Ten Celebrated creatives— including Saroo Brierley, Paul Theroux, Steve McCurry, Pico Iyer, and more— each contributed to Silversea’s World Cruise 2019 commemorative anthology.

Silversea Cruises has published the Tale of Tales anthology, an inspiring collective of works from 10 celebrated creatives who each travelled aboard Silversea’s World Cruise 2019. First published last year and presented exclusively to world-cruising guests, the Tale of Tales has now been published online as a gift to Silversea’s global community to enrich their time at home.

A CELEBRATED LINE-UP OF TALE TELLERS

The one-of-a-kind anthology is available to download on Silversea’s travel blog Discover, as part of a new campaign entitled To the CuriousSM. Readers of the Tale of Tales anthology will enjoy a curated selection of images and stories from world-renowned creatives Jude Deveraux; Pico Iyer; Laksmi Pamuntjak; Sophy Roberts; Tahir Shah; and Paul Theroux; as well as Indian-born Australian author Saroo Brierley, whose incredible search for his biological mother in India was chronicled in the 2016 Hollywood Blockbuster movie ‘Lion’; Harold Koda, former curator in charge of the Costume Institute of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art; Steve McCurry, one of the most iconic voices in contemporary photography for more than 30 years; and Jeremiah Tower, American celebrity chef.

Each of these accomplished creatives sailed aboard Silver Whisper for at least a segment of this epic around-the-world journey, and has taken influence from their travels around the world to contribute a unique work of art to the Tale of Tales anthology.

Silversea's World Cruise 2019, the Tale of Tales, was hosted between 6 January and 19 May of last year, aboard the elegant, all-suite Silver Whisper. Guests journeyed 133 days across the globe to explore 52 ports in more than 30 countries—from America's West Coast, Australia and New Zealand, through Japan, China and Vietnam, to South Africa, Portugal and Great Britain—and dozens of points in between. Along the way, Silversea’s guests enjoyed immersive cultural experiences, such as a bespoke evening at La Bohème at Sydney's iconic Opera House, a traditional tea ceremony and journey on the famous bullet train in Japan, a ride on a classic locomotive through South Africa's sweeping Cape Winelands, and much more.

"For the first time, we are delighted to share the Tale of Tales anthology with our community, a wonderful collection of inspiring stories and images from the distinguished Tale Tellers who sailed aboard our 2019 World Cruise," adds Barbara Muckermann, Silversea's Chief Marketing Officer. "These remarkable moments and narratives reveal the magic of travel, and its ability to stimulate the imagination, open our minds, and inspire us to create deeper connections with the authentic beauty of our planet, its people and cultures."

TO THE CURIOUS

Silversea’s new To the Curious campaign provides the cruise line’s community with a collection of stories, interactive visuals and virtual keepsakes to whet their appetite for travel during these unprecedented times, until the time is right to travel again. Distributed by email and appearing on the Discover blog, recent features have included cocktail-making demonstrations and recipes prepared by the line's mixologists for its new S.A.L.T. (Sea and Land Taste) Bar, recommendations for great expedition reads from Conrad Combrink, Silversea's Senior Vice President of Expeditions, and insightful Behind the Lens articles curated by the company's talented photographers.

WORLD CRUISE 2022: THE TALE OF TALES

A new epic story is slated to unfold aboard Silver Whisper's World Cruise 2022: The Tale of Tales, with world-renowned special guests invited on board to each host a segment of this incredible journey, and inspire guests to be the protagonists of their very own Tale of Tales. Featuring immersive travel experiences from the 65th parallel south to the 65th parallel north, touching both Antarctica and Iceland, the 137-day voyage from Fort Lauderdale to Copenhagen departs on 6 January 2022, to unlock a stunning range of cultures, climates and landscapes in 69 destinations across 32 countries and six continents.

• Download the Tale of Tales as an e-book on your e-reader or tablet: 

https://silversea-discover-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/2020/04/TALE-of-TALES.epub

E-book formatted to read best on Apple's iBooks app running on Macintosh computers and iOS devices.

• Download the Tale of Tales as a pdf on any other device: https://silversea-discover-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/2020/04/Tale-of-Tales.pdf 

• Browse Silversea’s new campaign, To the Curious: https://discover.silversea.com/to-the-curious/

• For more information on Silversea’s World Cruise 2022: The Tale of Tales, visit: 

  https://www.silversea.com/destinations/world-cruise/world-cruise-2022.html

    

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For more information on Silversea, contact your travel professional or Silversea Cruises on +61 2 9255 0600 or 0800 701 427 (New Zealand) or visit www.silversea.com.

ENDS 

About Saroo Brierley:  A born storyteller, Saroo Brierley’s extraordinary childhood experience became a Hollywood blockbuster in 2016. Born in 1981 in rural India, Saroo was separated from his brother at a railway station at the age of five. He boarded a train, travelling 1,000 miles to Kolkata. Unable to speak Bengali and unaware of his home town’s name, he was lost. He was eventually adopted by Australians, Sue and John Brierley. 25 years on, using Google Earth, he returned to India to find his birth mother. He has written a book on his experience, A Long Way Home. The film, Lion, was nominated for six Oscars.

About Silversea Cruises:

Silversea Cruises, in which Manfredi Lefebvre d'Ovidio serves as Executive Chairman, is recognised as an innovator in the ultra-luxury cruise line industry, offering guests large-ship amenities aboard its intimate, all-suite vessels: Silver Wind, Silver Shadow, Silver Whisper, Silver Spirit and Silver Muse – all designed to offer an atmosphere of conviviality and casual elegance. With the inclusion of the expedition ships Silver Explorer, Silver Galapagos, and Silver Cloud, Silversea's itineraries encompass all seven continents and feature worldwide luxury cruises to the Mediterranean, Caribbean, both Polar Regions and hundreds of fascinating destinations in between. Silversea is also looking forward to the launch of five new ultra-luxury ships: Silver Moon, Silver Dawn, Silver Origin, and two Evolution-class ships. Silversea is also looking forward to the launch of five new ultra-luxury ships: Silver Moon, Silver Dawn, Silver Origin, and two Evolution-class ships. Browse Silversea's new blog Discover and subscribe to receive the latest content directly into your inbox.

In Asia Pacific, Silversea was voted "Best Luxury Small Ship Cruise Line" by Australia's Luxury Travel & Style Magazine every consecutive year from 2006 to 2012 and Silver Whisper or Silver Shadow won the Gold Award as “Best Small Cruise Ship” in each of those years. Silversea has also won similar awards from readers of Australia’s Cruise Passenger Magazine, including “Best Expedition Cruise Ship” (Silver Explorer) 2013, “Best Luxury Cruise Line” 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016 & 2019 and “Best Luxury Cruise Ship” (Silver Shadow) 2010, 2011 and 2012. In 2017, 2018 & 2019, Silversea was voted “Best Luxury Ocean Cruise Line” at Luxury Travel Magazine’s Gold List Awards, and in 2017, received the award for “Most Innovative Itinerary – Cruise” at the 29th annual Virtuoso® Awards. In 2018, Silver Galapagos won “Best Overall Ship”, “Best Shore Excursions”, and “Best Value” in the annual Cruise Critic Cruisers Choice Awards, and Silversea was recognised as “Best for Luxury” in Cruise Critic’s 2019 Editor’s Choice awards. 

In 2018 & 2019 Silversea won the “Best Luxury Expedition” ships category in the Signature Luxury Travel & Style Awards.

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Leanne Fonagy

Director of Communications, Events & Partnerships – Asia Pacific

Silversea Cruises

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