By Eric Goldring
Last night we dined at Silversea Silver Shadow’s Le Champagne Restaurant, the finest dining venue on the Silversea Silver Shadow. It has but seven tables and a significant demand for reservations as this restaurant’s cache is significant. Le Champagne has a $30 per person cover charge which I believe is
Today was our first port call on our Silversea Silver Shadow cruise and the weatherman was, fortunately, wrong…again. We had a good bit of sun and only a slight sprinkle of rain. This was a good thing as we decided on the Rainforest Sanctuary Walk and doing that in the
Sometimes jetlag is a good thing and today that was most definitely the case. I was sleeping quite comfortably in my bed on the Silversea Silver Shadow with my new buckwheat pillow when my wife (the one with the jetlag) woke me up at 5:30 a.m. with a “You have
Up at 4:15 a.m. to meet our 5:00 a.m. car to take us to our 7:00 a.m. flight on Air Canada from Newark Airport to Vancouver. It all went seamlessly, but I note that Air Canada is a rather austere airline so don’t expect any frills or polished service. Fortunately
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On May 30, 2013 I am boarding the Silversea Silver Shadow for a one week Alaska cruise from Vancouver to Seward and then onto Anchorage via the included Alaska Railroad domed wildlife viewing train. I know that this may not be the perfect time to visit Alaska and a mere
This morning I had a really wonderful chat (not really an interview) with the Expedition Leaders for Seabourn’s 2013-14 Antarctic-Patagonia-Chilean Fjord cruises, Robin West and Jarda Versloot-West, while they relaxed in Amsterdam. First, if you have not done so, please read my first article, “Cruise to Antarctica – Seabourn Style“. Now,
In these times of economic hardship; especially in Europe, cruise lines are struggling to maintain profitability and product quality while at the same time providing new innovations. It doesn’t matter if it is Royal Caribbean or Seabourn, the fact is that growth in this industry has slowed to a somewhat
This is a rant. If you don’t want to “hear” me complain: STOP READING. But, alas, if you do…read on! I read reviews for most cruise lines written by guests from different countries. I read them all skeptically and with my focus on picking up facts rather than the reviewers
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