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EXPEDITION
Market

Silversea

Kayaking in Antarctica

“Taking the Silver Cloud to the Indian Ocean, Madagascar, “By relooking at the Mediterranean,” Combrink said, “we
South Africa and the Seychelles gives us the opportunity to have come up with very strong destination-focused small-ship
offer luxury and bring those destinations up close and personal. experiences. It is not expedition experiences with zodiacs and
“And immersing ourselves in Saudi Arabia, we are doing kayaks in the traditional sense, but instead expedition elements
it on a luxury small-ship platform that allows us to go deeper, through its strong educational content.”
take everybody off the ship for an overnight to Al Ula, for New for 2023 is a Grand Expedition voyage, starting Feb-
example, really creating an in-depth experience.” ruary 25 in Puerto Williams, spending 10 days in Antarctica
before sailing trans-Atlantic via the Falklands to South Africa,
Mozambique, Madagascar, the Seychelles, Muscat, Saudi
We involve procurement Arabia, North Africa, the British Isles and Iceland, among
and air in our itinerary other calls, before concluding in Greenland on July 5.
development right from GREENLAND AND CANADA
the beginning, sometimes “We are making a huge commitment to Greenland and
years out. the Canadian Arctic, moving inventory from Svalbard and
Norway. We feel the area can support more capacity and
has not yet been fully developed by the expedition sec-
He has also looked at what Silversea can do differently tor. It is so diverse with nature, cultures and wildlife,”
in the Mediterranean, noting that there is a wealth of North Combrink said.
African, Albanian and Greek ports offering “incredible his- With less developed infrastructure than the more established
tory, anthropology and archaeology,” and the cruise line can Arctic expedition operating venues, he noted that Silversea
take its guests behind the scenes. benefits from strong synergies between departments with 

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