Silverseas, the ultra-luxury cruise line bought by Royal Caribbean between 2018 and 2020, has acquired the previous Crystal Cruises expedition vessel Crystal Endeavor.
The corporate has already filed patents with the USA Patent and Trademark Workplace to market and rename the ship.
Silverseas has been increasing considerably in recent times, buoyed by the monetary backing from mother or father firm Royal Caribbean. One space the place Silverseas has been notably lively is within the expedition market. The addition of Crystal Endeavor will considerably influence the posh cruise line.
Crystal Endeavor To Turn into Silver Endeavor
Crystal Endeavour, extra a megayacht than a conventional expedition ship, can be persevering with her profession with Silverseas. Crystal Cruises went down with mother or father firm Genting Hong Kong at the beginning of this 12 months.
Whereas no patrons have been introduced for the 2 luxurious Crystal cruise ships, it’s no shock that Crystal Endeavor was below appreciable business consideration.
The expedition business has been one of many fastest-growing components of the cruise business worldwide. With greater than 20 ships launched in 2020, 2021, and this 12 months, 1000’s of company are discovering their option to the polar areas and different little-explored areas of our planet.
Silverseas has been notably lively within the expedition market. The corporate operates 4 ships, Silver Wind, Silver Cloud, Silver Explorer, and Silver Origin. This already makes the Royal Caribbean-owned firm one of many largest operators. The addition of Silver Endeavor will solely solidify that.
Silver Endeavor was registered with the USA Patent and Trademark Workplace earlier this week after the corporate acquired the ship amongst heavy competitors.
The World’s Largest Ice-Class Expedition Yacht
Genting Hong Kong’s growth knew no restrict for a number of years, culminating in Crystal Endeavor’s launch. The posh expedition yacht set the usual for luxurious cruising in out-of-reach areas.
The vessel encompasses a fleet of 18 zodiac boats which can be utilized to discover the distant areas the ship visits even additional.
There’s additionally a U-Boat Worx Cruise Submarine 7-300 that has seating for as much as six company plus a pilot, 14 kayaks, and an ROV that can be utilized to discover what’s going on beneath the ship.
Whereas visiting locations resembling Antarctica and the North Pole areas, company might lavish themselves on lobster and steaks, sip champagne on the open decks, or go to the posh spa onboard.
Nonetheless, the enjoyable solely lasted for a brief 12 months. Launched in June 2021, the vessel sailed her maiden season in and round Iceland.
After a repositioning that included a go to to the Caribbean, the ship sailed the winter of 2021-2022 to Antarctica from Ushuaia, also called the world’s most southern city.
Crystal Endeavor accomplished her final voyage to Antarctica in February of this 12 months, simply weeks after it turned identified that mother or father firm Genting was below extreme monetary stress. The vessel sailed to Uruguay and subsequently Gibraltar, the place she nonetheless is at present.
For now, it’s unclear how a lot Silverseas paid for the vessel. The overall value of the world’s largest PC-6 ice-classed megayacht was greater than 195 million USD.
