Silversea’s 2025 world cruise, Tokyo to NYC, goes ‘controtempo’
Crusing aboard Silver Daybreak, this would be the first world cruise on a Muse-class ship.
The ‘Controtempo World Cruise’ was unveiled throughout a digital premiere starring Fernando Barroso de Oliveira, Silversea’s president’s ambassador to the Venetian Society. Defining controtempo as a musical time period that means backbeat or off-tempo, de Oliveira stated: ‘We’ll be touring to a distinct rhythm, east to west, Tokyo to New York, as we get an in-depth have a look at some locations with extra time on shore and go to others at an surprising time of the 12 months when only a few folks ever get to see them.’
The voyage contains 33 in a single day port calls, seven unique occasions, three optionally available overland applications and 19 maiden calls.
Winter departure from Japan
It’s divided into 10 segments, beginning with a winter departure from Tokyo to Hong Kong (Jan. 13-27). Earlier than that, a pre-cruise, five-day land program contains seeing the Japanese snow monkeys of the Joshinetsu Kogen Nationwide Park, assembly a bonsai grasp and experiencing pure heated mineral baths. In a single day calls are at Osaka, Xiamen and Hong Kong, whereas maiden calls are at Kagoshima, Naha and Beppu. From Beppu, vacationers on the total world cruise will get an unique expertise on the well-known onsen (sizzling springs) city of Kannawa.
The Hong Kong to Singapore section (Jan. 27 – Feb. 7) focuses on Southeast Asia together with Vietnam throughout the cool season, with in a single day calls at Halong Bay, Hue and Da Nang, and two overnights at Ho Chi Minh Metropolis. From Cham there will likely be an unique occasion on the UNESCO-listed My Son Sanctuary within the mountains.
Bespoke Bollywood manufacturing
Singapore to Mumbai (Feb. 7-24) highlights embody a specifically curated night 57 tales up at Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands and an optionally available three-day tour on the enduring Japanese & Oriental Specific to rural Malaysia and Kanchanaburi for a River Kwai Bridge cruise. This section contains 11 days in Sri Lanka and India and overnights at Singapore, Phuket, Chennai, Trincomalee and Mumbai, the place a bespoke Bollywood manufacturing is deliberate.
Mumbai to Istanbul (Feb. 24 – March 16) contains Israel and Egypt, an in a single day at Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah and Jordan’s Aqaba (for Petra). Moreover an in a single day at Luxor, an overland expertise from Ain Sukhna features a personal tour of the 500-room Abdeen Presidential Palace, a strolling tour of Cairo’s bazaars and a gala dinner.
Marie Antoinette-inspired night at Versailles
Istanbul to Naples (March 16-25) feaures maiden calls at Thessaloniki and Volos, overnights at Istanbul and Sicily’s Siracusa, gems like Nafplion and iconic locations equivalent to Rhodes. Naples to Lisbon (March 25 – April 3) provides overnights at Naples and Málaga and the prospect to discover Cadiz’s previous metropolis.
The Lisbon to Southampton section (April 3-12) visits Portugal, Spain, France (together with Bordeaux) and the UK, with Guernsey’s Saint Peter Port new for a Silversea world cruise. Southampton to Stockholm (April 12-30) has calls at Rouen, Hamburg, Copenhagen, Tallinn, Helsinki and Amsterdam. From Rouen, vacationers will journey to Versailles for an unique Marie Antoinette-inspired in a single day occasion on the Palace of Versailles.
Unique photograph exhibition in Stockholm
Stockholm to Reykjavik (April 30 – Could 13) takes in Bergen, Norway; the Faroe Islands’ Torshavn and the capitals of Stockholm, Oslo and Reykjavik, with overnights within the latter two. In Stockholm, an unique photograph exhibition will likely be curated for Silversea cruisers.
Reykjavik to New York (Could 13-29) explores Greenland, Canada and New England for the primary time on any Silversea world cruise, with overnights at Greenland’s capital, Nuuk; St. John’s, Newfoundland; and Boston. An optionally available three-day overland expertise departing from St. John’s will discover Prince Edward Island.
‘Controtempo World Cruise’ pre-sales are open to Venetian Society members, whereas common gross sales open Aug. 2.
