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Silver Shadow
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Construction

Built: 2000
Locations: Trieste and Genoa, Italy

Registry

Country: Bahamas

Dimensions

Length: 186 meters (610 feet)
Width: 25 meters (81 feet)
Speed: 21 knots (39 kph or 24 mph)

Decks

Passenger: 7 (decks 4 to 10)

Capacity

Passengers: 382 
Crew: 295 

Passenger-to-crew ratio

Passenger-to-crew ratio: 1.3 to 1*
Space-to-passenger ratio: 74 to 1*

  *Outstanding by industry standards


Cabin count and type

Number: 184
Staterooms: 0%
Suites: 100%
Ocean view: 100%
Balconies: 100%*

  *82% are private, 18% are shared


Suite size range

Smallest: 287 sq feet (27 sq meters)*
Largest: 1435 sq feet (133 sq meters)*

  *Figure does not include balcony area


Silver Shadow staff

Officers: Mainly Italian
Crew: International

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