Silversea to remove helicopter & submarine on the Endeavor

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Silversea Cruises will drop the helicopter and submarine experiences offered aboard the former Crystal Endeavor, now Silver Endeavor, and add new suites, Chairman and CEO Roberto Martinoli has confirmed.

Aboard the 183-meter expedition ship, Crystal Cruises operated a three-person submersible in Antarctica in its only season. The vessel was also equipped with 18 Zodiac boats, 14 kayaks, a remote operating vehicle (ROV) that offered underwater views to guests from the comfort of the ship, and two helicopters were assigned.

“Cold weather waters are usually quite murky, so you can't see much from a submarine. We don't feel the need to have toys that can be used by only a portion of the passengers and are really only useful in a very limited number of places. Finally, there is more than enough to do and see on Silversea cruises,” explained Martinoli.

Without the need for a helicopter hangar, as well as a casino, an attraction that Silversea does not offer on its other ships, "in both cases, we are considering adding suites since the ship is very large compared to its passenger capacity", Martinoli said.