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It does seem like we will be on when you board since we get off in Athens on November 5. we will spend a few days in London before going to Southampton. I haven’t been to London since 1975 although I did spend time in Southampton in 1979 when my father was recovering at Royal South Hants Hospital. Haven’t been to Bath since 1956! It will be interesting to see the changes.

The white out areas may correspond to the exhaust system for the engines or they may be crew prep areas. In any event, the sound proofing is quite good on the ship and I wouldn’t worry.

LVSHACK - we will be on board the Spirit. Getting on in Southampton and off in Athens. We are Bob and Victoria. I will be at the ping pong table on deck 10, and he will be in the gym. I hope our paths do cross. Just got my tests results today and was pleased with the number. I hope you continue to regain your strength.

Sorry for the late reply. Yes, we could hear joggers above us but no noise in the evening. Granted it was on the TA, and the weather was cold so there wasn't a lot going on at the Dusk Bar. I do not recommend 9086 Master Suite for several reasons - it is smaller than similar suites on lower decks. The closet is half the size of the other Master suites because they had to move the dressing table into the closet since the bedroom didn't have room for it. The only positive about that Master suite is that there is a huge window in the bathroom which is not in some of the other Master suites. We had friends in a Master on deck 6 who said they could smell cigar smoke. From my casual observation, but not actually verified, I believe deck 7 is actually a bit wider than the other decks judging from the depth of the verandas.

I am glad to hear that things have smoothed out since our voyage last October - December. It will be a while before we are tempted to go on the Nova again since we favor the smaller ships. Have a wonderful time! The Nova is a beautiful ship especially in warm weather.

I guess the ship was going too slowly for the stabilizers at the beginning. We have had some amazing rolls when stabilizers had to be retracted due to speed. I must admit, I love rough seas especially pitching. I know this is not a popular belief!

Just had chocolate hummus for the first time. Sinfully delicious, way too sweet, and probably a waste of two perfectly good flavors, yet I will try it again!

We are considering segments of the 2026 WC from LA to Singapore. Hope we will be able to get a suite. First time on Crystal after 700 days on another line.

It makes me so very sad to hear that things continue to change for the worse. While provisioning wasn’t a problem on our Med and TA last year on the Nova, it was the poor training of some of the staff that was the issue. It was the first time I couldn’t wait to get off a ship at the end!

Things have changed on Silversea, but haven’t we all in the last 5 years!

We are on at the end of June. Sorry we will miss you.

We are also taking a look at Crystal. I believe we will see you on the second half of your cruise on the Wind!

My condolences to you both. May their memories be a blessing.

I don’t really know why this news hit me so hard, but I do hope she bounces back quickly. Chemo is no fun, but I am thriving 17 years after a nasty diagnosis, so if I can do it at my age and fitness, I pray that she can as well.

Pleased to report that Weatherstem has put a camera on top of the local fire station. After trimming a tree today, we have a view of our "Dock of the bay". It will be nice to see just how bad the storms are when we're not here. It updates frequently. https://franklin.weatherstem.com/fswnalligatorpoint

His trivia was the best of any CD on Silversea!

We took a tour to Penfolds from Adelaide a few years ago and highly recommend it. The wine tasting was superb and included a bottle of Grange among 5 others. Then we were set free to sit at the bar and sample anything. We discovered Grandfather Tawny which was quite a treat. We hope to go again in 2026 on the World Cruise.

Our team leader on the Moon TA in 2022 blatantly cheated writing down several answers and crossing out the wrong ones. It took all the fun out of it and was embarrassing. I called her out on it and left the team.

I went to Scarborough Country Day School in the States - not far from Sing Sing prison. The school was lovely but the lights would dim when the prison was executing someone!

If you are in First Class, do the champagne taste test Krug vs Dom.

I hope you are on Singapore Airlines!

Tonight’s sunset. I am in my happy place!

Too bad about the short stay in Adelaide - no time to visit Penfold’s.

My first trip to Perth was in 1968. I was on an extended cruise on P & O’s Arcadia. We stopped in Freemantle and drove up to Perth where I went to the tallest and seemingly only hotel in town on the park. The view from the roof was lovely. We went back to Perth a few years ago, and it is still there. last evening, I looked outside my house in north Florida and was greeted by our neighbor. Estimates put him around 500 pounds. He is much larger than the one I saw in September.