Monaco-based luxury liner company Silversea is still keen on exercising its option for a second 36,000GT vessel, however it is seeking a substantial price cut from Italian builder Fincantieri.
Chief Executive Amerigo Perasso told Asiasis that the company was still interested in building a new cruise ship after the initial order for one vessel with an option for a second was placed two years ago.
The first ship, 'Silver Spirit' will be delivered in December this year.
"I don't anticipate us taking delivery of a second ship until a couple of years after the delivery of the 'Silver Spirit'," Mr Perasso was quoted as saying by Asiasis. "We have to look beyond the second half of this year and the first half of 2010. Hopefully in the second half of 2010, we will begin to see signs of recovery."