YEAR 2008

Save up to 50% on more
than 50 silver sailings

August 20, 2007 - Silversea has unveiled its Silver Sailings for 2008 which offer exceptional savings opportunities of up to 50 per cent on more than 50 Silversea voyages in 2008.

The ultra-luxury cruise company has just rolled out its most generous savings programme, the Silver Sailing incentive, with savings of up to 50 per cent available for a limited time, on diverse itineraries of six to 16 days exploring virtually every corner of the globe including Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Mediterranean, Northern Europe, the Far East, South Pacific, Caribbean, Mexico, South America, Alaska and Pacific Coast.

Says spokeswoman Trudy Redfern: "Luxury consumers always want to get the most for their money. By getting these savings opportunities out there as early as possible, we're making it easier than ever for travellers to know which sailings offer the best deals and value, giving them the flexibility to firm up their travel plans sooner."

Here's a small sampling of the 2008 voyages featuring Silver Sailing savings (fares listed are per person based on double occupancy for a Vista Suite including all port charges and taxes)

Africa and Arabian Peninsula
Silver Cloud 7 February, 9-day voyage from Mombasa to Mahe with calls in Lamu, Kenya; Zanzibar, Tanzania; Dzaoudzi, Mayotte; and the Seychelles islands of Farquhar and Desroches. From £1,622 (50 per cent savings).
Silver Cloud 23 February, 14-day voyage from Mahe to Dubai with calls in Oman's port cities of Salalah, Muscat and Khasab; Fujairah and Abu Dhabi in the UAE; the Seychelles island of Praslin; Doha, Qatar; and Bahrain. From £2,957 (40 per cent savings).

Mediterranean and Atlantic Isles
Silver Wind 4 May 2008, 9-day voyage from Las Palmas to Lisbon with calls in the Canary Islands, Azores, Funchal (Madeira) and Oporto. From £2,172 (50 per cent savings).
Silver Whisper 15 June, 7-day voyage from Rome to Monte Carlo with calls in Tripoli, Malta, Sicily, Sorrento and Sardinia. From £2,077 (40 per cent savings).

Northern Europe and Baltic
Silver Cloud 26 July, 10-day voyage from Stockholm to Copenhagen with calls in Helsinki, Tallinn, Riga, Rostock, and Arhus (Denmark), plus a three-day, two night stopover in St. Petersburg. From £3,027 (40 per cent savings).

Alaska and Pacific Coast
Silver Shadow 5 September, 12-day voyage from Vancouver to Los Angeles cruising Alaska's Inside Passage and port cities of Wrangell, Skagway, Sitka and Ketchikan; Victoria in British Colombia; and San Francisco. From £2,727 (40 per cent savings).

Caribbean and Mexico
Silver Shadow 16 May, 15-day Panama Canal crossing from Fort Lauderdale to Los Angeles with calls in San Andres Island, Costa Rica, San Juan del Sur and the Mexican ports of Huatulco, Acapulco and Puerto Vallarta. From £2,822 (40 per cent savings).
Silver Shadow 3 December, 9-day voyage from Fort Lauderdale to Barbados with calls in Tortola, Antigua, St. Lucia, Bequia and Grenada. From £1,872 (40 per cent savings).

Far East and South Pacific
Silver Whisper 4 December, 16-day voyage from Singapore to Sydney with calls in Kura Kura and Bali, Indonesia and the Australian ports of Darwin, Thursday Island, Cairns, Whitsunday Islands and Brisbane. From £3,372 (50 per cent savings).

South America
Silver Cloud 11 December, 8-day voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Buenos Aires with calls in Paraty, Sao Paulo and Imbituba, Brazil and Uruguay's Punta del Este and Montevideo.  Silver From £2,042 (40 per cent savings).