Silversea Cruises Offers Expedition Cruising
By Gregg Eppleman • May 15th, 2008 • Category: News, Silversea Cruises, adventure travelA well kep secret in the cruise area is Expedition sailing adventures. The cruises can be on large or small vessels. older, converted cruise ships, and in some cases, they even have icebreakers, with the reinforced hulls coming in very handy on the Arctic and Antarctic adventure cruises.
Silversea Cruises is one of the luxury players in the Expedition market with its Prince Albert II, a unique cruise ship equipped with everything the modern day adventurer needs for a great expedition. Its small, can travel virtually anywhere, and comes with many of the extras offered on truly luxury cruise ships.
Prince Albert II has an onboard staff with substantial expedition experience in the world’s most exotic destinations including Antarctica, the South Pacific, Russian Far East, Alaska, North Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arabian Gulf, Mediterranean and North Africa.
Add to that these Silversea distinctions, and you have the makings for a fabulous adventure cruise:
All ocean-view accommodation with private bath —the largest average size accommodation of any expedition ship
Superlative service and genuine hospitality
Crew to guest ratio of nearly 1 to 1
Fares that include all onboard gratuities
Expert naturalists and special guest lecturers
Complimentary, hosted adventures ashore
Complimentary parka (polar voyages)
Complimentary backpack
Open-seating dining
Complimentary fine wines, champagnes and spirits served throughout the ship
Complimentary 24-hour room service
Open bridge policy
Ship-wide Internet access and cellular phone service (fee applies)
To find out more about these outstanding cruises, visit Silversea Cruises and find out what makes this type of cruising special.
http://www.silversea.com/silversea.aspx?id=999&page_id=princealbertII
Gregg Eppleman is an 18 year veteran of the cruise industry, has sailed on more than 50 ships, and visited Alaska, the Bahamas, the East and West Caribbean, Europe and Mexico. He is a Cunard and Princess Commodore, Cruise Baltic Specialist, Cruise West Small Ship Partner, NCL Specialist Plus, Holland America 5 Star Agent, Celebrity Special Agent, Royal Caribbean Expert Plus, Alaska, Hawaii and Tokyo Specialist.
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