Silversea Cruises is offering new lower fares on select 2012 cruises, including a seven-night Athens-to-Venice sailing priced from $1,999 per person double occupancy. The new fares are available on dozens of sailings to Africa, Asia, the Americas, the Mediterranean and Northern Europe. Also available are onboard spending credits of $500 to $1,000 per suite on these same voyages, with the exception of expedition cruises.

The Silver Wind’s seven-night Sept. 24 cruise sails from Athens to Venice with calls in Monemvasia, Corfu, Kotor and Split. Fares start at $1,999 per person and include an onboard spending credit of $500 per suite. Other discounted cruises include the Silver Shadow’s 11-day cruise departing Tokyo on April 25 to Shanghai with calls in Hiroshima, Busan, Jeju, Dalian and Tianjin (Beijing). Fares start at $3,899 per person, and include a shipboard credit of $1,000 per suite. The Silver Explorer’s April 4 10-day expedition from Colón, Panama, to Barbados visists San Blas Island, Cartagena, Santa Marta, Los Roques, Port of Spain and Bequia. Fares start at $2,999 per person. For a complete list of voyages with the new lower fares, click on Silversea Special Offers.