A Silver Shadow Over The World - December 2023 to May 2024

[mysty]

We did a wonderful tour of the island this afternoon!  Photos to follow later.   We dined at the Castle View restaurant tonight located behind the ruins of Sam Lord's Castle.   It was excellent!  We board tomorrow and hopefully the internet gods and goddesses smile!

[JoGay]

18 minutes ago, mysty said:

 

Thank you Lola!  🥰

Have a great cruise from Barbados to San Francisco.  Looking forward to meeting you at the dinner at City Hall.

[rojaan19]

At this point  mysty  I would be jumping out of my skin !! 

 

BON VOYAGE TO YOU AND MYSTER AND SMOOTH SEAS AHEAD !

 

🥂 💖 ⛴ 💖🥂

[QueSeraSera]

Have a great trip Mysty and Myster! 

[LouChamp]

Aloha. All blessings for a wonderful voyage. You certainly have been planning and reporting for some time and deserve the most marvelous of vacations!

[mysty]

10 hours ago, JoGay said:

Have a great cruise from Barbados to San Francisco.  Looking forward to meeting you at the dinner at City Hall.

 

8 hours ago, rojaan19 said:

At this point  mysty  I would be jumping out of my skin !! 

 

BON VOYAGE TO YOU AND MYSTER AND SMOOTH SEAS AHEAD !

 

🥂 💖 ⛴ 💖🥂

 

1 hour ago, QueSeraSera said:

Have a great trip Mysty and Myster! 

 

1 hour ago, LouChamp said:

Aloha. All blessings for a wonderful voyage. You certainly have been planning and reporting for some time and deserve the most marvelous of vacations!

 

Thank you all!  I'm pinching myself at this point!  I can't believe it's actually happening!  I'll do my best to update soon! 😁

[spinnaker2]

So happy for you that this has all become real!

Savor every second!

Edited December 18, 2023 by spinnaker2

[CruiserFromMaine]

Following along—hope you have a wonderful journey!

[mysty]

3 hours ago, CruiserFromMaine said:

Following along—hope you have a wonderful journey!

 

Thank you @spinnaker2 and  @CruiserFromMaine  !  We are thrilled to be onboard!

[highplanesdrifters]

It's all happening!😃

[mysty]

Just now, highplanesdrifters said:

It's all happening!😃

 Yes it is.   Still trying to organize the suite.   Unpacking finished.   Tour of Bequia this afternoon.   Bear with me and I will provide photo evidence.  😁

[ricktalcott]

10 hours ago, mysty said:

Bear with me and I will provide photo evidence.

Please do

 

Rick (& Nancy) 

[mysty]

Firstly, I would like to apologize for the delay in posting.  Apparently my time management skills have fallen by the wayside since we left home.

 

I'll start with our stay in Bridgetown prior to boarding.  We spent 2 nights at Sam Lord's Castle.  It was beautiful.

 

 

On December 17th with did an island tour with an excellent guide.  First stop was Bathsheba...

 

 

Next stop was Cherry Tree Hill.....

 

Then on to North Point.....

 

 

 

[mysty]

We sailed on December 18th.  The boarding experience was seamless.  Our suite was ready when we boarded at around 2:30 pm.

 

The next day we were in Bequia.  We did the Bequia Heritage tour.  We visited the site of Fort Hamilton, a fishing village, a model boat shop and then we had a delicious rum punch.

 

 

 

 

[mysty]

Today we were in Fort-de-France, Martinique.  We did A Taste of Martinique tour.  First up was the Trois Rivieres Rum Distillery where we taste 3 different rums.  A photo from the distillery.....

 

 

We then visited Prisca Morjon's restaurant in Trois-Ilets for a cooking lesson and a tasting.

 

 

 

Tomorrow we will be in Basseterre, St. Kitts.

[Host Jazzbeau]

You are so lucky to have gotten to Martinique.  I've been trying to visit that island for the last few years, but Covid made it impossible (even on the Oceania cruise that was scheduled to stop there).  Some day...

[HappyLadyTravels]

Mysty, your photos are awesome. 

[mysty]

Today we were scheduled for a  St. Kitts Scenic Railway tour from the Basseterre , St. Kitts port.  Photo from the sail in...

 

 

Here is the map of the intended route.  West coast by bus and east coast by train....

 

 

 

Here is the bus.....

 

 

We arrived at the transfer station at about 11:00 am.  We were informed that the train had broken down and that a mechanic was on the way to the train to make repairs. We sat around until 12:00 in an airconditioned bus waiting for the train to arrive.

 

Many of us did not want to wait for the train to be repaired and wanted to return to the ship.  That was not an option because the buses were needed to take the passengers on the broken down train back to their ships.

 

Finally the train arrived.  Myster and I refused to get off the bus because the train ride no longer appealed and we did not want to be stranded somewhere.  We got back to the port at about 1:30 pm.

 

Not a great tour.  Not the fault of Silversea!

 

Tomorrow is Gustavia, St. Barts.

[Host Jazzbeau]

We are considering this excursion for a future Caribbean cruise.  Did the passengers who took the full route enjoy it?  [I realize that the broken-down train would have impacted their views – and possibly their views!  {see what I did there? 🤣}]

[mysty]

12 minutes ago, Host Jazzbeau said:

We are considering this excursion for a future Caribbean cruise.  Did the passengers who took the full route enjoy it?  [I realize that the broken-down train would have impacted their views – and possibly their views!  {see what I did there? 🤣}]

 

The train broke down a mile from where it was scheduled to arrive to disembark passengers and pick up the embarking passengers.   Those on the train had access to complimentary beverages and snacks.  Their trip was probably very good.  Those waiting for the train to arrive to board....not so much.   Once again not a Silversea snafu. 😁

[mysty]

 Today we were on anchor in Gustavia, St. Barts.  We had a 10:30 am excursion, Ernest's Tour, St Bart's Highlights by Minivan.  The tour started a little late due to traffic jams.  It was a wonderful tour.

Here is a map of the island.....

 

First stop was Grand Fond.

 

 

We headed south from there and then along the east coast and around the top of the island.  Next was Grand Cul-de-Sac.

 

Then a small museum....

 

Tomorrow we will be in St John, Cruz Bay, US Virgin Islands.

[DRK0312]

Have you ventured into " Team Trivia"?

[mysty]

3 minutes ago, DRK0312 said:

Have you ventured into " Team Trivia"?

 

We haven't.   Things were extremely hectic at the beginning of the cruise.   We are considering it for the next leg from Fort Lauderdale to San Francisco.  😁

[mysty]

Today we were at anchor in St. John, Cruz Bay, USVI.  We were required to do a face-to-face with US Immigration.  Our tour was scheduled to depart at 10:00 am with the immigration clearance beginning at 8:30 am.  The Immigration officers were delayed.  We eventually went through the process and headed to the tenders at about 11:00 am.

 

We took the St. John National Park Island tour.  We travelled in open air, covered transport.  The scenery was gorgeous.

 

 

We visited the ruins of a sugar cane plantation.

 

 

Tomorrow we are in San Juan Puerto Rico.

[Lois R]

Hi Mysty, I don't know your plans in San Juan but if you have the time and want to.....I think much earlier in this thread I had mentioned a wonderful place called Barrachina's.....they make an awesome Pina Coloda😃

 

Wishing you a wonderful cruise😃