tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31858369900822905932024-03-05T02:52:42.870-08:00CRUISING THE CARIBBEAN ON SILVER SPIRIT Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185836990082290593.post-59953874173136148952016-01-15T03:05:00.001-08:002016-01-15T03:05:10.867-08:00DAY 13 DAY 9 SILVERSEA SPIRIT - DISEMBARKATION DAY<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;">Having dinner in our room was a great way to enjoy our final
meal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’ve done this the last
couple of times when we have sailed on Crystal Cruises as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It just makes it easier to enjoy a
relaxing evening, to spend time talking with the butler and to then place our
final items in our luggage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We can’t
say enough how wonderful butler Probhashish has been.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He will be going on a well deserved holiday at the same time
we leave Spirit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After working
several contract on Spirit he will be moving over to the Silver Shadow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We enjoyed the actual dinner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We saved the Champagne that was part of the amentity that we
received from our credit card company along with some on board credit and
enjoyed salad, pizza, champagne, some beer (Keith), and some fruit as our
dessert.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As our butler came to the room to pick up the dishes he
asked us if we want him to prepare a bath for us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, we will need to keep this a secret as to whether or
not we said yes or no.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Either way,
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<span style="font-size: large;">We slept very well last night as we sailed to our final stop
in Fort Lauderdale.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As we always say,
the gentle rocking of the ship makes it easy to fall asleep and the wine and
champagne is good too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>LOL.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As we write this we are getting ready to have breakfast in our room and we will leave Spirit in a couple of hours. We will update this blog with a review sometime in the next week. </span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185836990082290593.post-3148893013689016552016-01-14T16:12:00.000-08:002016-01-14T16:12:06.820-08:00DAY 12 DAY 8 SILVERSEA SPIRIT - AT SEA<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">Before dinner we had a pre-dinner drink at The Bar. We were taken good care of one of
the members of the staff who works there, Jose, who we have come to adore. As usual, he knew the wine we prefer
and that Anne Marie also likes to have a glass of sparkling water in addition
to wine. We’d love to take him
home with us. We feel the same way
about the butler; Probha.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">While we were at The Bar, the Captain spoke from the bridge as we were leaving Cozumel at 6:00 PM. He noted that we would have strong winds from the time we left Cozumel until the time we arrived to Florida. This is all part of the experience of cruising. At dinner one couple was a bit sea sick and didn't order or eat much.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">This was the second time we dined at La Terrazza and like our first
visit of this cruise we thoroughly enjoyed dinner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For us, this is another reminder to not rush to judgement
the first time we exprerience something for the very first time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When we sailed Silver Shadow in 2009,
we dined at their La Terrazza one-time for dinner and we didn’t like it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It just didn’t work for us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, we have had other examples of
this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When Keith used the
elliptical machine for the very first time many years ago he didn’t like it but
instead of giving up he persevered for a couple of weeks and got used to it and
loves it to this day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even on
Crystal Cruises in the early years we would sail once a year and while Keith
loved the Asian Restaurants on each of its three ships (our first Crystal
Cruise was on the Harmony which no longer is in the Crystal Fleet) there was
something about the Prego Italian Restaurant that didn’t work for Keith.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We would go there once per cruise and
Keith thinks what didn’t work for him was some of the items since they are
quite rich with ingredients.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fast
forward to the 2007 World Cruise and for the first two months we didn’t even
dine there until we went with another couple and the wife is careful about many
foods as Keith is and gave us good recommendations that worked for Keith and
in-time he modified the approach and since that time we consider Prego to be on
of our favorite restaurants at land or at sea.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In other words, sometimes in life it’s a good idea to give
something another try and sometime it takes a few times.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times;">The food was fantastic. We both had four courses and the first three were the same including a small tasting of a pasta dish for our appetizer, a salad, and a swordfish entree and then for dessert Anne Marie had a cream puff and gave Keith half of it and Keith had a fruit plate.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">Last evening’s entertainment included a solo show performed by Cruise Director
Moss which featured a rendition of songs down memory lane including The
Beatles, Chuck Berry, The Monkees, Bill Joel and Dire Straits. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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people do get sea sick easily.
