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Gee, I'd like to see the policies they refrence!

Thanks for taking the time to write a very helpful review.

JP- Fascinating journey. Really enjoying the report, thanks. Will be following in your footsteps, albeit a tad slower and perhaps not up to 16,000 feet. 😃

We did get a credit. After receiving emails about using Blacklane we decided to give it a go and paid the credit back. Then we found out Blacklane would not service us. Silversea would only refund 75%. Just crazy.

And can be formal wear. Did a bunch of biz there. Very interesting!

Nooooooo! So sorry about the cancel. Just means the Antarctic continent is in your future.

I was trying to draw a parallel between Hawaiian Shirts and Bermuda shorts and fear the joke may have been lost.😃

Can't wait for that report, as I bet you can't wait for the trip. 😃

Just take them off and pop them in a backpack when shoreside. I can't imagine not wearing them on a trip like this.

You are so very kind! Looking forward to your reporting and hope your weather improves. I see you're going to Ittiqquormitt. Is Scorsby on the agenda? Those must have been some very stressful times getting to the ship. Yikes. Agree on Colonnade, thought it was a bit of a design miss. Lunch was always a scrum. Surprisingly we often found it empty for dinner.

Did he ever work in Bermuda? 😁

Oh Fabulous. Wanted to do the Ghan, but time got in the way. Would love a report if you have time.

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Exactly how does one wrap oneself in cotton balls?

Also desert SW. We flew from Broome to Melbourne. Spent a few days, Fab city. Then MEL SFO ABQ on United. Lots of flights from Broome to Perth which makes the Singapore option attractive. It's was also the cheapest but we wanted to visit friends in Melbourne.

Gotcha. I was thinking they did 12 hours in Reykjavik. 🤣

Killer!

Interested to hear more. Reykjavik is so small I wonder what they saw on a private tour.

If I'm staying home, it's going to be cashmere, a cashmere silk blend or super baby alpaca.

Thanks for the update. Please tell us about your excursions and experiences on board. I'm sure you will have different experiences than mine, fun to compare. I can then live vicariously. Sorry about the Bungle Bungle flight. Our horizontal falls was canceled, did yours go? Montgomery Reef was also a bit of a bust. Both due to neap tides and poor itinary planning. There was a lot of poor itinary planning our our trip. I've been meaning to do a recap. The service from hotel and restaurant was the best we've ever had on any trip. Hopefully that continues for you. Robert Paulier was amazing at solving issues that came up. Igor and restaurant team, wow! On the Kimberly leg of our trip we thought the expedition team was spotty. Some over the top fantastic, Matt Boyle in particular. Others well......we wouldn't get in their boat. Not surprised about the elevator.🤣 Sometimes the other elevator was out. Long climb up to 7 after a long day. Keep the updates coming!

Thanks for the tips. We got a private guide for all the Turkey stops possible and a few of the others. That bus thing.🤣 I hear ya on the Quest. Is she tired? I dont know, but it's a great itinary so I'll try and overlook her warts. Im more worried about service, food, and excursions. Also, price is right. I'm shocked at how much more expensive Silversea us.

We were on Silversea Explorer. A tad smaller than we like, but perfect for the trip. Sadly, Silversea sold her. The trip started in Fiji and also stopped in Solomans and Vanuatu. I did a live on the Silversea forum. Lots expedition ships covering PNG. Yell if you have any more questions.

We love flying out of DFW. Our favorite domestic airport. Sadly not a direct for us. We usually pop in the night before and stay at the Grand Hyatt. The restaurant is quite good. We too are in the 21 day plus camp. One can barely unpack in 14. 😉 If you loved the fjords in Norway, you'll love Grenland, have you been? It's mostly a scenery trip with minimal critters, but oh what scenery. Important to go later, as in mid to late August. Ice can prevent you from going into fjords earlier in the season. Find an itinary with Scorsby sound. Iceland is also amazing but can be crowded. Svalbard was interesting, but we had weather issues and I'm told that is common. We were crazy about our recent trip to Papaua New Guinea/South Pacific, we it felt changed us. It was right up there with Antarctica. B2B was followed by The Kimberlys/ Great Barrier Reef, which we loved. Costa Rica to Santiago was interesting and easy. Direct AA DFW flights. Forget the Carribean, I believe Silversea is now doing a French Polynesia circuit on Shadow. Heck just go and stay in an Overwater Bungalo. I love French Polynesia. United has great flights out of SFO. Upcoming: Doing eastern med late fall while Turkey seems stable and avoiding crowds. Starting in Venice, SB Encore Cape to Cape, including Antarctica ( going back while we can 😀). SS Cloud Guam to Santiago, SB Pursuit (we loved Venture, our favorite ship) Circumnavigate Japan with a few extras, SB Quest Looking for: Indonesia Seychelles Back to Greenland, ending in Churchill. Azores up to Western Europe Would love to hear ideas from others. Hope that wasn't TMI.

We too follow the rules. One never knows when they will be enforced. I've seen plenty of times when they were. We have numerous sizes of carry-ons depending on the trip. We went through Heathrow twice last summer. To say I was concerned about our bags making it was an understatement. Like you, we shipped bags and used carry-ons for must haves. As for the canine issue. Make the ill bred owners walk the plank. Abandoned items on chairs, go the WaveyDavey way and turn them in to lost and found. Civilized Humans Unite!