Silversea rents entire island in the Philippines for world cruise guests
Silversea Cruises rented an total island in the Philippines on Feb. 10 to host a particular party for about 300 company travelling aboard Silver Shadow.
Travellers journeying on Silversea’s South Facet Tale Earth Cruise 2023 liked an immersive cultural screen on Kalanggaman Island—an idyllic isle of pristine purely natural splendor, nestled amongst the Cebu and Leyte in the Visayan Sea.
Two many years in the building, the enriching celebration showcased the skills of more than 500 residents of the Jap Visayas location, from performers, hospitality professionals, and party planners to therapeutic massage therapists, mixologists, and cooks.
Connecting with the nearby society, Silversea’s company have been warmly welcomed by standard tunes and dance, refreshing cocktails, and a marienda (afternoon tea) featuring Filipino delicacies, as they disembarked Silver Shadow for the day of festivities.
Wrapped in the island’s tropical magnificence, company strolled Kalanggaman’s sanded shorelines, swam in its crystal clear waters, calm in hammocks and daybeds, and liked complimentary massages on the seashore.
In the evening, travellers savoured a multi-study course meal showcasing community specialities below the stars and a canopy of swaying palms.
The event concluded with a colourful and energetic dance general performance.
“This once-in-a-life span experience took two several years of organizing and preparing, and we are grateful to the community local community for their invaluable assist,” mentioned Conrad Combrink, Silversea’s senior vice-president of expeditions, location and itinerary management. “Utilising our place experience, Silversea invests seriously in bespoke occasions for our guests’ enjoyment, connecting travellers with our planet’s most charming cultures, communities, and landscapes. This is specifically true of our Entire world Cruise offering. Unlocking some of the most enriching experiences in the entire world for guests, these prolonged voyages incorporate experiences that best showcase the most reliable elements of each and every place. Not only did our visitors acquire a deep insight into the area lifestyle right here on Kalanggaman Island, but we had been equipped to profit the neighborhood financial system, serving to to rebuild the island’s pontoon jetty and make other structural renovations that will enhance the destination’s tourism infrastructure.”
Barbara Muckermann, Silversea’s president and CEO, included that the line has far more in retailer for our friends on the 139-working day voyage, from a bespoke Freddie Mercury tribute display staged at a historic palace in Zanzibar to an special night overall performance at the Manaus Opera Household in the Amazon, full with champagne and canapés, between other experiences.


“There is simply no superior way to examine the planet,” Muckermann mentioned.

Other activities on Silversea’s South Facet Story Earth Cruise 2023 have provided a bespoke wine-tasting celebration at the Black Cottage Vineyard in Picton, New Zealand reliable dance performance on Champagne Seashore, Vanuatu fireplace dancing exhibit in Rabaul, Papua New Guinea and high-quality gastronomy and folklore in the Cave of Descending Dragons, Ha Very long Bay, Vietnam.
Silversea’s 132-working day ‘Far East-West’ Entire world Cruise 2024 will see friends journey all over the Pacific, incorporating some of the planet’s most extraordinary places.
Guests will depart San Francisco aboard Silver Shadow on January 15, 2024, prior to calling in 65 locations across 14 countries.
Silver Dawn’s 136-working day ‘Controtempo’ Entire world Cruise 2025 will depart Tokyo for New York on January 13, 2025. Guests will journey to 59 places in 30 nations around the world, throughout four continents.
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