Last night while at dinner, we noticed that a couple near us had stopped
eating their first course and then a short while later they left. The wife looked like she was a bit sea
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">We slept very well and began our day as we have each day on the
Spirit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We enjoyed breakfast in
our room to start the day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
continued to do packing and by the time we left the room so that the suite
attendant could clean the room, we packed most items for tomorrow’s
disembarkation. Speaking of disembarkation, last evening we received
information related to disembarkation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We are to pick up our passports tomorrow morning and we received the
confirmation for the private vehicle that Silversea has arranged for us along
with some additional information about disembarkation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also received two surveys to fill
out and completed those and turned them into the reception desk.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">We both worked out again at the Fitness Center and then enjoyed the ship
for the rest of the morning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">We enjoyed our final lunch of the Cruise at La Terrazza where we each
enjoyed a salad entrée.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">There were a number of activities on the schedule including fitness
classes and seminars, team trivia, blackjack tournament, galley tour, golf
putting, wine tasting, an enrichment lecture. A talk was also given about the new Silversea ship, which is
being constructed in Italy called the Silver Muse.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">While some people sat outside for the vast majority of the people the
outside weather was not very conducive with fairly strong winds so some additional
items were added to the schedule including a movie.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: large;">This evening we will have dinner in our room for the first time of this
cruise.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: large;">Keith & Anne Marie</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">Before dinner we had a pre-dinner drink at The Bar. For those of you who have not sailed
Spirit this lounge is located on deck 5 near the reception desk. It is a beautiful lounge with a vibrant
bar and one of the most beautiful lounges we have enjoyed at sea or on
land. There are lots of places to
sit and we sit at one of several locations that have a table and two
chairs. If you want to sit with
others there are plenty of areas to sit in the lounge as well. Jose took good care of us, remembering
not only our names but also our drink preferences.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">We then made our way to dinner at The Restaurant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> We sat at the same table that we sat at when we had dinner the other night. The restaurant was not very busy and we enjoyed a very quiet meal.</span><br />
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Spirit remained in port until 10:00 PM and all passengers needed to be back on
board by 9:30 PM.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> I understand from someone that the area near the ship was actually constructed by Carnival. I know they built the area adjacent to the terminal area of Grand Turk.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">There were several places around the ship to listen to music after
dinner, but we just called it a night and enjoyed the comfort of our room.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">After Spirit departed at 10:00 PM, we headed to our next port of call in
Cozumel, Mexico.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">The seas were calm and we slept very well and started our morning the
way we have started each morning since we boarded.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Keith was up first and worked out at the Fitness Center and
a short while later we had breakfast in our room thanks to Butler Probha.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">We then got ready to visit Cozumel. We have visited Cozumel numerous times. Our first visit was
in the mid-1990’s on board the Century which was one of several ships we sailed
back then with Celebrity Cruises and our most recent visit was a couple of
years ago on-board Crystal Serenity.
In between, we visited this port on several times and on various cruise
ships and cruise lines. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: large;">We arrived to Cozumel at 8:00 AM.</span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: large;">
</span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: large;">Two ships (Celebrity and Royal Caribbean) were already in port, at
another pier, at the time of our arrival and two other ships (NCL and Carnival)
were arriving to port shortly after we arrived.</span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was overcast and it had rained prior to our arrival.</span></span></div>
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and their son Chad along with our children Jennifer and Eric. They actually
assigned the ships Priest to our table and he would give us tips as to what to
do in each port. He was not your
typical priest in terms of his background including that he said he had been a
runner for the Mafia. For Cozumel
he said we should go to Senor Frogs so we all did so it brought back memories
when we passed by it today. We
were 17 years younger than we are today and we can remember Keith, Anne and
Larry on line dance and getting tastes of mixed drinks during the dance. Anne Marie was the wiser one and sat
with the kids and enjoyed a soft drink.
