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Anyone know who is on the Onward currently and any changes for the 22 March cruise from Hong Kong to Singapore?

Sorry for what may be a dumb question - but is this what they refer to as the "Wifi Plus"? We bought a "Experience More" package that includes Unlimited Wifi Plus for two devices. Hoping that means we get the Starling instead of the "regular" internet. We board Onward next week in Hong Kong for 15 nights to Singapore. Any thoughts?

Got the following from Silversea today: "We have a charter scheduled with Enter Air, this is the same airline as last year. We don’t have the configuration, but the aircraft is expected with 180 passengers. A meal is provided with drinks but the exact menu is not available. We expect the plane to be full and middle seats will not be blocked. If needed, additional seats will be provided with SAS on a scheduled flight." So here's what I found with some further online investigating... Enter Air is a reputable charter airline based in Poland. According to their website, they operate 737 aircraft with 189 seats. When you google 737 with 189 seats - it's the same as TUI. Which means a 28 inch pitch with non-reclining seats. I think it's going to be the longest 2:55 flight I've experienced in a long, long time! Luckily only in one direction and we have the Arctic waiting for us on arrival! Looking forward to hearing what others have to say of their experience and I will be sure to report back on how ours went!

Thanks everyone. The information I got on the port 80 kms from town was from a shore excursion company (not Azamara) - so hopefully they are wrong. I've sent them a note and asked them to confirm ship's location.

I'm on the Onward later this month around Vietnam and Thailand. Not sure what port we use in Ho Chi Minh / Saigon ? ? ? Last time we sailed there was on SilverSea about 10 years ago and we docked right in town. From what I read now, we may be docking 80 km out of town? ? ? I see Journey was there on March 2nd. Anyone have any info as to which port they used? How far from town? I was hoping with a small ship we'd be right in town like SilverSea!

Thanks so much!

Thanks for the info. I understand why they use the Bae146 in Antarctica. The flights to Puerto Williams were much different than what other cruise lines offer to Ushuaia on the Argentina side. Still interested in how they operate (and who operates) the charters in Norway? I understand it is likely a Boeing or Airbus but hopefully they block the middle seat as they do on other flights. Would hate to be jammed in. That wouldn't be the premium experience that you would expect from Silversea. That being said, they would need to operate more than one flight in order to get (up to) 274 guests from Oslo to Longyearbyen.

awesome ... thanks both! we will plan accordingly!

Thanks I had read that too. We are going this July! So excited!

Sorry tried a search and really didn't come up with much. Does SilverSea use the same vendor for equipment rentals on the Arctic that they use in Antarctica? We had good luck with the boots. Am I safe to assume that we need the same "stuff" in the Arctic as we did on the other end of the world? I read about wet landings - but then I saw an article that mentioned having good hiking boots. Not sure what the right footwear will be! Thanks in advance to all the explorers who went before me and can share their experience!

I know they just started offering these last year and I did a search on CC as well as a google search and came up with very little.... Anyone have any experience or tell us what to expect? I'm assuming it's a regular sized aircraft. Do they block the middle seats? We are on the Silver Wind - so 275+ guests so do they have two charters or do they squeeze us onto one? Our only experience with SilverSea (flight) charters was in Antarctica. The config was 2 // 3 .... the middle seat was blocked on the 3 side. It's a four hour flight - so hopefully it's a comfortable one! Thanks in advance for any info.

We had him in Nov 2022 on the Cloud. He was a last minute substitution and he was AMAZING. He led a great team that worked so well together to ensure we had a great experience. We made 11 out of 12 opportunities - with only one last minute cancel due to quick moving fog. He deserves a lot of credit for making the trip so great. We had friends on other ships the same week who missed 1/3 of their opportunities!

Doing the reverse cruise (Rome to Barcelona) on 4 Feb. Thanks for all the great information. Hoping it is a quiet time of year in each of the ports - and maybe not a full ship!

Thanks very much! We didn’t get this info!

Does anyone know what time the charter leaves PW for SCL on the last day of the cruise? We arrive back into PW on 7 Dec and are trying to decide if we want the SS hotel at the Mandarin or would just get our own day room at the airport hotel. We are on the Silver Cloud - so not quite sure how everyone fits on the one charter Bae146 aircraft. Perhaps they have more than one?

Thanks everyone. ToTheSunset - if you can invent the carb free potato you will be a very rich person!

Sorry I did a search for drinks menu but could't find anything ... Looking for what non-alcoholic beer and/or spirits would be offered on Silversea. We are on Silver Cloud in late November for an Antartic cruise if that makes any difference. Many thanks for your help.

We have an excursion booked but need to take a cab to get there. How easy is it to get a taxi at the port? Or should we pay the high price to reserve a car service? Appreciate any help!