Silversea Silver Cloud
The Arctic and polar regions (Silversea)
Location
The Arctic, by ship
Silver Cloud sails the Arctic, including Svalbard and Greenland, as well as Antarctica and the Russian Far East, ice-strengthened and converted from Silversea's original 1994 ship.
Transfer
Charter flights, included
Polar voyages add a pre-cruise hotel night and charter flights, included in the all-inclusive fare, the ship then working the fjords of Spitsbergen and the Greenland coast.
Villas
All-suite, mostly verandas
Around 200 guests in polar waters across eight suite categories, roughly eighty percent with verandas, from the window-view Vista Suite to a fifty-four-square-metre Silver Suite and the Owner's Suite, each with a butler and marble bath.
Best For
Who it suits
Travellers who want spacious, inclusive Silversea comfort with butler service in every suite, and strong value for a luxury polar expedition to Svalbard and Greenland.
Board Basis
All-inclusive
All-inclusive: premium drinks, gratuities, Wi-Fi and excursions, plus a pre-cruise hotel night and charter flights on polar voyages, with La Dame by Relais & Chateaux among four to five venues.
Overview
Silversea's classic ship, converted for the poles
Silver Cloud is Silversea's original 1994 ship, ice-strengthened and converted for the poles — around 200 guests in polar waters with a near one-to-one crew ratio and a butler in every suite, most with a private veranda. It is all-inclusive of premium drinks, gratuities, Wi-Fi and excursions, with a pre-cruise hotel night and charter flights on polar voyages. Four to five dining venues include La Dame by Relais & Chateaux, alongside a heated pool with hot tubs, the Zagara spa, and eighteen-plus Zodiacs with kayaks. In the high Arctic the ship sails Svalbard and Greenland, working the fjords of Spitsbergen for polar bears and walrus and threading the iceberg waters of Greenland's coast, with naturalist-led Zodiac landings shaping the days. Spacious, inclusive and strong value for a luxury polar expedition, it carries Silversea comfort and a butler in every suite to the ends of the earth.
Accommodation
All-suite, mostly with verandas
Around 200 guests sail across eight suite categories, roughly eighty percent with verandas, from the window-view Vista Suite to a fifty-four-square-metre Silver Suite and the Owner's Suite, each with a butler and a marble bath. Spacious and inclusive, the suites carry Silversea comfort into polar waters, the fjords and the icebergs framed from the private verandas, a butler on hand throughout the voyage. The near one-to-one crew ratio shows in the service, and the largest suites add separate living areas and some of the most generous verandas in polar cruising, the ice drifting past the glass.
Entry
Vista Suite
Sleeps two. A suite with a picture window, butler service and a marble bath.
Picture windowButler service
Standard
Veranda Suite
Sleeps two. A suite with a private veranda and butler service.
Private verandaButler service
Upper
Silver Suite
Sleeps two to three. A 54-square-metre suite with a veranda, a living and dining area and a walk-in wardrobe.
54 square metresLiving and dining
Top
Owner's Suite
Sleeps two to four. A combinable two-bedroom suite with a veranda and butler service.
Two-bedroom optionVeranda
Food & Drink
Dining
Four to five venues include La Dame by Relais & Chateaux for fine dining, the Italian La Terrazza with its relaxed terrace, and Hot Rocks grill-your-own on the deck. It is inclusive, luxury dining in polar waters, the La Dame table rare among expedition ships and the deck grill an easy counterpoint after a day on the ice. Premium wines, spirits and gratuities are included throughout, and the kitchens carry fresh, seasonal produce for the voyage, dinner moving from the refined La Dame to the easy deck grill as the mood takes.
Signature
La Dame
La Dame, fine dining by Relais & Chateaux.
Italian
La Terrazza
La Terrazza, Italian dining and a relaxed terrace.
Grill
Hot Rocks
Hot Rocks, grill-your-own on the deck.
Wellbeing
The Zagara spa and pool
The Zagara spa brings a sauna and steam, joined by a heated pool with hot tubs, a fitness area and a 700-square-metre deck for taking in the polar light. Wellness aboard is spacious and unhurried, the heated pool and hot tubs open to the Arctic sky between Zodiac cruises among the ice.
The Zagara spa
The Zagara spa, sauna and steam.
A heated pool
A heated pool, with hot tubs.
A 700-square-metre deck
A 700-square-metre deck, for the polar light.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
Svalbard, Greenland and the polar light define a voyage — work the fjords of Spitsbergen for polar bears and walrus, thread the iceberg waters of Greenland's coast, and land by eighteen-plus Zodiacs and kayaks. The polar wildlife of the high Arctic — seals, walrus and seabirds — the glaciers and ice, and La Dame dining by Relais & Chateaux round out the days under the Silversea flag. Eighteen-plus Zodiacs mean plenty of time off the ship, and a strong record in Svalbard and Greenland brings the high Arctic's polar bears, walrus and seabird cliffs within reach of the bow.
Svalbard and Greenland
Svalbard and Greenland, ice-strengthened Arctic sailing.
Zodiac landings
Zodiac landings, eighteen-plus Zodiacs and kayaks.
Polar wildlife
Polar wildlife, seals, walrus and seabirds.
Glaciers and ice
Glaciers and ice, of the high Arctic.
La Dame dining
La Dame dining, by Relais & Chateaux.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By air
Charter flights, included
Charter flights included, with a pre-cruise hotel night on polar voyages.
By sea
To Svalbard and Greenland
To Svalbard and Greenland, working the fjords and the iceberg coast.
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Good to know
All-inclusive
- All-inclusive, premium drinks, gratuities, Wi-Fi and excursions.
Polar voyages
- Polar voyages add a pre-cruise hotel night and charter flights.
Arctic season
- Sailings run in the Arctic summer.
Operator
- Sails under the Silversea flag.
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