Silversea Cruises' first new ship since 2001 embarked Thursday on its maiden cruise, an 11-day sailing from Barcelona to Lisbon.
The Silver Spirit will call in Malaga, Gibraltar, Cadiz, Casablanca and Tangier.
Amerigo Perasso, Silversea's president and CEO, said in a statement that building the Spirit "represents our commitment to the development of the Silversea brand."
The 36,000-ton, 540-passenger vessel is the largest of Silversea’s six-ship fleet. It has 95% balcony accommodations.