Silver Spectre

I’m a bit surprised as there has been no reported trouble in Jordan recently. The flight issue is more relevant. There are no real international flights from Aqaba and only a couple a day to Amann. When we got off there last year we flew out of Amann and arranged for a driver to get us from the port to a hotel in Amann. It was an interesting 4 hour drive. SS just gave up on us and we arranged the hotel and driver, it turned out to be easy.

Cigarette smoking is also allowed on one side of the deck outside the Panorama Lounge.

Is that standard or premium Wifi?

Maybe they should incentivise guests to opt out of regular cleaning and follow what we have just experienced in New Zealand hotels. Bear in mind NZ has a major staffing shortfall in the hospitality sector as the previous PM shut the country for 2 1/2 years. We stayed in a top end luxury, 2 high end boutique and one higher end hotels in 3 weeks. They all provide a cash incentive to agree not to have your room cleaned on an optional daily basis.

We’ve been twice and landed both times, but as you are aware it is weather dependent, so there are no guarantees.

It’s not clunky at all and it avoids the need for an app. It’s just a localised web page and IMHO is a rather neat way of handling the provision of ship specific info.

When we used Blacklane in October we were given the option of a car or a van. There was no price difference. The transfers themselves were very professional. No need to worry Les.

Not sure about this year but last 2 cruises in 2022 we had to show either paper on electronic copies for boarding.

Gun for hire now? mysty 😸

As you well know it only exists for full World Cruisers.

There should be, but plenty of jacket free outside options available ☺️

My issue with La Dame on the Moon is why take the hot foie gras off the menu when you can order it in Atlantide for breakfast, lunch or dinner whenever you give 24 hours notice. Madness!

Don’t ever go to Spain and try to eat in a good restaurant, first evening seating is 9:30+

Just ask them not to deliver the daily news.

We still like to read the paper version before going to bed, so would prefer to keep them, maybe as an optional choice. On port days the insert not only includes tour times but also prints the port agent and ships contact details and is useful to take with you when on tour or on shore on your own.

I just download them to my iPad

My bad, I had forgotten that she had both titles and thought that some, unknown person was the President. You may have forgotten that StarLink was promised for the Shadow and the WC, and it’s not been delivered.

My question is why is RC treating the SS World Cruisers so badly with the Starlink Installation failure.

So where is the much adored BM in all this, and who on earth is the President of SS?

We will never tip, the crew welfare fund does do more than @Observerbelieves, and any contribution is appreciated by most of the crew, especially those who you do not see.

No. There may be supply issues and minor staffing issues, but that’s it at the moment.

You will be a newbie on the first leg only, so will be a full Venetian for voyages 2 and 3. There are no guidelines for the crew fund, just put in what you feel comfortable with. Generally the ship will be decorated for Easter and all main holidays. When you board seek out the cruise director and discuss Anzac Day, you may have to organise something yourself but the CD should be able to help.

That almost always true, except when joining the Moon in Barcelona last October we had to produce them!

You can download them from the SS website and MySilversea

We stayed at Qualia a few years back and found it to be one of the best resorts we have been. Not a huge amount to do on the Island though. Haven’t been to Lizard. The Park Hyatt is still the hotel in Sydney, by the bridge and close to Circular Key, ferries etc, but it can be a bit public. If you want small boutique luxury look at Spicers Potts Point.