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Miaminice , Thank you again for posting your wonderful "almost live" report of your recent cruise from Singapore to Hong Kong. It was very enjoyable and informative. We are going on a similar cruise at the end of February Do you happened to know or be willing to recommend, what is an appropriate level of gratuities for Thailand and Vietnam for your private guides you used ? Also is it better for to use local currency or USD? Just trying to figure out what we need to bring in terms of local currencies in each country Cheers😀

Cash ... I must say some great tips on this site We are spending a few days in Feb 2024 before we board our cruise to Hong Kong . My question is it does not appear cash (Local Singapore dollars) is needed other than hawker centres Is this a reasonable assumption? Just trying to determine how much we need to convert for the countries we are visiting Thanks everyone who contributes 😀

So assuming Marine traffic.com estimate based on current speed ,Ship reaches Capetown February 2nd. According to www.Sea-distances .org the trip from Capetown to Mumbai is a distance 0f 4599 miles at and at a speed of 15knts it would take 12 days and 19 hours... So arriving in Mumbai.. my guess Feb 13 ? They will need to speed up 😀

The route for the Silver moon can be found on Marinetraffic .com You can see the route to Capetown if you play around with it ,sorry I'm not really tech savvy

Mandymay , thanks very much for sharing this

Do you think the Silver Moon will still be on schedule for cruises after Dubai? TLCOhio's comments of "wow" are on the mark , its either with out guests heading south or back to the Med We are booked Feb 29 Singapore to Hong Hong

Silver Moon is only cruise ship in the Red Sea but if you go on Marine tracker site there is a lot of traffic Hopefully the voyage goes as planned for everyone concerned

What a fantastic review, We have enjoyed Travelling "virtually" with you . It was especially helpful for us as we are doing similar voyage in February including same private tour guides and hotels so what a wonderful sneak peak save travels

Appreciate the effort in taking time to provide your detailed review . Very helpful for a future first timer in May 2024 . We have sailed mostly on Celebrity and have tried Silver Seas last year , looking forward to seeing the new Vista , it looks and sounds wonderful. We are also interested in doing a private transfer to Taormina as you did on your cruise . May i ask who you booked this with and did they do a return as well from the port in Catania thanks again Cheers

Hi My suggestion to do a fair "fare ' comparison is to strip out Air to see what per person per night price is . Also depends on what ships you are comparing . Both lines have new and old vessels I have travelled on both lines and enjoyed them . Each has pros and cons happy travels

I'm packing my dark blue business suit 😀 and wearing my flip flops

thanks for your thoughts ...first timer may be a one timer will see how it goes you are right lots of choices and options out there

Hi , Tried to find this via search bar but no luck . Trying to "think about" packing for a BA to Rio cruise starting feb 12th. How formal is formal ? Do I need a dark suit and another pair of dress shoes ? Long ways to drag suit just for dinner . Trying to keep packing to a minimum Yes I know i can go for pizza on the formal night but but really? Last cruise we did was with Regent , seems a bit more relaxed Looking forward to adventure and experience thank you for any advice

Thanks very much ..have not missed the big game in over 25 years... I'm researching sports bars as a back up plan Cheers

Good morning We board our cruise February 12th 2023 same day as the Super Bowl . Wondering if the game will be televised . We are doing an overnight in Buenos Aires thanks