| Silversea Kimberley canx

SILVERSEA Cruises has cancelled its heavily booked Kimberley 2021 season.

“While there are many things outside of our control, Silversea remains committed to our guests and travel partners,” Director of Sales AUNZ Steve Richards told Cruise Weekly.

“With the Kimberley season, Silversea offers impacted guests extraordinary flexibility and generous terms with the option of a 110% future cruise credit, a voyage-to-voyage transfer which includes a 15% discount or refund, as well as a refund.

“Of course Silversea has not forgotten our most valued travel partners and we are protecting commission on these voyages…all up, protected commission on the Kimberley season will total close to $500,000.”

Silversea joins Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours in pulling itineraries in the region for this season, with Cunard Line, Oceania Cruises, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Seabourn Cruise Line, and most recently, Holland America Line (see right) also cancelling local sailings.

Silversea started voyaging in Greece and the Galapagos Islands over the weekend.

The line’s next local deaprture is not scheduled until Dec, with the line expressing confidence a “workable pathway forward” will be delivered by then.

Ponant still hopes to be let into Australian waters to cruise in the Kimberley, despite having recently cancelled three sold-out departures for this month and early Jul (CW 13 May).

The Australian Government’s COVID-19 emergency measures were most recently extended for a further three months, until 17 Sep (CW 11 Jun).