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">We do want to mention that we have never been to Hooters; only seen them
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Cozumel has a lot of tourism including many cruise ships that visit and there
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">This was our last port of call and in addition to not taking any tours,
other than Key West where we purchased a water proof bag to protect Keith’s
DSLR camera as it was raining, we didn’t make on purchase.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although we are not big shoppers
when we travel, this still might have been a first.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We did look for the grand kids but, we didn’t see anything
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couple of times at the Fitness Center and we read, wrote and watched another
movie.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also had lunch at La
Terrazza and will be dining there this evening.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">It also poured in the afternoon for quite awhile so we were fortunate to get out in the morning and not to encounter any rain.</span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185836990082290593.post-89580934468481403812016-01-12T12:46:00.000-08:002016-01-12T12:46:06.464-08:00DAY 10 DAY 6 SILVERSEA SPIRIT - COSTA MAYA, MEXICO<span style="font-size: large;">Before dinner last evening we had a pre-dinner drink at The Bar. Once again, Jose took wonderful care of us.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Afterwards, we dined at the specialty restaurant called La Champagne. In total, they accommodate only 24 people and people will arrive at various times from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM. We would have to say this is one of the finest restaurants that we have dined at at sea or on land. There is a cost of $40.00 per person. The meal was six courses and we took photos of everything other than one course.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Head Waiter Tayfun who was not only very knowledgeable but had a wonderful sense of humor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">Last evening’s entertainment included a 10:00 PM show which was titled
Musica Maestro which included song, dance and music. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: large;">The only bad news is that we had to set the clocks forward one hour but the good news is no more setting of clocks for the remainder of this cruise.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: large;">We both slept very well. We find that the gentle rocking of the ship makes it easy to fall asleep and the wine helps too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As we had mentioned this
is one of the few cruises ever where we did not book any excursions because the
itinerary was not why we chose this sailing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rather, the schedule fit in a short window we had to
get-away and the cruise itself was an opportunity between the cruise and a
pre-cruise stay to get away for close to two weeks and also provided the
opportunity to sail a cruise ship that we never sailed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are both not beach people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anne Marie used to enjoy the beach but
the heat gets to her and I get bored at beaches although I do like to walk them
but with this port being focused on beach activities none of the excursions
offered by Silversea appealed to us and we really were not interested in a
private excursion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, we will
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Once back on board the ship we both went to the Fitness Center to workout. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Each day we have lunch at La Terrazzo where we make a salad entree. We pretty much focus on the area with the salad items and vegetables and then add some type of other item such fish, or chicken to the salad. We took photos of most of the areas. Many of the items will be the same or similar from day to day such as salad items. However, each day will feature different types of lettuce and one day you might see fresh mushrooms as lunch did today and another day artichokes. Each day includes Sushi but somedays include sashimi. Hot items do seem to change. If we could make one suggestion it would be to have less cold cut types of meats and more on freshly prepared meats instead.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can also order at with the water at your table made to order pizza and there are several choices available.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As lovers of Salad for lunch, these types of buffets work very well for us.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After lunch, we enjoyed the rest of the day on-board Spirit. Keith went for another workout sat outside, and then read, wrote and watched a movie and Anne Marie did some packing and then sat out by the pool. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We enjoyed terrific weather with highs in the low 80's and a full sun and it made it easy to forget that it is winter time in the Northern Hemisphere.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Life is good.</span>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Keith & Anne Marie</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185836990082290593.post-73422466240534589062016-01-11T14:47:00.000-08:002016-01-11T14:47:21.390-08:00DAY 9 DAY 5 SILVERSEA SPIRIT - SANTO TOMAS<span style="font-size: large;">Before dinner last evening we enjoyed pre-dinner drinks at The Bar. Jose took great care of us and now not only knows our names but the wines we like and also the type of water we prefer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Afterwards, we had dinner at The Restaurant. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">When we arrived to The Restaurant we asked the Maitre d’ for a table
near a window just to sit at a different location than the one we sat at the
first night we ate there. On that
first night although we were at a two person table, the waiter had a couple of
larger tables and it seemed like the length of time it took to serve some of
the larger tables had a cascading effect to lengthen the time it took between
our courses, particularly when we were waiting for our entrée. Although we don’t like to be rushed
during dinner the overall wait time was a bit longer than we would have expected. As it turned out the location of our
table last night had an extra benefit.
