Silversea putting together book for world cruise

Silversea Cruises has invited nine writers to contribute to
a book that will go to guests on its 2019 world cruise.

The plan is for each to contribute a short story to an
anthology entitled “The Tale of Tales,” which is also the theme for
the cruise. The stories are to be inspired by regions and cultures visited on
the 132-day voyage from San Francisco to London.

Already confirmed as contributors are Paul Theroux, travel
writer, novelist and winner of the James Tait Black Prize for Fiction; and Pico
Iyer, novelist, travel writer and essayist since 1986 for Time magazine, Harper’s,
the New York Times and the New York Review of Books.

“World Cruise 2019 has been crafted to tell a fascinating
story about our planet,” said Barbara Muckermann, Silversea’s chief
marketing officer.

The cruise on the Silver Whisper will visit 52 ports in 31
countries across five continents and include 16 overnight calls and numerous
late-night stays, Silversea said.