page_title: Silver Explorer
section_title: Design and construction
hierarchical_section_title: Silver Explorer / Design and construction
caption_attribution_description: Pictures taken on my Silversea Silver Explorer Arctic cruise. For more on the cruise and dates visit bit.ly/ArcticCruise
context_page_description: Silver Explorer is an expedition ship currently operated by luxury cruise line, Silversea Cruises. The ship is relatively small and typically hosts cruises to Norway, South Pacific and Antarctica. It is the first ship of Silversea involving in the expedition marketing in 2008 after being launched in 1994.
context_section_description: Silver Explorer is a 1A ice-rated vessel. She carries up to 144 passengers in 72 cabins. The ship was built by the yards of Rauma-Repola, of Rauma, Finland, and launched on 3 February 1989. She operated under several names before being acquired by Society Expeditions, who operated her under the names World Adventurer and World Discoverer. the ship was launched service in 1994, and it was the first luxury to branch off in the expedition market in 2008 with the Silver Explorer.
  She was purchased by Silversea Cruises in autumn 2007, and underwent a multimillion-pound refit at Fincantieri, Trieste. In June 2008, at a ceremony in Monte Carlo attended by Prince Albert II of Monaco, she was re-christened Prince Albert II. She then sailed to London to embark passengers for an inaugural cruise. Silver Explorer was refurbished in 2017, expanding its passenger capacity to 144 in 72 cabins, While on 21 April 2020, Silversea launched a new measures for the ship to offer unprecedented flexibility to the passengers.
  Prince Albert II was renamed Silver Explorer in late April 2011 in order to align with the fleet's other vessels which all have the word Silver in their name. 
  Silversea launched an event Sell and Sail Free promotion, inviting also U.S. and Canada travel agents in 2020 February.
caption: Silver Explorer at Antarctica.
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