bucketsrose

Got confirmation tonight from Silversea that the final two segments if the Grand Voyage Africa and Arabia have been cancelled.

I wouldnt mind back to Capetown with those ports, but I would be unhappy if it was back to Capetown with only sea days or a repetition of the ports we take from Capetown to Seychelles

I am on the Spirit Grand Voyage Capetown to Athens right now. Silversea has not announced anything yet concerning changes to the itinerary. However, considering it needs to get to Athens by March 29 for its Mediterranean cruises and since it is unsafe to go through the Red Sea, I think it is very likely that the cruise will end at Seychelles so that there is time for the Spirit to go back around the Cape if Good Hope to get to Athens on time. I hope we hear soon what the plans are.

For me it is Ok, since I had booked the flight through Silversea and was not planning on staying on in Greece after the cruise. So it just means going home early. silversea would be responsible for booking new flights. But what I would really not want is for them to change the itinerary. On an earlier Silver Moon cruise, they replaced the Egypt and Aqaba ports by Greek and Turkish ports. Since I have already been to both Greece and Türkiye, that would be more disappointing to me than it would be to cancel the cruise.

NOT just the Moon. I am taking the Silver Spirit Grand Voyage from Capetown to Athens on January 29, and I am guessing that that Cruise will end 14 days early in Dubai instead on continuing around the Arabian peninsula and through the Red Sea. I bet they won't make a decision until a few days before we reach Dubai.

I am taking the Silver Spirit Grand Voyage on January 29 to March 29, that includes the March 13 Dubai to Athens segment. I am expecting that again Silver Seas will make the decision at the last minute if that last segment will be cancelled. Silversea stands to lose a lot of money if they cancel the cruise, and then the situation improves in the Red Sea. So that is why they wait until the last minute before cancelling. Personally, I would prefer that they cancel the segment rather than adding sea days or replacing the Middle East ports by Greek islands ports, like they did on an earlier Silver Moon cruise. The reason why I booked this Grand Voyage was because it included the Arabian peninsula and Egypt So I will be very disappointed if they cancel that segment. Financially, i will be OK, since I booked Door to Door Service, so Silversea is on the hook for getting me home from wherever I end up. While onboard the Silver Spirit, I will post on the Silver Spirit board whenever I hear any news concerning the likelihood of the March 13 cruise getting cancelled.

Just checked that website - CORRECTED: Red Sea attacks prompt Silversea to more itineraries: Travel Weekly CORRECTION: An earlier report posted to this page incorrectly stated that Silversea canceled five new voyages due to attacks on shipping vessels in the Red Sea. The line has canceled one voyage on the Silver Moon, its Jan. 16 cruise from Muscat, Oman, to Dubai. It has flagged four others as still scheduled, although the line is monitoring the situation and will communicate any changes to its guests. The Silver Moon's current itinerary has been altered, and it is currently doing a roundtrip cruise from Aqaba, Jordan. Its original schedule had that cruise ending in Muscat before continuing on to Dubai.

I am very surprised to see this comment . I was on a 7 day land tour of Jordan in October 2022, and the only place that I did not feel safe walking by myself as a woman was Aqaba. I only walked by myself from my hotel two blocks to the Aqaba castle and was accosted several times in those 10 minutes. I loved Petra and Wadi Rum, though I was not fit enough to walk the 850 stairs to the Monastery. I plan to take the Silver Spirit excursion to Wadi Rum (assuming the Aqaba port does not get cancelled) when I take the Grand Voyage from Capetown to Athens, which should arrive in Aqaba on March 22.

4 days. I am on my way to the port now. I am sitting at the airport in Toronto, waiting for my flight to Bali via Tokyo and Singapore. I then spend 2 days in Bali before boarding Ponant's Le Lapérouse for a 16 day cruise of Indonesia and Western Australia.