Silver Explorer
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Silver Explorer at Bear Island, Svalbard · Photo: Gary Bembridge, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Silver Explorer no longer sails for Silversea Cruises: she left Silversea Cruises' fleet in November 2023. Silversea Cruises' fleet today · Retired and departing ships
About Silver Explorer
Silver Explorer is a former Silversea Cruises cruise ship, which sailed 2008 to 2023. She measured 6,072 gross tons and carried 144 guests. She sailed Antarctica, South America, Northern Europe itineraries.
Silver Explorer was Silversea's first expedition ship. Built in Finland in 1989 as Delfin Clipper, she was bought by Silversea in 2007, refitted in Trieste and sailed as Prince Albert II until she was renamed in 2011. She ran polar voyages, spending northern summers in the Arctic, Svalbard, Iceland and Greenland and southern summers off South America and Antarctica, and in 2019 made Silversea's first Northwest Passage transit. Sold to Exploris in 2022, she finished her last Silversea cruise on 19 November 2023 and began sailing as Exploris One that December; after Exploris was liquidated in 2025 she was sold at auction.
Ship facts
- Gross tons
- 6,072
- Guests
- 144
- Space ratio
- 42.2
- Comfortable
- Sailed
- 2008–2023
- Left the fleet November 2023
- Length
- 108 m
- Decks
- 7
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Silver Explorer at Bear Island, SvalbardPhoto: Gary Bembridge, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Where she sailed
Quick answers
Which cruise line operates Silver Explorer?
Silver Explorer sailed for Silversea Cruises.
Is Silver Explorer still sailing for Silversea Cruises?
Silver Explorer no longer sails for Silversea Cruises: she left Silversea Cruises' fleet in November 2023.
How big is Silver Explorer?
Silver Explorer measures 6,072 gross tons and 108 metres in length, with 7 decks.
How crowded does Silver Explorer feel?
Silver Explorer has a passenger space ratio of 42.2: 6,072 gross tons for 144 guests. Ratios over 50 feel spacious and under 30 busy, so Silver Explorer feels comfortable for her size.
How many passengers does Silver Explorer carry?
Silver Explorer carried 144 guests at double occupancy.
When did Silver Explorer enter service?
Silver Explorer entered service in 1989 and was last refurbished in 2017.
Where does Silver Explorer sail?
Silver Explorer sailed Antarctica, South America and Northern Europe itineraries.
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