Shipyard de Hoop cuts steel for Silver Origin

Dutch shipbuilder Shipyard de Hoop has cut steel for a new 100-passenger expedition cruise vessel for Monaco-based Silversea Cruises.

The vessel, which will be named Silver Origin, will serve the Galapagos Islands itinerary currently sailed by the 1990-built Silver Galapagos.

Silver Origin is scheduled for delivery in March 2020.