Swan Hellenic takes delivery of new expedition ship SH Diana

Swan Hellenic takes delivery of new expedition ship SH Diana

Swan Hellenic announced that it has taken delivery of SH Diana from the Helsinki Shipyard on Friday the 31st of March.

The cruise line also announced that its newest and largest ship is en-route in the Baltic and will pass the through the Kiel Canal tomorrow night.

SH Diana is now sailing to Palermo for her inaugural cultural expedition cruise, the ten-night Mysteries of Carthage and the Moors, which will take her guests to explore locations in North Africa before crossing the “Pillars of Hercules” to Seville and Lisbon.

SH Diana Suite Living Room (Swan Hellenic)

Departing Lisbon on the 25th of April, the nine-night Historic Ports of the Western Seaboard will see her hugging the coasts of Spain, France, Belgium and the Netherlands to reach Amsterdam.

Here on the 4th of May, a Christening Ceremony with US luxury travel industry icon Valerie Wilson as godmother will take place naming SH Diana in the traditional manner with a modern twist, sending her on her way in style to cruises of the Scandinavian fjords and a full Arctic season.

SH Diana Observation Lounge (Swan Hellenic)

SH Diana Club Outdoor (Swan Hellenic)

“We’re delighted to have taken delivery of this exceptionally beautiful and versatile new 5-star vessel,” said Swan Hellenic CEO Andrea Zito.

“As the largest ship in our fleet, she is the first to be outfitted with large tender boats as well as expedition zodiacs, offering guests a wide variety of extraordinary in-depth experiences seeing what others don’t.”

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