MV Silver Whisper (IMO number

IMO ship identification number

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: 9192179) is a cruise ship which entered service in 2000, and is operated by Silversea Cruises

Silversea Cruises

Silversea Cruises is a luxury cruise line that operates six luxury, all-suite cruise ships that sail itineraries all around the world throughout the year. The line maintains branch offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and Singapore...

. The passenger capacity is 382 passengers, and there are 295 crew members. Her sister ship is the MV Silver Shadow

Silver Shadow (ship)

MV Silver Shadow is a cruise ship which entered service in 2000, and is operated by Silversea Cruises. The passenger capacity is 382 passengers, and there are 295 crew members. Her sister ship is the , and both ships were built by the Mariotti Shipyard in Genoa, Italy. They both have a high...

; both ships were built by the Mariotti Shipyard in Genoa

Genoa

Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....

, Italy

Italy

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. They both have a high space-to-passenger ratio (the ship's gross tonnage

Gross tonnage

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 divided by the passenger capacity) at 74, providing more space per passenger than any other cruise ship. The passenger-to-crew ratio is also high, at 1.31 to 1.

Accommodations

There are 194 outside suites, ranging in size from 287 square feet (26.7 m²) to 1435 square feet (133.3 m²); 80% of which feature teak balconies.

Incidents

On 8 August 2008, at 0700 GMT, the Silver Whisper had a power outage when entering the port of Lisbon

Lisbon

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, Portugal

Portugal

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. It was later towed to the interior of the port for repair.

External links

• Silversea Cruises page on Silver Whisper