One of the leading cruise lines in ultra-luxury and expedition cruising, Silversea, officially joined the family of RCCL-Royal Caribbean.
The companies announced on Wednesday, August 1, they had closed on RCCL’s acquisition of a 66,7% stake in Silversea after receiving regulators' final approval.
The investment unites a couple of leading players in cruise industry and fills out the portfolio of Royal Caribbean brands across all key cruise market segments.
Regulators approved Royal Caribbean’s purchase of a two-thirds equity stake in Silversea, based on an enterprise value of approx US$2 billion.
Manfredi Lefebvre d’Ovidio remains Executive Chairman of Silversea Cruises and retains 33.3% stake.