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And the emperors (or empress perhaps) new clothes…

Can you put them on a headband to wear in your hair? A crown of sorts. Or attach them to a handbag?

Wish duct tape was here. She would have some good advice and the inside scoop.

Its colorful. But OMG how does it even float. After our recent MSC travesty in the yacht club, I can’t say I would ever go on something this ginormous. Even if I was gifted a cruise.

Egads. How do we learn which ships are impacted?

Thanks Wes. Best to Ida.

Has anyone used the “Photo Studio” aboard the Cloud? Comments invited, thanks in advance.

Ryan You describe how incredibly difficult it is to close the curtain and close your eyes too! I remember that feeling, that if i closed my eyes i would miss something, the strong psychic pull of FOMO. I found myself wandering out on deck at ridiculous hours as my husband slept. What an odyssey you have had! And again, thank you for sharing it so brilliantly with all of us, sitting in our chairs, in front of our screens, watching and imagining and savoring.

Here’s to the 4th and to more drone “fireworks”, dog friendly!

Can’t wait for the next installment!

I am excited that you are going to Greenland…we are to be there in September! You will provide a preview! Great news.

That was so enjoyable!! Thanks for taking us along. on another note, while we always contribute to the crew fund, i have never been reminded to do so by Silversea.

This is changing. Grill is now encouraging pax to cook their own rather than having the chef do it. I was told this on my last cruise, two weeks ago.

Ok 3 weeks. i would send pictures of the bags but that could ruin it for you. Why not just bring a bag for yourself? if you are in a royal suite, an owners suite or grand suite you will be getting a backpack and white bag, inside will be a baseball cap, face spritz, a water bottle and some hand sanitizer towelettes.

As i said above somewhere in this plethora of posts, we just disembarked from the Ftlauderdale to Dublin cruise, we were in a higher end suite and did get the backpack and white le pliage looking bag. They contained some face spritz, water and a baseball cap.

Yes, there are bags provided to certain categories of suites. We have been given backpacks and large white bags that resemble the le Pliage bag. I suppose one could say the white bag could be termed “ a tote”. On the expedition cruises we also were given backpacks as Wes mentioned.

Safe flights we had and a long journey home. We will remember this trip as being fog bound, bombarded by the sounds of the fog horn, every two minutes for hours and hours on end. I used to find it romantic and mystical, but no more. Reflecting on this cruise I can say that it was not at all typical. There were really none of the events that we have come to associate with a crossing, we have no idea why. I do hope that is not an indicator of the future leanings of Silversea. I also will remember the captain telling us we should be grateful for the weather we were having( the fog), and that it could have been much worse. I am not sure that engendered a lot of warm fuzzy feelings amongst the pax. We made the most of our suite, spending a lot of time there, enjoying what it had to offer. And of course we made another booking for the near future.

Fabulous reporting, photos and trip!!! Enjoy it all.

Terry, i did not ask the pax as they exited the tour bus. Most just walked away without a second glance. Many were carrying shopping bags. They did not look unhappy or angry, but who knows!!! There have been so many discussions about tipping I dare not venture in that pool of discord. I only offered that which i saw, and have never actually observed before. the fog rolled in again and out again. Its flat light. Soon we will be leaving our last port of the cruise before we debark. The crew has excelled. The next group is a charter from Mexico by Volkswagen. All times will be adjusted to allow for late night dining, etc. the ship will not be full. I wish them Buen Viaje.

From our perch at lunch watched the tours return. Just an observation the majority , like 90 per cent of the pax, did not tip the bus driver or tour guide.

Lovely flowers to cheer away the drear. Y. Its the day to pack, but instead we are napping. We had a mandatory 8 am face to face with the Irish immigration lads. After last nights fog horn solo for hours and hours, I am exhausted due to lack of sleep. The early sail in was lovely with green fields, colorful row hoses and large estates. I took nary a photo as I could not move from the warm cocoon of the coverlet. We finally arrived at our dock and its opposite lots of freight containers. The primo dock spot seems occupied by Regent. We are 45 minutes bus out of town, Cork it is. We had our face to face and passport stamped. Crawled back into the bed, covers over head and drapes drawn tightly. Packing be damned. Need to stack up some zzzzs. And now as I look out across the bay, a thick white blanket of another sort is rolling in. The dratted FOG has found us. We thought we could escape, but nope.

Nothing is. Lots of changes. 🙂

Yes we are enjoying the suite. The shower has some issues, it leaks all over the floor and apparently cannot be fixed as it is a design flaw. A bit dangerous as water pools and puddles on marble floor. Aside from that all is great. The suite is spacious and since the ship is so crowded, we spend most of our day here. Our butler Neo and suite attendant Jonathan are exceptional. We are trying to stay away from the crowded venues as much as possible. There are about 200 Venetians onboard, the ship is full so that means its pretty equal in first time cruisers. Once again at 4 am the fog horn started to blast. At the same time i thought i heard a splash but since we didn’t stop or hear any calls, i guess it was a fish. At the moment no fog horn. On the horizon I can see a fishing trawler. Saw a sea bird earlier, all messages that we are getting closer to land. Captain keeps saying how lucky we are to have had this weather as opposed to the other weather.HAHAAAAA. Lunch in MDR remains a quiet refuge. Tonight is formal night and the crew parade.

I heard thru the grapevine that one will earn more points/rewards/whatever the currency depending on the category of suite booked. This is upcoming in the near future. I don't think it's to be retrospectively applied.