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Nice pic! Silver Spirit is a small ship, but Le Lyrial is definitely the baby in that photo.

Haha, that was my trick too, in Basel! Having visited both Frankfurt and Strasbourg, I'd probably rather stay in Strasbourg, though. So I'd probably take the train.

Did a Svalbard cruise in 2011 on Silversea. A spectacular destination and well worth visiting. Our stops were slightly different but we did go to a few of yours. This itinerary looks nice as well. You're mainly on the west coast whereas we more or less circumnavigated Spitsbergen. I have some pictures on my SmugMug page (link below), August 2011. One difference was that our charter flight w/ SS was from Oslo. I'm sure that Ponant does a nice job here as well.

It may be cruise-specific. We were up far too late in Panorama, for too many nights on our Spirit cruise last November. We had a decent crowd there most of the time, and João kept the music playing long after we should have dragged ourselves off to bed. It made for some late mornings.

Nice pix! But, the crowds... Glad we got to Split and Dubrovnik in April, just a few days before the cruising season started. Thanks for the updates, and keep on enjoying!

I see what you did there, Lola! Very clever.

Glad you are still onboard; happy that we can continue to follow along! Do you post from your phone or from a laptop/tablet? If you post from your phone, there is a not-so-difficult way to rotate the pictures. Rotate the photo to the desired orientation, then take a screenshot of the picture while holding your phone in landscape mode. Then, upload the screenshot. But I agree; the upside-down photo thing is a real pain.

It's my comic relief.

According to flight tracker, M&M touched down in Toronto a few minutes ago. ETA: we expect the first funny within 30 minutes. Timer is ticking!

The low key nightlife is a plus for us. More room on the dance floor.

Don't you mean, "with other children on board..."? 😉

Enjoy the rest of your trip! Thanks for taking us along on the cruise.

A "lightly used" ship available NOW, which can be used to generate revenue, is probably a smarter investment than putting that money into a new build. The latter will not generate cashflow until it's launched...and with delays, who knows when that will be? Also, demand for cruising is high now. Who knows what it will be down the road? Make some money on your investment now. Assuming of course, that you can find crew to staff it! So yeah, I'm not surprised that a quality used ship would be kind of a hot commodity now. No wonder there's a bidding war.

Pete Best! Remember the chaos when he put out an album called "Best of the Beatles"? Technically correct but definitely misleading! Enjoyed your trip details and postings. Glad it was mostly a good experience. PS. Just saw your flight problem on another thread. Hope that gets sorted fpr you. Good luck!