The ship of 33 thousand tons was split in half to extend the body

The giant cruise ship was cut in half to add a 15-meter extension to the middle, which helped increase passenger capacity by 12%.

Silver Spirit , Silversea's late-2009 cruise ship, was filmed at a ship repair workshop in Palermo, Sicily, Italy, with its massive body split in half, revealing the entire interior, Long Room yesterday reported. Engineers working through the night insert a new part in the middle of the ship with high accuracy in the hull extension project.

Currently, the new Silver Spirit ship's length is 210m after a successful body connection. Passenger capacity of the ship also increased to 608 people instead of 540 people as before. The cost of expanding the ship is over 70 million USD and it is expected that the extension of the extension body will cost thousands of dollars.

The Silver Spirit was cut in half at the Fincantieri shipyard.

The Silver Spirit was cut in half at the Fincantieri shipyard . The split of a 32,600 ton ship took place in front of the press and a group of VIP guests. Monaco-based Silversea Cruises said the expansion project will be completed on May 5 and bring together more than 500 highly skilled workers with 450,000 hours of work.

The additional body produced from 846,144kg of steel will provide 15% more seats in the dining area and includes 4 new restaurants. This extended project also helps to increase the 15 meter deck deck, 20% outdoor seating and new aerobics training ground. All luxury compartments will undergo refurbishment before Silver Spirit resumes.

The old interior of cruise ships including sofas, removable chairs, curtains and computers will be loaded onto 11 containers to donate to welfare organizations in Crete and Greece. The Silver Spirit will begin sailing on May 6 with a seven-day journey between Civitavecchia (Rome) and Barcelona.