Silversea Luxury Cruise Ship Cut In Half
The ship was cut in half in 2018 with a 15-metre extension slotted in the middle.
Silversea luxury cruise ship cut in half. The arrival of Silver Spirit marked a switch to larger blue-water ships for Silversea. With a shower of sparks and excited applause Silverseas luxury cruise ship Silver Spirit was dramatically cut in half and just 24 hours later a new 49-ft mid-ship section had been installed so work could start on a momentous upgrading for the 2009-built ship. The cruise ship was famously cut-in-half and lengthened in 2018 adding space for an extra 52 guests.
The company called the lengthening of cruise ships a trend in small ship luxury cruising. Courtesy Silversea Cruises. Silversea Cruises shared with Good Morning America video of the dry-docked Silver Spirit being taken apart at the midsection to add a prebuilt 49-foot segment to the ship.
Thats what Silversea Cruises is doing to its Silver Spirit ship which has been sailing since 2009. Silversea says this is the first time a luxury cruise ship has undergone such a process. Silversea Cruises shared with ABCs Good Morning America a video of the dry-docked Silver Spirit in Sicily cut cleanly at the midsection so workers can install a prebuilt 49-foot segment.
Why build a bigger cruise ship when you can just cut one in half and add an extra 15 meters to the middle. The multi-million dollar project to refresh the Silver Spirit is less expensive than. The project which is taking place at Fincantieri shipyard in Palermo Sicily began with cutting the 642-foot ship in half and then began construction on.
According to operator Silversea the ships cosmetic work was. That seems to be the thinking at cruise company Silversea which has begun an eye-popping. In a world first for a luxury cruise ship Silverseas Silver Spirit has been sliced in half during an ambitious lengthening project.
Why build a bigger cruise ship when you can just cut one in half and add an extra 15 meters to the middleThat. Lengthening a Luxury Cruise Ship - YouTube. The 642-foot-long vessel was halved earlier this month so.
