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CruisinPashmina

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    Florida
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    Travel,the Arts
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    Silversea
  • Favorite Cruise Destination Or Port of Call
    Far East

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  1. Your long thorough report was very helpful! Thank you. It is a shame that Crystal doesn’t discount, at least somewhat, the higher category cabins. As a long time (20 years plus) exclusively Silversea cruiser, I am now interested in trying something new….the single cabins are indeed inviting. While I have booked the regular fare, for two, and travelled solo, it really smarts to pay a full fare.
  2. Thanks for the swift reply! On the promos aspect: Do they ever sell regular cabins meant for two at a special lower cost as a special reduced rate for a single? Silversea does this for quite a few cruises throughout the year. Hard to find this price break for specific itineraries so it’s kind of hit and miss. And you have to look constantly because the offer is often withdrawn as the cruise fills up.
  3. Can anyone weigh in on the availability of single cabins? Are they comfortable? Well positioned on the ship…as in not next to the laundry or staircase or butlers’ pantries? Are there ever promotions for low single supplements? Thanks in advance for any information, suggestions and personal experiences. ‘
  4. I love the Vista Suites on the Whisper…especially when not sharing a cabin. They are roomy, have less movement, and are on the same level as the Restaurant. Like so many others on their first sailings, my husband and I always took a Vista for starters. Even though one doesn’t have a balcony, the windows in the Vistas are huge. i agree with the other posters that a shorter cruise is advisable…..just to see for yourself what’s up. I suggest starting with a port intensive voyage as that is the easiest way to connect with other passengers. And play trivia! It’s a blood sport on Silversea and is SO much fun! My guess is that you are going to love Silversea. I sure do!
  5. Thank you for your kind post. I have been a widow for 8 years and haven’t been brave enough to go solo. I still cruise several times a year, but always with friends or my daughters. The cruise across the Bering Sea was off putting to my usual companions….all are chicken livered about rough seas or don’t like a lot of sea days. I whine, but I really do understand.
  6. I may have been a little misunderstood. When a tour and the guide were not at all good, I have had zero qualms about not tipping, But in my quite extensive Silversea experience, unsatisfactory tours are rare. Sometimes there is a language problem and sometimes there just isn’t anything interesting…at all…to see. But if I think the guide is giving it his/her very best shot, then I separately tip both the guide and the driver. And sometimes I don’t give a hoot and I embarrass myself.
  7. Perhaps I am lazy, but I always tip in US dollars and no one has ever said a thing but thank you! As part of preparing to leave home, I go to my bank and get a bunch of $5.00 bills.Usually a five is adequate but sometimes a guide gives a very special tour and I will tip $10.00. Like another person posting earlier I am surprised and a little sad when truly wonderful guides aren’t tipped….and I spite of knowing that this is none of my business, I do get a little embarrassed.
  8. This is a cruise I have been longing to take but, so far, I haven’t been able to find anyone to go with me…not even when I have tried to bribe them by offering to pay their fares! So… a special thanks from me on the wonderful photos and detailed reports.
  9. This is great news! I’m excited about Cafe Bijoux. But also I am so sad that I won’t be sailing with Mysty. Over many years I have followed several posters and she has always seemed especially interesting, generous with information, and sensible. You get to “Hear” some frequent posters’ voices and sometimes you actually feel you know them!
  10. Next Shadow Cruise will be in June 2024, (Quebec to NYC)…..then a holiday cruise in 2024.( Ft Lauderdale to LA). Plus a Spirit Cruise; Iceland to the UK in September 2024….this one is booked, the other two are in the process of being booked. I am now only traveling in the late Spring, the early fall and over the Christmas holidays. Over the years I have found that both a late spring …before schools start and the early fall after schools start, the least crowded times. As to cruising over the holidays, the ship becomes wonderfully festive and my children and teenage grandchildren are free to make their own traditions….suits us all!
  11. Musty, i just saw your post asking if I were joining The 2024 World Cruise. I have actually never taken a World Cruise…the longest cruise I have ever taken was 32 days. My pattern has been to take at least 3 cruises a year and not one very long one. My late husband was much less avid than I. We used to laugh that at day 10 we would wake up hating each other ….one day of keeping our distance, and then back in love! i currently have four booked starting with a holiday adventure on The Nova. The other 3 are on The Shadow on which I haven’t sailed in many years. I’ve always loved both the Whisper and the Shadow, it will be fun to get back on these lovely Sisters. I feel a bit apprehensive about The Nova, but it will be an adventure no matter what. Thank you for your spectacular reportage…I am SO enjoying this thread! PS. If anyone has fresh info on the condition of The Shadow, I would like their impressions. Is there anything comparable to the brilliant Arts Cafe? The deck plans don’t show one, and I have been LOVING this innovation on the Muse and Moon. And I also really enjoy the Observation Library with its Bar Service at night. Other than for private or special parties, is this area open for drinks in the evenings? Thanks in advance for any info!
  12. I am clutching my pearls so tight I think I may have strangled myself.
  13. Sweet pea, Your comments have certainly gotten my attention. I am one of Silversea’s loyal fossils as I have been an avid patron since 1998. No surprise….I am terribly sorry that the dress codes are changing. I am afraid that the SS special party atmosphere will be lost. The festive formality was always a draw for us and our children, in their early 40s and fifties, also love dressing up. Originally we lived on a Virginia farm and now live on an island in SW Florida. Our usual dress is very casual so dressing up on cruises to Mumbai, Buenos Aires, Bangkok and Stockholm etc, is FUN! ps. My husband and I went carry on at least 50% of the time….sequins and tuxes with no problems at all!
  14. Thank you ALL for such a wonderful, comprehensive thread. I think it’s the best one I have ever read on CC. It was terrific fun to sail along with you, to pretend I was hiking and to order off the menus along side of you. The Wind was our first SS ship in 1998 so she will always be special. Long may she sail, and may she always sail with lively, appreciative voyagers!
  15. This is such a timely thread for me. I have double hip replacements and have a lot of metal implants as a result. One hip was implanted over 25 years ago, the other one is “younger” but has been done twice…Okay….that all said, I have only used the airport wheel chair service once….in Heathrow very soon after an operation. I HATED IT, and felt embarrassed, and concerned that some one who needed it more would think I was a lazy opportunist. And now, about 15 years older, and a lot less mobile, I am concerned about making a SS arranged flight to Osaka with a really tight connection from Atlanta in San Francisco and on to Japan. I think this thread has convinced me to get a wheel chair and to buck up because the service is not designed just for the most disabled. I know I will be very uncomfortable, but, once again, my CC “ friends” have given me a new, very reassuring perspective. I’m going to call United tomorrow and request a wheelchair.
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