Our last day of our Alaska cruise on the Silversea Silver Shadow after our early morning visit to the Hubbard Glacier was a sea day with most of my time spent lazing around, trying to catch up on work…with very intermittent internet, trying not to think about our long trip

Our evening on the Silversea Silver Shadow, as we left Skagway, Alaska was quiet; a nice reprieve from my ziplining experience earlier in the day.  We had reservations in La Terrazza, but cancelled same; opting for The Restaurant.  We “suffered” being placed in the back corner to accommodate our desire

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

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