The waiter, Alex, had our table and two other tables of two and towards
the end of our meal another table of three. This resulted in more evenly service with a normal weight between
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had four courses. We started with Shrimp Cocktail which is available each night and then we had the Silversea Salad. We both had the Sea Bass for our entree, but we needed to do something different so Anne Marie had the sugar free dessert but gave Keith some of it and Keith had the mixed berries.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">When we arrived back to the room there was a form that we needed to fill out with respect to disembarkation including flights and whether we were interested in transport from Silversea. Our original plan was to just take a taxi but given that amount of shipboard credit that we have we decided to just go ahead and request a private vehicle to take us the very short distance to the airport.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The seas continued to be relatively calm so we slept very well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">Keith worked out at the Fitness Center early this morning before we had
breakfast in our room. As has been
the case this entire cruise, the center was open earlier than the official
hours. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">We enjoyed breakfast in our room and had a simple breakfast as we have each morning. We had the chance to speak with Butler Probha for awhile while he set up breakfast for us and a later when he returned to take away the dishes. Like us, he will be leaving the ship in Fort Lauderdale to go on a close (55) day holiday at home. His next contract will be on the Silver Shadow which we had sailed on our one and only other Silversea Cruise so he asked us about the ship. He is a very kind and warm person and doing a terrific job in his role as a butler.</span></span><br />
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mentioned that the Weather Forecast called for it to be cloudy but no chance of
rain. Sure enough five minutes
later as we made our way onto the pier it started to rain. Another reminder that weather forecasts
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">We just walked around the area by the terminal which also included items
being sold by locals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The locals
were very friendly often making the same comments and asking the same
questions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This included we will
make you the best deal. Where are you from?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What is your name?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">There were many taxi drivers and tour buses at the pier in addition to
the tours that Silversea offered but as we said from the start of our Blog we
did not book the cruise for the ports.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Some of the tours included Tikal National Park by air, a visit to Rio
Dulce and the Countryside, and a day at the AMatique Bay Resort.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just from the ship you could see how
lush this island is.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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inside.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rain is obviously
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<span style="font-size: large;">We enjoyed the rest of the day on board the ship. We both worked out again and we read and wrote and Anne Marie worked on her knitting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We all like cruising for different reasons. For us, the driver might vary. We might book a cruise for the itinerary and another time because it works well for us in terms of timing. At the same time we enjoy the opportunity to use the ship almost like a health spa where we can workout and enjoy healthy food; both of which we are doing. Today is an example of that where Keith essentially ran a marathon on the Elliptical Machine where in three separate workouts the total miles he recorded was equal to a marathon. He's never totaled that much in one day on an Elliptical Machine so it was a good day for him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: large;">There is a specialty restaurant fee. There are three options. There are a couple of tasting menus of sushi and sashimi and another item or you can have the full course dinner. We went with the full course dinner. The sushi and sashimi are made by the chef in the middle of the restaurant. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: large;">There are not many tables and they do a nice job of spacing the number of people who arrive at any given time. Three waitresses took good care of us. We took photos of all items except for the final dessert item. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: large;">All in all it was a fantastic meal. We were not rushed and even though it was a set menu we were there for close to two hours.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Carpaccio of King Scallops and Waterpower Roll of Spider Crab</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: large;">Great news is that we set the clocks back one hour before going to bed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">Since we set the clock back one hour, Keith woke up a little earlier
than usual and did some reading and writing before making his way over to the
Fitness Center.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was the
earliest he had arrived and thankfully the entrance door was unlocked so he
could start his workout well before the official opening hours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Television choices were very limited
given that this was very early Sunday morning and for those of you who exercise
this was one of those days where it was a little more challenging for Keith to
get into the “zone” and he was thinking, “how will I get through 90 minutes on
the Elliptical Machine?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Thankfully, for the playlists he has created for indoor cycling because between
two of them, which include some news songs, he has added he did find that
