Silversea 2026 World Cruise Ends in Lisbon After 140 Days
The itinerary, titled “The Curious and the Sea,” included guest events from French Polynesia and Vanuatu to Cape Town, with a final Feast of Flowers in Funchal.
Silversea ended its 2026 World Cruise in Lisbon on May 31, completing a 140-day itinerary aboard Silver Dawn that visited 59 destinations in 30 countries across six continents. The voyage, titled “The Curious and the Sea,” began in January and ran from the South Pacific and Southeast Asia to Africa and Europe before finishing in Portugal.
Silver Dawn carried the voyage. The sailing was one in a multi-year run of Silversea world cruises scheduled through 2029.
“With ‘The Curious and the Sea,’ we set out to design a World Cruise rooted in cultural access and meaningful destination experiences,” said Bert Hernandez, president of Silversea. He said the voyage would inform the line’s future global itineraries, including World Cruise 2027, “The Three Oceans.”
Silversea built the 2026 itinerary around a series of dedicated events for world cruise guests. The program included cultural celebrations in French Polynesia and Vanuatu, culinary experiences in Bali and India, and an evening in Cape Town with a menu by Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen, the South African chef associated with nine Michelin stars.
The voyage’s final special event was “A Feast of Flowers” in Funchal, scheduled during Madeira’s annual Flower Festival. Other shoreside components included a traditional Thai dinner, an off-road excursion through Sandwich Harbour in Namibia, a two-night stay at Longitude 131° in Australia’s Red Centre and a guest-chef culinary program spanning Mexico, Australia, Indonesia and West Africa.
Silversea’s next world cruise, “The Three Oceans,” is scheduled for 2027 as a 149-day voyage across the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic oceans with more than 80 ports. The line has also announced “An Ode to the Moment” for 2028, a 132-day itinerary covering 58 destinations in 29 countries, and “A Pacific Awakening” for 2029, a 125-day program visiting more than 60 destinations in 19 countries across Polynesia, Micronesia, Australia, Asia and beyond.
