few days round Antarctica, hitting the primary “pole” on the itinerary. There, vacationers can join mountain climbing, kayaking, and zodiac boat excursions.
Then, the itinerary reveals the Silver Wind heading again to Chile earlier than exploring South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, a number of Falkland Islands, and Argentina.
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From Buenos Aires, the ship — now heading into the midway level of the itinerary — has plans to sail to locations in Uruguay and Brazil, together with down the Amazon River, earlier than hitting Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau, Gambia, and Senegal.
Off to the subsequent leg the place the ship and its passengers are scheduled to move from West Africa to Cape Verde, Spain, Morocco, and Portugal, France, the UK, and Guernsey.
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And from the UK, the vessel will proceed its trek up north to Iceland the place the ship will sail round for just a few days earlier than venturing to Norway’s Svalbard, checking off the second “pole.”
After 5 days within the northern and southern elements of Svalbard, the 125-day-long trip will lastly conclude in Longyearbyen, Norway, the most important settlement within the archipelago, based on Silversea.
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And once more, the cruise line will prepare the required resort stays, airport transfers, and enterprise class flights again residence.
All through the holiday, vacationers can dine at one of many Silver Wind’s 4 eating places, take within the views within the statement library, clean up on the spa, or catch a present on the theater.
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However for days in Antarctica and the Arctic, vacationers may wish to keep away from the pool deck (though the pool is heated).
A luxurious cruise ship means there aren’t any dingy inside staterooms.
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As an alternative, even the most affordable choice is a set with home windows. So if you need, you may simply spend day-after-day at sea in mattress soaking within the views.
However should you’re contemplating this trip, you higher begin saving as much as ebook as quickly as doable.
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5 months out from the beginning of this journey, all however one of many suite classes now has a waitlist, based on Silversea’s web site. Mockingly, the one choice with no waitlist is the most affordable $94,700 240-square-foot suite — good should you’re on a finances.
