Silver Moon- Inaugural Voyage

Hi everyone:

A few questions about the "inaugural voyage" of the Silver Moon.

The Silversea website is indeed referring to the August 6th voyage (Trieste to Rome) as the "inaugural" voyage of the Moon. It is an 11 day trip.

1. Does this mean it will really be the first sailing of this new vessel, or will there be a "maiden" voyage of some type first, perhaps for special VIPs. (Note that Trieste is, I believe, where the ship was built)

2. What can one expect on an inaugural voyage? Will there be any type of special event(s) or hoopla?

3. What can one expect in terms of service? Better (because they want to please all the VIPs), or worse (because everything/everyone is new.

4. I've read many stay away from these "inaugural" voyages. It would be great to have input from some who have actually done one regarding what to expect.

Thanks.

Based on the Muse launch, I would assume the inaugural voyage you reference will most likely not be the actual inaugural. Below are a couple of links from the Muse launch you might find helpful;

(1) http://www.cruisereport.com/crBlogDetail.aspx?id=4645

(2) https://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2481911

Based on the Muse launch, I would assume the inaugural voyage you reference will most likely not be the actual inaugural. Below are a couple of links from the Muse launch you might find helpful;

(1) http://www.cruisereport.com/crBlogDetail.aspx?id=4645

(2) https://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2481911

Thanks... If so, Silversea shouldn't really be calling it "inaugural" in their promotional materials...