zone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By the time Keith finished
his workout, a handful of other people were working out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Only other mistake Keith made was not
taking bottled water from the room with him before the workout although he did
drink a bottle of water in the room before working out because no water is
placed in the Fitness Center until 7:00 AM.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the good news front the container of wipes to clean the
machines has been empty each morning Keith arrived to the center and not even
refilled until an hour after the center opens, but Keith brought this to the
attention of the salon manager who said she would notify housekeeping and a
full container was available.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now
Keith will mention water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh
well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Life is great so no
complaints.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">When Keith arrived back to the room we both read and wrote and we
enjoyed breakfast in our room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Today it was cereal for both of us, rather than the oatmeal for Keith
along with a banana and coffee.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Need that caffeine to start the day.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">We anchored off of Belize around 8:00 AM.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As is the case with the other ports of call we didn’t plan
any tours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Keith did do reading
and received some helpful hints from a couple of people a few months ago.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: Times;">We took one of the tenders provided by the port over to Belize.</span><span style="font-family: Times;"> </span><span style="font-family: Times;">The tender ride took about 10
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">Some people were booked on various tours including snorkeling and other
water or beach related excursions.
We just wanted to walk around.
As today was a Sunday most things were closed. So we just walked for awhile and then returned back to the
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">By the time the wife tells the husband how much she has spent for jewelry, the husband laughs it off as he has had too much to drink. Back on board the ship, then the "fireworks" begin. LOL.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">We enjoyed lunch at La Terrazza, making another salad entrée and then we
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Keith watched a movie.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All in all
another nice day mainly on the Silver Spirit.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">For those of you who know us, you know that we love to dress up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On casual nights Keith still normally wears a sports jacket.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With that said on Formal nights on board Silversea you have the option of dressing in formal attire or at certain restaurants you could dine in informal attire.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since this cruise only featured one formal night, we decided a few weeks ago not to take formal attire just so we were not taking outfits and even shoes for one evening so that was the reason we chose La Terrazza for dinner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">In fact, we added this reservation at that time assuming that the first night after embarkation would be formal night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had one other reservation at this restaurant for later in the cruise and decided that we would decide after dining here for the first time whether or not we would return.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We do want to note that when we dined at La Terrazza on Silver Shadow this restaurant was not one that worked for us very well in terms of the preparation of the cuisine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With that said, we do not believe in rushing to judgment after just eating somewhere on board a ship one time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Well, we should not judge one restaurant based on one visit because we thoroughly enjoyed last nights dinner. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: large;">Everything was terrific from the ambience of the restaurant, to the service, to the cuisine, to the wine. Bravo.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Later in the evening, there was a performance which featured music of the sixties including our favorite group The Beatles along with music from other performances such as Dusty Springfield and the Rolling Stones.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">We had breakfast in our room again as we had done yesterday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As we mentioned, on our first Silversea
cruise we always had breakfast at the breakfast buffet a La Terrazza but this
time around we are having it in our room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>When we first started cruising we would almost always have breakfast in
the dining room of any cruise line we sailed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Around 2007 we started to have breakfast at the buffets such
as the Lido Deck on Crystal Serenity but by a few weeks into the 2008 World
Cruise on Serenity we decided to have a quiet breakfast in our room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We do keep our breakfast simple so that
is part of the reason why we just eat in the room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">Today is the first of two sea days on this voyage with the last sea day
the day before we disembark.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We took advantage of the sea day to
explore the rest of the ship that we had not yet visited, including the on
board shops.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">The morning featured a lecture about Mexico and Central American
