A Silver Shadow Over The World - December 2023 to May 2024

[mysty]

19 minutes ago, QueSeraSera said:

Off you go into the other half of the world!    (from the perspective of an East Coast all my life North American).  Bon Voyage and safe travels Mysty!

 

Thank you @QueSeraSera ! It has been an awesome voyage thus far!  Our world is a delight to explore and we are thankful that we are in a position to do that! 

[mysty]

 Today is a sea day.  Here are more photos from the Panama Canal transit.

 

Bridge of the Americas (Pacific side of the Panama Canal).

 

Last night we enjoyed another special request dish served in our suite.  This was Coctel de Camarones.  It's a shrimp cocktail recipe from Mexico.  It was spectacular.  I had provided a photo of the dish and a recipe.  Our wonderful butler took it to the Executive Chef.  We were thrilled with the result.

 

Tomorrow we will be in Puntarenas, Costa Rica.

[Lirio]

20 minutes ago, mysty said:

 Today is a sea day.  Here are more photos from the Panama Canal transit.

 

Bridge of the Americas (Pacific side of the Panama Canal).

 

Last night we enjoyed another special request dish served in our suite.  This was Coctel de Camarones.  It's a shrimp cocktail recipe from Mexico.  It was spectacular.  I had provided a photo of the dish and a recipe.  Our wonderful butler took it to the Executive Chef.  We were thrilled with the result.

 

Tomorrow we will be in Puntarenas, Costa Rica.

Coquetel de Camarões (in portiguese) was a very fancy appetizer in Brazil in in 1970´s. My mon loved to prepare it for guests served over ice more or less like this picture. Very fresh for summer time. Thank you. Your post brought back great memories! We still have these glasses, althought I never use it.

 

[mysty]

18 minutes ago, Lirio said:

Coquetel de Camarões (in portiguese) was a very fancy appetizer in Brazil in in 1970´s. My mon loved to prepare it for guests served over ice more or less like this picture. Very fresh for summer time. Thank you. Your post brought back great memories! We still have these glasses, althought I never use it.

 

 

Thank you @Lirio !  I love your story!  The dish was absolutely delicious! 🥰

[mysty]

Today we were in Puntarenas, Costa Rica.  We did the Easy Cruise to the Eco Jungle.  We went by bus to reach the jungle tour boat on the Tarcoles River.  Many birds were on view.  I'm not a bird person so my identification of the birds may be suspect.

 

Here are some photos.....

 

 

I think these were Pelicans.

 

A cormorant...

 

Mangrove....

 

 

Where the Tarcoles meets the Pacific Ocean....

 

Images from the souvenir shop.....

 

 

Tomorrow is a sea day.

[mysty]

Today is a sea day.  It's the first of three sea days en route to Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico.

The sky last evening was beautiful.

 

 

Tonight there will be a dinner in La Terrazza with the Captain, the Hotel Director and other officers for the 12 passengers on this cruise who will be continuing on to the World Cruise departing from San Francisco on January 15.  This should be a treat!

[JoGay]

4 hours ago, mysty said:

Today is a sea day.  It's the first of three sea days en route to Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico.

The sky last evening was beautiful.

 

 

Tonight there will be a dinner in La Terrazza with the Captain, the Hotel Director and other officers for the 12 passengers on this cruise who will be continuing on to the World Cruise departing from San Francisco on January 15.  This should be a treat!

Have fun!

[mysty]

5 minutes ago, JoGay said:

Have fun!

 

Thank you @JoGay !  We're looking forward to meeting you! 😁

[DavyWavey70]

7 hours ago, mysty said:

Today is a sea day.  It's the first of three sea days en route to Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico.

The sky last evening was beautiful.

 

 

Tonight there will be a dinner in La Terrazza with the Captain, the Hotel Director and other officers for the 12 passengers on this cruise who will be continuing on to the World Cruise departing from San Francisco on January 15.  This should be a treat!

Have a wonderful evening M. I’m rapidly loosing track of time zones!

[mysty]

3 minutes ago, DavyWavey70 said:

Have a wonderful evening M. I’m rapidly loosing track of time zones!

