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SILVERSEA CRUISES ANNOUNCES
NEW LUXURY ADDITION TO FLEET

Luxury cruise line Silversea Cruises’ stunning new flagship, seafood and steak restaurant that will be new for the line;
the Silver Muse, will sail for the first time in Autumn 2017. La Terrazza, an Italian restaurant inspired by the Slow
Food movement; Hot Rocks, an outdoor venue where
The new ultra-luxury ship is being built by Fincantieri passengers grill their own seafood and meats; and Regina
in Italy and will accommodate only 596 guests, Margherita, an open-air pizzeria near the pool that is
representing an exciting evolution from the cruise line’s also new for the line. In addition, Silver Muse will have an
Silver Spirit offering that will redefine ultra-luxury ocean exclusive on-board Relais & Châteaux restaurant.
travel. The small-ship intimacy and spacious all-suite
accommodations for which Silversea Cruises is known will Commenting on the addition of the Silver Muse, which will
be further enhanced. expand the Silversea fleet to nine ships,
Silver Muse will feature several large suites, including Manfredi Lefebvre d’Ovidio, chairman of Silversea says,
interconnecting ones for family and friends, as well as “We have always had a special relationship with Fincantieri
eight restaurants. Among the choices are Atlantide, a since my father ordered from them the first cruise vessels
for Sitmar Cruises in 1987. Both companies have a clear
understanding of what today’s traveller seeks, and each
approaches the market with originality, creativity, and
quality.”
Enzo Visone, Silversea’s CEO, says, “With enhanced design
specifications and enriched content, the Silver Muse will
continue to build on the sophistication, innovative style
and ground-breaking concepts for which Silversea ships
are renowned. This ship contributes to our ambitious
growth plans that will ensure our continued leadership in
ultra-luxury cruising.”

Princess Cruises has unveiled its new Princess Luxury
Bed, designed to deliver the ultimate night of sleep at
sea. Following collaboration with experts in the science
and beauty of sleep, the cruise line will roll out more than
44,000 of the new beds to every stateroom across its fleet
by the end of 2018.
Developed exclusively for Princess Cruises by the
manufacturer of some of the most well-known and
comfortable hotel beds in the world, the new Princess
Luxury Bed will envelop guests in opulent style and pure
comfort.
THE SCIENCE OF SLEEPING WELL AT SEA
The bed features a plush, five-centimetre thick mattress
topper, a 22-centimetre single-sided medium-firm
mattress for enhanced support, individually wrapped coils
for less partner disturbance, a European-inspired duvet
and luxurious Jacquard-woven 100 per cent cotton linens.
Princess worked closely with US sleep expert Dr Michael
Breus to develop the bed, bridging his scientific knowledge
of sleep with the latest technology in comfort to design the
optimal mattress for true relaxation.
Princess also enlisted the help of Canadian TV design star
Candice Olson to ensure the bed makes an immediate
visual impact as guests enter their stateroom, with design
features including fine bed linens and king-sized down
pillows encouraging them to relax and unwind.

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