sakaara

Great news! Look forward to hearing how you get on.

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Lastly Truffle Pasta. I still dream of this....

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Lunch

Anti-Pasti platter all with Truffle

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Angelica Our local Italian Guide whom we coincidentally had a few years previously , when we visited Antinori - Badia Di Passignano. She was superb.

Also pictured is Bilba the dog

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We did the Truffle Hunting Tour October 2016, with our then 12 year old and 17 year old kids. It was a highlight of our cruise. We had a fabulous time, well worth doing. The scenery to the Forcoli Truffle farm is spectacular.

As Mudhen mentioned earlier it is like being in an enchanted forest and then a superb lunch to follow.

We were very lucky with the passengers on our tour, ourselves and another American family, whom we just met during lunch, organised a tour privately from Savini in Forcoli directly to San Gimignano. Our kids still talk about that trip.

Really recommend you book it.

First Photo is our Kids with Luca the Truffle Hunter.

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Hello to all here at the Cooler.

Thank you for all the lovely thoughts and well wishes I received after the passing of my Mom.

It’s been a very busy time and I can’t believe it is a month since I last posted.

Sophia, welcome home. Great to hear you had a lovely cruise on Spirit.

JP and Chris, have an amazing trip to Banff.

Lois, not long to go now! I’m sure you are on final countdown.

Jeff, I’m sorry you have a charter onboard with you. I know from experience from our Spirit Caribbean cruise, that it can really intrude on your enjoyment as they take over and can as you have discovered, be loud and crass.

I’m really hoping you and Mrs Jeff are enjoying some long lunches.

Hope you enjoy the rest of the trip and have had some opportunities to savour your cigars.

Spins, happy to hear you felt at home in Ireland. I can’t imagine living anywhere else. Not sure if you have seen the Killarney lakes or visited Kenmare ? Both are in Kerry and well worth a visit.

I was mesmerised by the Burren too but also a little terrified by the narrow roads with hairpin bends!

Happy to be back, have missed the chat and am still trying to catchup.

Mysty, thank you for your funnies. Always puts a smile on my face.

Happy weekend all!

S

Happy Mother’s Day to All celebrating today.

Had a busy few days. My mom passed away. Hard days ahead.

Great to have the Cooler to dip into. Thanks

S

Echo Kudos for Sakaara's wonderful Muse post in words and photos--thank you.

 

Continue to enjoy your Muse voyage!

Wes, thanks for your kind words.

Unfortunately we were only onboard Muse for dinner.

We will be onboard Spirit on 07 June for lunch in Atlantide and will post then also.

I would like to thank both yourself and Ida, for the fabulous reports that you do.

They have been a great source of information and inspiration!

I particularly appreciate your wine recommendations, as often when away a wine list can be a minefield.

I have on occasion dazzled my husband with a choice of wine you recommended ( Shafer Relentless ), when we love to choose local wines but don’t know where to start.

Also , have to admit being converts to the Duck Ragu Papardelle!

Thanks again.

Regards

S

Thanks Stumblefoot,

I agree, the food and cocktails are very enticing. I wish you the best with your upcoming voyage. Would love to hear more about your trip, Are you also sailing on Muse?

You can edit, but only for 30 minutes after you've posted. The time limit used to be 20 minutes but it was recently changed. After that, the edit option is no longer available.

 

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Thanks JP,

I will know for future posts.

Appreciate you letting me know.

Thanks JP,

Quick question, do you know how to edit tapatalk when it has been posted?

Is it possible to change sequence of photos to also include a line of text?

I’m not happy with the way all the photos blend into each other and would like to move a photo.

Thanks in advance

Regards

S

How was Muse dinner in Dublin?

Dear Spins,

Welcome home.

I really enjoyed your daily updates from Muse. I have a post ‘Silver Muse in Dublin’, which I posted earlier.

We actually had one of the best nights ever on a ship last night. We were to have had friends join us but they cancelled last minute.

We sat in Dolce Vita and enjoyed watching many people meet and chat for the first time, wishing we were sailing with them!

There was a fantastic vibe last night. We sat next to an Aussie couple at dinner whom we got chatting to. They had only just arrived from Perth. They must have been exhausted but they were enjoying every second. It was their first Silversea and they couldn’t believe the difference even after that one meal, they were blown away.