Thank you @Daveywavey70 !  Your trip looks absolutely magical!  Thrilled for you! 🥰

[mysty]

Today was the second of three sea days en route to Puerto Vallarta.   Last night's dinner was magical!  The place cards for the table were hand lettered on a lasagna noodle by a talented Carry!  Beautiful calligraphy!  I had the absolute pleasure of dining next to the very charming Captain Giacomo Longo.  There were 11 passengers along with officers and staff.   Very well done!

[Host Jazzbeau]

38 minutes ago, mysty said:

Today was the second of three sea days en route to Puerto Vallarta.   Last night's dinner was magical!  The place cards for the table were hand lettered on a lasagna noodle by a talented Carry!  Beautiful calligraphy!  I had the absolute pleasure of dining next to the very charming Captain Giacomo Longo.  There were 11 passengers along with officers and staff.   Very well done!

I'm sure the captain also enjoyed dining next to the very charming Mysty!

[mysty]

7 minutes ago, Host Jazzbeau said:

I'm sure the captain also enjoyed dining next to the very charming Mysty!

 

Thank you @Host Jazzbeau!  Silver-tongued devil that you are! 😁

[mysty]

We have enjoyed spectacular weather,  calm seas and the magic of Silversea!  The travel gods and goddesses are smiling on us! 😁

[JoGay]

1 hour ago, mysty said:

We have enjoyed spectacular weather,  calm seas and the magic of Silversea!  The travel gods and goddesses are smiling on us! 😁

What are the activities on sea days?

[mysty]

42 minutes ago, JoGay said:

What are the activities on sea days?

 

This was the list for today.   There may be more options for the World Cruise. 

[JoGay]

12 hours ago, mysty said:

 

This was the list for today.   There may be more options for the World Cruise. 

Thanks for sharing this.

[mysty]

This is our last sea day prior to arrival in Puerto Vallarta tomorrow morning.  Seas are calm and temperature is very comfortable. 

One of our favourite venues on sea days is the Restaurant.  We go for either breakfast and dinner or lunch and dinner.  It is an oasis of serenity that we savour.  La Terrazza can be frenzied with the buffet breakfast and lunch as can the Pool Deck at lunch.  The food and service at the Restaurant has been wonderful!

[lincslady]

Mysty, you are sounding so laid back as to be almost horizontal.  Really wish I was there too, rather than being surrounded (not too near me) by floods, with some dry but cold weather coming up so the roads will be icy.  I seriously hate winter these days.  So seeing all the lovely photos from you and Davey is a treat.  Thank you.

 

Lola

[mysty]

8 hours ago, lincslady said:

Mysty, you are sounding so laid back as to be almost horizontal.  Really wish I was there too, rather than being surrounded (not too near me) by floods, with some dry but cold weather coming up so the roads will be icy.  I seriously hate winter these days.  So seeing all the lovely photos from you and Davey is a treat.  Thank you.

 

Lola

 

@lincslady, I'm not yet horizontal! 😅  These cruises have been an absolute delight! All the angst of planning,  airport stress and worry melted away upon boarding the Silver Shadow.   We are looking forward to greeting past cruise friends and making new ones when the World Cruise sets sail on January 15th.

[mysty]

 Today we were in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico.  

 

 

We did an excursion called Spirits of Mexico.  We left the ship in a small van to travel north from the pier to Hacienda Don Engracia.

 

 

 

During our visit here we sampled 7 shots of tequila.  Blanco, Reposado, Anejo, Almond, Peach, Coffee and a coffee mezcal.  We bought a bottle of the Coffee Tequila.

 

This is the root of the blue agave that they use to make tequila.

 

We then had a chocolate tasting.  The site grows cacao.

Then we got a lesson in how to make a perfect guacamole.  We got to sample it along with a passion fruit margarita.  Delicious!

 

Tomorrow we are in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

[highplanesdrifters]

Ole!

[mysty]

1 hour ago, highplanesdrifters said:

Ole!

 

Si Si!  You know that thing I said about calm seas?  Well,  that has changed.   Rocking about now on the way to Cabo San Lucas.   It's not horrific,  just more of a challenge to navigate without toppling over.   It's all good! 😁

[Tothesunset]

22 minutes ago, mysty said:

It's not horrific,  just more of a challenge to navigate without toppling over. 

That's right. Blame it on the rough sea. 😜

[mysty]

1 hour ago, Tothesunset said:

That's right. Blame it on the rough sea. 😜

 

@Tothesunset, that's my story and I'm sticking with it! 🤣