MV Silver Spirit
© Cees Bustraan (Curacao, 19/01/2006)
Steel twin screw motor vessel built in 2009 by Fincantieri, Ancona, Italy. (Yard No 6178) as a Passengers ship – Cruise.
Technical Data
- Length: 195.80 m (overall) 167.50 m (between perpendiculars)
- Breadth: 26.50 m
- Depth: 11.50 m
- Draught: 6.60 m (max)
- Tonnage: 36009 gross/12314 net/3882t deadweight
- Engines: 4 x Wärtsilä W9L38B Diesel Electric
- Power: 26080 kW/13500bHP
- Speed: 17.50 knots (service) 20.3 knots (max)
- Decks: 11
- Capacity: 564 passengers (max)
- Call Sign: C6XU6
- MMSI Number: 311022500
- IMO Number: 9437866
- RI Number: 85050
- Port of Registry: Nassau/The Bahamas 🇧🇸
Current AIS Location
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History
June 27th 2008: Keel laid
February 27th 2009: Launched
© Benoit Donne (Ancona, 16/07/2009)
December 10th 2009: Delivered as SILVER SPIRIT for Owner; Silver Spirit Shipping Co., Ltd. Fort Lauderdale- FL.USA. Beneficial owner: Silversea Cruises Ltd. USA. Operator: Silversea Cruises.
© Wil Weijsters (Venice, Italy on 10/06/2015)
© Robert J Smith (Tilbury, 02/06/2018)
© Marcel & Ruud Coster (Rhodes, 24/04/2025)
December 23rd 2009: Maiden cruise from Barcelona to various ports in Europe before heading to the USA.
Scheduled to call at Dover during the 2026 Cruise Season.
All information is believed to be correct, and no responsibility is accepted for any errors or omissions. All items included in this article are subject to © copyright. We would like to take this opportunity of thanking: Cees Bustraan, Marcel & Ruud Coster, Benoit Donne, Robert J Smith and Wil Weijsters for their assistance in producing this feature.
Article © Nigel Thornton and Ray Goodfellow (Dover Ferry Photos Group)
