Silversea Cruises has taken delivery of new ship Silver Dawn at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona, Italy.
Executives from Silversea Cruises and Fincantieri attended an intimate delivery ceremony last week (12 November) to welcome the tenth ship to the cruise line’s fleet.
Following a video screening of the official coin and flag ceremonies, Silversea president Roberto Martinoli penned his signature to officially take delivery of the ship – the third in the Muse-class series
“In welcoming the beautiful Silver Dawn as the 10th ship in our fleet, we have reached a huge milestone on our mission to take our guests deep into the world in luxury,” Martinoli said.
Luigi Matarazzo, general manager of Fincantieri’s Merchant Ships Division, added: “We have cooperated with Silversea for many years, realising a line of distinctive vessels, but we are already looking ahead to the new challenges we will have to face – ready for a new generation of cruise vessels.”
In total, more than 390 companies contributed to Silver Dawn’s construction. In the peak months, an average of 1,000 professionals were working simultaneously on the ship. Over 15,000 steel plates and profiles were cut for her construction, approximately 95,500 litres of paint were applied, and 18 contractors installed approximately 1,690,000m of electric cable.