Silversea's Spirit Ready to Debut

Silver Spirit's "The Spa" takes shipboard pampering to levels rarely seen at sea before

The beautiful new Silver Spirit from Silversea Cruises fresh from the Ship Yard

When it comes to luxury, it is very hard to compete with Silversea Cruises. While there are other very respectable names in the luxury category, no cruise line has more suites per passenger than Silversea. A greater percentage of Silversea passengers opt to splurge on suite accommodations than any other cruise line.

Silversea's newest beauty, Silver Spirit, its first new ship in over a decade, just set sail from the Ancona shipyard of the Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri where it finalized construction on December 12th. She is already on a short Mediterranean cruise before the already sold out holiday cruise sailing from Barcelona on December 23rd.

January 3rd Silver Spirit begins her transatlantic crossing from Lisbon to America for the official naming ceremony to be held January 20 and 21st in Ft Lauderdale. She will be the center of attention for two full days of celebration before she sets sail on her inaugural voyage, an extensive and leisurely 91-day circumnavigation of South America.

Of course, every Silversea cruise can be taken in sections, so you don't have to book the entire 91-night voyage, but if you do opt for this sumptuous getaway, consider taking a little private time to benefit from one of the many spa treatments they will have for you onboard. While you might not think about getting a Botox treatment on a 7-day cruise, this 91-day cruise gives you plenty of time to get treated and heal in complete privacy, so you can emerge looking as revitalized as you feel.