The renowned Royal Geographical Society (with The Institute of British Geographers), founded nearly 200 years ago to advance geographical science, is to enrich Silversea voyages even further by providing detailed scientific and historical information to guests embarking on one of the crucial greatest journeys worldwide.
The Society, whose patron is The Queen, is partnering with leading luxury expedition cruise operator Silversea to share a number of the world’s most necessary geographical research and archive material with guests travelling on Silversea Expedition ships, including Silver Explorer and Silver Galapagos.
There are greater than two million items inside the Society’s historic collection, including over 1,000,000 maps, 500,000 photographs, 250,000 books and journals, manuscripts and iconic artefacts which date back so far as 1472.
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 know our changing world—its environments, peoples and places—continues actively today, informing issues that range from sea level change to migration.
Silversea guests will get pleasure from quite a lot of specialist visual and written content from the Society, enabling them to be informed much more about their expeditions to destinations including Antarctica, the Arctic, the Galapagos, South America, Africa and Europe.
Founded in 1830, the Royal Geographical Society is a respected professional body for geography and geographers and is without doubt one of the largest and most innovative geographical societies on earth, in addition to the largest in Europe. Its objective is to advance geographical science. To take action, it champions and supports field research and scientific expeditions, enhances geographical and environmental education, and raises public understanding of the sector.
“This is a partnership that will bring incredible historic and current geographical information to our guests, in addition to unite two experts of their respective fields,” said Enzo Visone, CEO of Silversea Cruises. “Silversea Expeditions are known for being the appropriate exploration voyages worldwide—they will retain their world-class position with this valuable partnership with the Royal Geographical Society.”
“We are delighted to go into into partnership with Silversea, extending the Society’s work to embrace and enthuse Silversea guests with our understanding of the excellent and changing world wherein all of us live and they will experience, enjoy and discover through their travel experiences,” added Dr. Rita Gardner, director of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG).
Silversea recently announced the introduction of voyages to Galápagos. Its year-round schedule of seven-day expedition voyages aboard the 100-guest, all-suite Silver Galapagos will begin operating in late September 2013 and have the subsequent options:
* Western Itinerary: Sailing Saturday to Saturday roundtrip from Baltra Island, Silver Galapagos will trace a path around 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.