Around the world, cruise lines are cutting the ribbon on extremely expensive new vessels\u2014then keeping them indefinitely docked.<\/p>\n
Normally, when a new ship wraps construction at a shipyard, it\u2019s cause for a party, with executives in sharp suits and free-flowing Champagne. But when the sparkling 596-passenger ultraluxury ship\u00a0Silver Moon<\/em>\u00a0joined\u00a0Royal Caribbean Group\u2019s elite Silversea Cruises brand in late October\u2014the culmination of a $380 million, 20-month project\u2014there was little pomp and circumstance. No media were on hand at the Italian shipyard to\u00a0ooh<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0ahh<\/em>\u00a0over such exquisite design features as\u00a0bespoke Lalique panels in the French restaurant and\u00a0handcrafted Savoir beds in the top suites.<\/p>\n This time, even Royal Caribbean\u2019s top brass bowed out of\u00a0the celebration and\u00a0teleconferenced\u00a0from Miami. And the ship\u2019s handover, in Ancona, Italy, came with a cringe. After all,\u00a0Silver Moon<\/em>\u00a0has nowhere to go. With border restrictions and a\u00a0second wave of the Covid-19\u00a0pandemic freezing all kinds of travel, she may have to wait at least until spring to make her maiden voyage\u2014and start turning any kind of profit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Around the world, cruise lines are cutting the ribbon on extremely expensive new vessels\u2014then keeping them indefinitely docked. Normally, when a new ship wraps construction at a shipyard, it\u2019s cause for a party, with executives in sharp suits and free-flowing Champagne. 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