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No, but you may be too warm. I don't take jeans anywhere unless it's really going to be winter, and even then rarely. IMO they take up too much room, and if they get wet it's impossible to get them dry, so the "usefulness per unit of space in my luggage" quotient isn't that favorable. But you won't be thrown overboard for wearing jeans during the day. EVERY cruise line has sharply-dressed models in their catalogs. I have yet to see those people on any line.

Not my favorites either. I'd take them if they were included, but I usually buy the more interesting stuff for home. And the type of tonic is important too. And here I thought that the perks of aging included more time to sip G&Ts! If that is the case I'm asking for a refund. In all seriousness, the case fatality rate for malaria rises sharply with age, so I don't think it's wise to take chances. Even in Albany!

May the Fourth be with you! Twice!

Brr! Sounds like it's time to reinstitute the late morning boullioun service...one thing that we look forward to while cruising in Polar climes. Stay well and stay warm!

White Dockers and an Eddie Bauer shirt-sleeved button-down shirt were just fine. At least I thought so...and nobody threw me overboard, so, good enough! Maybe they also thought I was an officer? 😉 This was actually a nice evening on our cruse last year through Indonesia. We all gathered on the stern of the ship, where the landing pontoon folds in, and at that point we were just a few feet above the water level but with the electric drive and the smooth seas it was lovely. The wine helped too. Chris, of course, wore a nice outfit. A simple white linen dress, perfect for the tropics. Around Scandinavia in April, this may not work as well! Tux definitely not required. Sport coat and tie very acceptable.

IME they always have. Silversea rarely makes you go hungry!

What a luxury! Enjoy every minute of it.

Yes. It's weird. Eventually the post number straightens out, but I've seen the same thing. Lola, you are an original Cooler, from way back even before I started out here, so I'm glad you got the honour. Edited to add: I just clicked and submitted, and this post came up as #20,001. We know it should be 20,010. Let's see.

Wes is on Silver Cloud doing an Indian Ocean Grand Voyage. He's been on for a while and he won't disembark until we get on in Darwin, June 9th.

Lola! You bagged the 20,000 post! Very impressive. Next stop, 25k?

That's disappointing. Love Fevertree and now that I'm hooked, it's tough to go back.

That's the same block where we were dropped, unless I'm reading the map wrong. But an Uber back is always a good idea if you'd rather not backtrack to the shuttle. Come to think of it, I should have done that! We really wanted to visit the City of Arts and Sciences but since the free shuttle didn't go there, we didn't either. That was silly of me.

Yes. You're not billed until you actually eat there (see above) Have never seen them for sale. We've accumulated a few, from taking various expedition trips where they were included. You may have more luck on EBay but then, they don't take OBC I guess. And the ones there are all used...

OBC comes in two types: refundable, and non-refundable. You could donate the former type to the crew fund, as it's real money that you could get back at the end of the cruise and take home with you. But not the latter. I've had refundable OBC on occasion, though most is non-refundable. Never an issue with us though, as we love spending OBC!

Try something from the special wine list. Splurge a little. Something you'd never buy at home, but if you're playing with house money... Do this early in the cruise, and the Somm will then keep an eye on you and probably offer you some nice stuff off the included list as well.