Aboard Silver Muse with Silversea Cruises
Cruise Overview
It is hard to believe that a place as beautiful as Seward exists.
Surrounded on all sides by Kenai Fjords National Park, Chugach National Forest, and Resurrection Bay, Seward offers all the quaint realities of a small railroad town with the bonus of jaw-dropping scenery.
This little town of about 2,750 citizens was founded in 1903, when survey crews arrived at the ice-free port and began planning a railroad to the Interior.
Since its inception, Seward has relied heavily on tourism and commercial fishing.
It is also the launching point for excursions into Kenai Fjords National Park, where it is quite common to see marine life and calving glaciers.
Unlike most cities of Southeast Alaska, Haines can be reached by road.
With a population of 2,200, Haines lies in the upper northern reaches of the Inside Passage and is an important access point to the Yukon Territory and Interior Alaska.
While cruising into Haines, see the Lynn Canal, the longest and deepest fjord in North America.
Once in town, mountains seem to surround you on all sides while the jagged cathedral peaks of the Chilkat Mountains loom over Fort Seward.
Haines has two distinct personalities.
On the north side of the Haines Highway is the section of Haines that developed around the Presbyterian mission.
After its missionary beginnings, it served as the trailhead for the Jack Dalton Trail into the Yukon during the 1897 gold rush to the Klondike.
South of the highway, the town resembles a military post, which is exactly what it was for nearly half a century.
In 1903 the U.S.
Army established Fort William Henry Seward at Portage Cove just south of town.
The post (renamed Chilkoot Barracks in 1922) was the only military base in the territory until World War II.
In 1939, the army built the Alaska Highway and the Haines Highway to connect Alaska with the other states.
Today, the community of Haines is recognized for the Native American dance and culture center at Fort Seward as well as for its superb fishing, camping and outdoor recreation.
Surrounded on all sides by Kenai Fjords National Park, Chugach National Forest, and Resurrection Bay, Seward offers all the quaint realities of a small railroad town with the bonus of jaw-dropping scenery.
This little town of about 2,750 citizens was founded in 1903, when survey crews arrived at the ice-free port and began planning a railroad to the Interior.
Since its inception, Seward has relied heavily on tourism and commercial fishing.
It is also the launching point for excursions into Kenai Fjords National Park, where it is quite common to see marine life and calving glaciers.
Unlike most cities of Southeast Alaska, Haines can be reached by road.
With a population of 2,200, Haines lies in the upper northern reaches of the Inside Passage and is an important access point to the Yukon Territory and Interior Alaska.
While cruising into Haines, see the Lynn Canal, the longest and deepest fjord in North America.
Once in town, mountains seem to surround you on all sides while the jagged cathedral peaks of the Chilkat Mountains loom over Fort Seward.
Haines has two distinct personalities.
On the north side of the Haines Highway is the section of Haines that developed around the Presbyterian mission.
After its missionary beginnings, it served as the trailhead for the Jack Dalton Trail into the Yukon during the 1897 gold rush to the Klondike.
South of the highway, the town resembles a military post, which is exactly what it was for nearly half a century.
In 1903 the U.S.
Army established Fort William Henry Seward at Portage Cove just south of town.
The post (renamed Chilkoot Barracks in 1922) was the only military base in the territory until World War II.
In 1939, the army built the Alaska Highway and the Haines Highway to connect Alaska with the other states.
Today, the community of Haines is recognized for the Native American dance and culture center at Fort Seward as well as for its superb fishing, camping and outdoor recreation.
Cruise Itinerary
Aboard Silver Muse
Launch Year: 2017 Length: 213 Width: 26 Currency: USD Capacity: 596 Crew Count: 411 Deck Count: 8 Cabin Count: 288
Silver Muse is our inspirational work of art. With her eight dining venues, spacious outdoor areas and up-to-the-minute technology, she’s the best place between sea and sky.
Silver Muse marked a new era of ultra-luxury ocean travel for us - enhancing the small-ship intimacy and spacious all-suite accommodation that are our hallmarks but raising the bar in terms of luxury. Silver Muse offers a wealth of enhancements to the onboard experience while satisfying our uncompromising requirements for comfort, service, dining and quality of the world's most discerning travellers.
Silver Muse pioneered the balance between small-ship intimacy and spacious all-suite accommodation. One of the larger ships in our fleet, she offers eight dining offers, plenty of onboard entertainment and a wide choice of public areas. She’s simply divine! View the deck plan here.
Silver Muse Facilities
Silver Muse Includes
Cabin Details
Silversea’s suites offer one of the highest space-per-guest ratios of any luxury cruise accommodations. All Silversea suites have ocean views, and most include a private teak veranda so that you can breathe in the fresh sea air simply by stepping outside your door. Regardless of the ship or suite category, all guests will be pampered with the personalised services of an attentive butler.
For a truly personal experience, customise your suite with an abundance of thoughtful options and luxurious amenities from Bulgari toiletries and personalised stationery to a bar with your favourite wines and liquors. Settle in with a complimentary movie or choose instead to simply watch the ocean swim by. You can even have dinner in-suite served course by course by your butler. Then, when it’s time to retire, curl up beneath Egyptian cotton linens and a fluffy duvet, with your choice of nine different pillow types. The ultimate in luxury cruise accommodations, Silversea’s suites are your home away from home.