Our favourite place onboard is Silver Note and we spent our last hour there.

The music began with Tim playing a guitar piece that sounded like the theme music of Narcos.

We had a lovely chat with him before we left at 11pm.

I really look forward to your impression of the crossing. We heard that Galway tender was very rough , quite dramatic.

Many Thanks for the phenomenal photography over the last couple of weeks.

Kindest Regards

OK then let's try what I think could be a really tricky one.

 

Name of restaurant please. [ATTACH]420808[/ATTACH]

 

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Amazing photo,

Don’t know where the restaurant is but what is the dessert? Very impressive.

Thanks

Dinner tonight, not Quite Silver Muse where we dined last night.

Penne with Dublin Bay Prawns

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You’re very welcome Mysty.

Love your daily funnies.

Very brave of your new husband at the time to open the door wearing a towel. I hope there was applause! :)

:'):')

Keeping with the wildlife theme, on our Honeymoon in The Datai Langkawi, we

Stayed in a rainforest villa. One evening we heard a commotion outside our door

So my husband opened it dressed in a towel and was confronted by a large group of people gathered in front of our villa. There was a family of geckos living above our front door, and our villa was part of the nightly guided tour.

We also had very large lizards possibly like what TTS described as monitor lizards earlier, roaming the pathways.

Fabulous experience.

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Thanks so much Mudhen.

You are very welcome.

I really appreciate the time and effort that everyone here on the Silversea board has given.

I have lurked, and occasionally posted

But I have learnt so much over the years.

I’m still trying to get the photo posting working. It’s trial and error.

I couldn’t seem to post notes with all photos and I had about 15 photos but could only post 6 at a time.

Unfortunately dessert ended up in the wrong set of photos.

What you see is actually Ginger and Lime Creme Brûlée with I think a sorbet on top.

Aw, a Luna moth! My mom loved them. At the celebration of her life many years ago, a beautiful Luna moth landed on the side of her house and stayed there for a long time. It seemed like it didn't want to leave.

 

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Very moving story JP.

I think I could handle that lizard Spins. He does look charming with his little bicycle helmet head. :)

 

More wildlife....

 

This is a Moon Moth (Actias Luna). They can be found in Canada from Saskatchewan eastward through central Quebec to Nova Scotia.

 

Beautiful Moth Mysty, I have never seen

One before, thanks for posting.

Lemon Grass Beef

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We enjoyed a fabulous evening last night on Silver Muse.

We had a tour, then had a wonderful dinner in Indochine followed by drinks in Silver Note.

As it was a beautiful warm sunny evening, very rare in Dublin, we contemplated dining in Hot Rocks, but decided we had to try a new restaurant so Indochine was chosen.

We were very impressed, and we really appreciated the lighter woods and muted colour tones of the ship.

If there was one thing neither of us liked, it was the new fragrance in all public areas except Restaurants, it was like Citronella.

The public bathrooms still had a more familiar nicer fragrance from what we remember from Spirit.

Unfortunately we couldn’t view any suites as passengers were still boarding.

Atlantide is a beautiful dining room.

We also liked Kaiseki, which was very busy last night as was Indochine.

We always adored the colour scheme of the bar on Silver Spirit but certainly appreciated the new colour scheme of Dolce Vita, Particularly the cushions which reminded me of the deep ocean.

Dolce Vita was very busy last night at 6.30pm after 6pm Muster Drill, for pre dinner drinks accompanied by a wonderful pianist. This is a huge space but it was certainly half full,great atmosphere.

The waiters served canapés of Smoked Salmon, shrimp and caviar on Blinis.

The Duo that entertain in Silver Note had embarkation night off so we had Tim who was an excellent singer, pianist and also guitar player.

It was very difficult having to leave after a very memorable evening.

A few photos follow to include the new menu for Indochine in case anyone is interested.

We had appetiser portions of the Lobster and also the King Crab, followed by Pho.

For mains I had the excellent Lemon Grass Beef , my Husband had the Malabar Chicken (no photo) we forgot!

Everything we ate was outstanding although I did find the sauce on my crab a little sweet.

Enjoy Food Porn.

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