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more EVEN INCLUSIVE
E Silversea claims to have stolen the “most-inclusive cruise line” tag from luxury rival Regent Seven Seas Cruises after packaging more perks into the price.
E A new door-to-door fare includes home-to-airport transfers in the UK and a pre-cruise hotel night if needed, such as when flights land too late to embark the ship. Flights and overseas transfers are also included in this option.
E For those who prefer, there is also a port-to-port fare, which strips out the flights, the UK and overseas transfers and hotel. Instead it is just the cost of the cruise, plus the long-standing inclusions of all drinks, tips and Wi-Fi.
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The 10th ship to join the Silversea fleet, Silver Dawn was delivered in 2021 and hosted its first paying guests in April this year. The vessel holds just 596 passengers in all-suite staterooms, most of which have balconies. Eight restaurants serve everything from Japanese teppanyaki to Argentine steaks and home-made pasta. As well as being the launch ship for Otium, Silver Dawn features Silversea’s new Sea and Land Taste (SALT) programme, which uses local foods to help connect passengers with the places they are visiting.
in a nod to Apollo, the god of healing, and a manicure and pedicure ascribed to Hedone, the goddess of pleasure. They are respectively 100 minutes and 105 minutes and cost $399 and $168. I also spot a Vulcano Island mud pedicure that uses thermal mud from the Sicilian island named after Vulcan, the Roman god of fire (60 minutes, $89). Men are not forgotten either, with the shave of all shaves promised in the Emperor’s Chair (55 minutes, $129), which includes a double-close shave, a scalp, face and hand massage, an eyebrow trim and a warm neck wrap. A gong sounds when my massage is over, but instead of being brought back to reality with news that my body is full of toxins and I must drink lots of water, I am escorted to the relaxation room where I unwind with the rum and choccies to the music of Mozart and Vivaldi. It’s a nice change from the ubiquitous whale sounds. The relaxation room, which fittingly has a bit of Roman theming, is included in the cost of the treatment, along with a salt scrub (mine has a gentle lemongrass scent to match the rum) to use between cooking yourself in the steam room and sauna. Or you can just do nothing, which is roughly what the Latin word Otium means. Muckermann confirms Otium will be on Silversea’s
new ship Silver Nova when it launches next summer, and retrofitted to the rest of the fleet over time. She
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says creating Otium gave the line the opportunity to look at its suite offerings. The result is more ancient Roman-style indulgence in your room, this time courtesy of the butler that comes with every suite, whether it’s a top-of-the-range Grand or entry-level Vista. For starters, there’s a butler-drawn candle-lit bath (choose between orange blossom, amber and patchouli, and fig and cedar scents) accompanied with champagne, caviar or macaroons. Or how about rum and chocolate served on the balcony while swaddled – if it’s a bit chilly – in a cashmere blanket? Passengers can also give the restaurants a miss one evening and take their pick from a comfort food menu (lobster roll or truffle fries, anyone?) in their suite. That’s if you can resist slipping into your bed, which is made with 400 thread Egyptian cotton and your pick of feather, foam or down pillows. Gosh, life on Silver Dawn is tough.
BOOK IT
The door-to-door fare for a seven-day cruise from Civitavecchia (Rome) to Barcelona on Silver Dawn departing October 19, 2022, costs from £4,400 per person. That includes home- to-airport transfers in the UK, business-class flights, overseas transfers, drinks, a choice of shore excursions at each port, tips and Wi-Fi. The 100-minute Otium massage costs $399.
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CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Silver Dawn at sea, its spa deck, a spa treatment and spa entrance PICTURES: Filippo Vinardi
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