Silversea
Silver Endeavour
- Cruises
- 37
- From
- $13,000
Ship comparison
Silver Endeavour vs Star Explorer
Windstar Cruises
Star Explorer
- Cruises
- 86
- From
- $1,100
The verdict
Which should you choose?
Silver Endeavour is an intimate Silversea ship carrying 200 passengers, in service since 2022. Star Explorer is an intimate Windstar Cruises ship carrying 224 passengers. Star Explorer has no Bliss scores yet, so the verdict rests on the figures we do hold.
Choose Silver Endeavour if you want more space per passenger or more crew per passenger: it has 102.2 gross tons per passenger (vs 44.3) and it has a crew member for every 1.0 passengers (vs 1.7).
Choose Star Explorer if you want a lower starting fare or more cruises to choose from: its cruises start from $1,100 (vs $13,000) and it has 86 cruises on sale (vs 37).
Side by side
Specifications
marks the better figure where more, or less, is plainly better.
| Silver Endeavour | Star Explorer | |
|---|---|---|
| Cruise line | Silversea | Windstar Cruises |
| Ship size | Intimate | Intimate |
| Maiden voyagenewer highlighted | 2022 | — |
| Gross tonnage | 20,449 | 9,923 |
| Passengers | 200 | 224 |
| Crew | 200 | 130 |
| Passengers per crew memberfewer is better | 1.0 (better) | 1.7 |
| Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier | 102.2 (better) | 44.3 |
| Decks | 10 | — |
| Length | 539 ft | — |
| Beam | 93 ft | — |
| Speed | 22 mph | — |
| Cruiseable ratingout of 10 | 10 / 10 | — |
| Cruises on sale | 37 | 86 |
| Upcoming sailings | 80 | 125 |
| Cruise lengths | 6 to 28 nights | 4 to 24 nights |
| Fares fromlower highlighted | $13,000 | $1,100 (better) |
Bliss scores
How they rate, out of 10
Cruiseable rates ships out of 10 on ten parts of a cruise holiday.
Star Explorer has no Bliss scores yet.
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Silversea
Silver Endeavour
Silver Endeavor debuted in November 2022 after parent company Royal Caribbean acquired and refurbished Crystal Endeavor from bankrupt Crystal Cruises. The ship has the highest space-to-guest ratio in expedition cruising and features some of the industry’s most spacious all-balcony suites.
Sailing now
37 cruises on sale, from $13,000.
Windstar Cruises
Star Explorer
Sailing now
86 cruises on sale, from $1,100.
Questions
Silver Endeavour or Star Explorer?
Which is bigger, Silver Endeavour or Star Explorer?
Silver Endeavour is bigger at 20,449 gross tons, against 9,923 gross tons for Star Explorer. Silver Endeavour carries 200 passengers and Star Explorer carries 224.
Which has more space per passenger?
Silver Endeavour, with 102.2 gross tons per passenger against 44.3 on Star Explorer. The higher the figure, the more ship there is for each guest.
Which has more crew per passenger?
Silver Endeavour, with one crew member for every 1.0 passengers against one for every 1.7 on Star Explorer.
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