Source: Cruise Junkie dot Com


Events at Sea by Silverseas Cruises

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The events listed have been reported in the public domain or to cruisejunkie by passengers or crew members onboard.  The list is by no means comprehensive.  For that reason it is necessary to be cautious in drawing conclusions from the potentially limited data.  Keep in mind that some companies may be more transparent than others about things that go wrong; conversely, some companies may be better at concealing events and thereby project an appearance that is inaccurate.  With that said, the following list is still interesting, as are the patterns seen viewed separately by ship.

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Updated 1 March 07

dd/mm/yy	Ship	Event	Incident
13.12.04	Silver Shadow	The ship reported that an unusual number of passengers and some crew members were experiencing GI illness. The ship’s medical staff reported that 11 of 275 (4%) passengers and 20 of 291 (6.87%) crew members were ill.  Predominant symptoms are diarrhea and vomiting.  The cruise ends in San Diego on December 14.	Illness
9.12.04	Silver Wind	A crew member was lost at sea between Montevideo, Uraguay and Punta Arenas, Chile. The exact date was either December 9 or 10, 2004. Suicide note indicated marital complications. The event occured at approximately 4AM and according to the captain, the ship was turned around and a two hour search was conducted to no avail.	Suicide
5.8.04	Silver Shadow	On August 4, the ship reported that 13 passengers (3.5%) and 5 crew (1.73%) had reported illness consistent with norovirus.  The cruise ran from July 26 - August 6, ending in San Framcisco.	Illness