MULTINATIONAL hospitality company Accor’s first luxury cruise line Orient Express Cruises will set sail in 2026 on the world’s largest superyacht, Orient Express Silenseas (pictured). The ship will be an opulent, 220-metre-long, three-masted vessel, and will ply Mediterranean and Caribbean routes starting in the northern spring 2026. Silenseas will accommodate...
MULTINATIONAL hospitality company Accor’s first luxury cruise line Orient Express Cruises will set sail in 2026 on the world’s largest superyacht, Orient Express Silenseas (pictured).
The ship will be an opulent, 220-metre-long, three-masted vessel, and will ply Mediterranean and Caribbean routes starting in the northern spring 2026.
Silenseas will accommodate 120 passengers in 54 suites with an average size of 70m2; reservations will begin as early as next year.
Accor has partnered with Chantiers de l’Atlantique for Silenseas, as well as another ship, which is scheduled to be delivered in the first quarter of 2027.
Silenseas will feature two swimming pools, including a lap pool, two restaurants, an oyster bar, a speakeasy bar, a spa, an amphitheatre-cabaret and even a private recording studio.
The ship will run diesel-free and use a hybrid propulsion system with wind as her primary source of energy when weather permits, as well as a liquified natural gas-powered engine.
“We may not stop when we are meant to stop because the wind is too strong and that’s the way I want it,” Accor Chief Executive Officer Sebastien Bazin said.
Silenseas will also be built ready for green hydrogen use in the future, which Bazin said may be possible by her launch.
The ship will also utilise shorepower, and a sonar system to detect sea mammals on her route to avoid collisions.
Bazin said guests can expect Silenseas to be much more luxurious than The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection’s Evrima (CW 13 Oct 2022), with Orient Express’ ship to be roughly the same size despite hosting almost half the capacity.
