Author: Cruiser Evan
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The Cruise Ships of Silversea Cruises
Silversea Cruises (alternatively, but incorrectly, called “Silverseas Cruises,” and occasionally spelled “Silver Sea Cruises” or “Silver Seas Cruises”) has a relatively small fleet consisting of only six vessels. They range in size, although they are all small by cruise-ship standards. Of course, the size of a ship does not correspond to the quality of services it offers, and in any case smaller cruise ships enjoy definite advantages over their larger counterparts. Below we have compiled some information about all the Silversea Cruises cruise ships, including both general information about the fleet and specific information about each ship. Read more […] -
Silversea Cruises: An Overview
Silversea Cruises is a luxury cruise line owned by the Lefebvre Family of Rome. Silversea Cruises aims first and foremost to provide a luxurious cruise experience, and this is primarily what they are known for. (Indeed, the cruise line regards itself as part of the ultra-luxury segment of the industry.) And while the cruise line may be well-known for their commitment to high-class cruising, the precise name of the company is evidently not well-known, as it is frequently referred to as “Silverseas Cruises” (plural), and it is often spelled “Silver Sea Cruises” and “Silver Seas Cruises.” But we suppose that’s neither here nor there. Below you’ll find an introduction to Silversea Cruises, covering the basics of the cruise line and what it has to offer. Read more […] -
How to Book a Scottish Cruise
When we write an article about cruises connected to a specific part of the world, we feel a certain obligation to follow it up with an explanation of how to actually book one of these cruises. You can know everything there is to know about the cruise itself, and yet have no idea how to actually take one. And so as a follow-up to our article about Scotland cruises, we will explain how to book a cruise to, or around, Scotland. Scotland cruises (or Scottish cruises, technically) are perhaps particularly well deserving of an article of this sort because a “Scottish cruise” is a tricky cruise to define. Below we’ll explain how to book each of the different types of Scottish cruises, covering cruises to Scotland, cruises from Scotland, and cruises around Scotland. Read more […] -
Scotland Cruises
We were tempted to begin this article in the following way: Scotland cruises are cruises that involve Scotland. This is a simple way to begin an article, and similar formulations have served us in the past when writing about a particular type of cruise. The virtue of this type of declarative start is that it is usually precise and informative, and that is exactly why it can’t be used now. Scottish cruises are slightly hard to classify, which is why we used the vague word “involve” above instead some preposition. Are Scotland cruises defined as cruises to Scotland, or are they cruises from Scotland, or something else? You may have a perfectly clear conception of cruises and Scotland, and you may be interested in both, meaning you might have some interest in taking a Scottish cruise, but yet have no idea what exactly a Scotland cruise is. And that is exactly why we are here to make sense of Scotland cruises. Read more […] -
Seasteading and Cruises
What is seasteading, and how is it related to cruising? Or, to ask a related question, is a seastead the same thing as a cruise ship? The concepts of seasteading and cruising are clearly related, as they both involve prolonged stays at sea, and they may also (but not necessarily) utilize the same technologies. However, the two are distinct in major respects, as seasteading is a more novel and radical idea than cruising, the latter of which takes the form of vacations at sea that most people (and certainly readers of this site) are familiar with. In this article, we explore the intersection of seasteading and cruising, which will require us to answer these three questions: what is seasteading? What is cruising? How are they related and how are they different? Read more […] -
Alaska Marine Highway System
Plenty has been written about cruises to Alaska. Alaskan cruises are, after all, one of the most popular cruise vacations available, and all of the major cruise lines (and many of the smaller ones) offer them throughout the year. But these types of cruises – the ones offered by cruise lines that most people mean by the words “Alaskan cruises” – are leisure cruises, taken almost exclusively for vacations. However, there is another type of cruise in Alaska (if it can even be called a cruise) that is run by the Alaska Marine Highway System, operated by the government of the state of Alaska. Being a governmental service, the Alaska Marine Highway System serves a utilitarian function – they do not offer cruises for pleasure, but rather cruises for pure transportation purposes. It’s a highly unique system that really only makes sense in a state like Alaska, and since it is so unique, we thought our readers (cruise enthusiasts that they are) would like to know a bit about it. So, that said, what is the Alaska Marine Highway System? Read more […]