The
renowned Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British
Geographers), founded nearly 200 years ago to advance geographical
science, is to enhance Silversea Cruises voyages even further by
providing detailed scientific and historical information to guests
embarking on some of the greatest journeys around the globe.
The
Society, based in London, and whose Royal Patron is Queen Elizabeth
II, is partnering with leading luxury expedition cruise operator
Silversea to share some of the world’s most important geographical
research and archive material with guests traveling on Silversea
expedition ships, including Silver
Explorer and Silver
Galapagos.
There
are more than two million items in the Society’s historic
Collections, including over one million maps, 500,000 photographs,
250,000 books and journals, manuscripts, and iconic artifacts which
date back as far as 1482.
The
Society has always been a notable supporter and communicator of the
work of geographical explorers and scientists, including that of
Charles Darwin, Dr. David Livingstone, Robert Falcon Scott, Sir
Ernest Shackleton and Sir Edmund Hillary. Its support for
geographical research to understand our changing world — its
environments, peoples and places — continues actively today,
informing issues that range from sea level change to migration.
Silversea
guests will benefit from a wide range of specialist visual and
written content from the Society, enabling guests to learn even more
about their expeditions to destinations including Antarctica, the
Arctic, the Galápagos, South America, Africa and Europe.
Silversea
recently announced the introduction of voyages to Galápagos. Its
year-round schedule of 7-day expedition voyages aboard the 100-guest,
all-suite Silver Galapagos will begin operating in
late September 2013 and feature the following options:
Western
Itinerary: Sailing Saturday to Saturday roundtrip from
Baltra Island, Silver Galapagos will trace a path
across the western, southern and eastern islands, including
Santiago, Bartolomé, Isabela, Fernandina, Floreana, San Cristóbal,
and Santa Cruz.
North
Central Itinerary: Sailing Saturday to Saturday roundtrip
from Baltra Island, this itinerary encompasses the northeast, central
and southeast islands of Santa Cruz, Genovesa, Seymour Norte, San
Cristóbal, Española, and Plazas Sur.
Source:
Silversea
