Silversea to offer expedition sailings from UK and Ireland next year

Silversea has announced 10 new voyages departing from the UK and Ireland, as part of its mission to bring expedition cruising closer to clients’ homes. 

The ultra-luxury cruise brand will operate the sailings on Silver Wind next summer, with the first starting from Portsmouth on 19 May. Silversea said the intimate cruise ship, which was refurbished in 2021 and can hold up to 296 guests, is the ‘perfect vessel to access northern Europe’s remote destinations while offering guests our all-inclusive, personalised service and incomparable destination knowledge’.

Portsmouth to Copenhagen, 19 May–9 June 2025

Guests will embark Silver Wind at Portsmouth, before travelling to 27 ports over three weeks. The first stop-offs will be at Sark Island, known for its car-free roads, and the Isles of Scilly, where passengers can visit the archipelago’s Tresco Gardens.

The ship will then head to Ireland, with calls to the Aran Islands, Cliffs of Moher and Tory Island. Its next destination will be northern Scotland, before it sails east to the Norwegian Fjords. Excursions include kayaking around Dingle Island in Ireland, a horse-and-carriage ride on Sark Island and a tour of Scotland’s Iona Abbey. 

Door-to-Door fares for this Silver Wind voyage start from £12,600 per guest, based on two sharing.