including population and migration.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In the afternoon the same destination lecturer, Dr Philip Martin spoke
about the Caribbean.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">There were talks given in the morning and afternoon related to shopping
such as the talk given about Port Shopping by Philip, (not to be confursed with
Dr. Philip) as well as talks given about Gms and Diamonds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">There were some other activities including team trivia, blackjack
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times;">We attended a culinary demonstration, which featured the Executive Chef
Grant Chilcott as well as the Head Chef of the Le Champagne Specialty
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by Cruise Director Moss. Executive
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">They made Honey Spiced Duck served with Seet and Sour Cabbage as well as
Sautéed Shrimp with Vanilla Sauce and Papaya Salsa. Several waiters were on
hand to bring plates of these items to the guests to try.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We didn’t have any but the aroma from
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">A short while after the demonstration we had lunch at La Terrazza.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We each made a nice salad entrée.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The restaurant was fairly quiet as many
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">We are going to sound like a broken record by we each worked out again
at the Fitness Center.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Keith
worked out on the Elliptical Machine and Anne Marie worked out on the
Treadmill.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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the interactive television which was the latest Mission Impossible Movie from
2015.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">After we posted our Butler, Probhashish came by the room. He asked us to just call him Probha
since that would be easier to pronounce.
He is from India and was very professional yet with a nice sense of
humor. He presented us with a
choice of soap, went over the amenities of our room and we spoke with him about
what soft drinks to have in our refrigerator. While we could have wine, beer or other spirits we don’t
need any of that preferring to not drink alcohol in the room other than say for
a special occasion. We think we
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">A short while later, our second suitcase arrived and we had it unpacked
in no time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was very nice only
to have to deal with two suitcases rather than eight to ten bags plus carry ones
that we normally take with us on the World Cruises.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">We attended the lifeboat drill.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">After returning to our room to drop off our lifejacket, we made our way
to a very beautiful lounge called the bar.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With many guests at the sail away the bar was very
quiet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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couple from the UK, another couple from Montana and one single lady from New
Jersey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We then had dinner in the
main restaurant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">We were seated at a two person table and enjoyed a nice dinner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even though it was just the two of us,
dinner lasted around two hours. That was probably about 30 minutes longer for us just because it had been along day and we were starting to get tired. Embarkation days are unique. It's not like you are doing so much because for a few hours between getting ready to leave the hotel room, waiting at the terminal and even waiting for your on board room to be ready you are not really doing much of anything but often it is that anticipation of getting on board and knowing that you want to get all settled maybe is what it seems more tiring by the time night rolls around. Either way, as they say, life is good.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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For our first course, Keith had a spicy soup and Anne Marie had an artichoke
appetizer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Anne Marie does not like things that are too spicy or in other words they don't like her so it was a wise choice for only Keith to have that soup because even for Keith who likes spicy it was. LOL, but true.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">We each had salads for
our next course and appropriately they were called Silversea Salads.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Very nice down in terms of presentation and the variety of items on the salad.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">Keith had salmon and Anne Marie had
scallops for our entrees and for dessert it was mixed berries for Keith and a
fruit plate for Anne Marie.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
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for us that he could not obtain right away because he said on embarkation days
they couldn’t get more items from the pantry area. This was mainly small bottles of water, some large bottles
of water and some Sprite Zero. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">Overall we slept very well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Yes, we were tired and for a few hours it didn’t even seem like the ship
was moving, as the seas were relatively calm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Keith woke at around 5:00 AM and a few minutes after that
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">The fitness center opens up at 6:00 AM on the Spirit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On our first Silversea cruise we seem
to remember that the opening hour was 7:00 AM so 6:00 AM is better for
Keith.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If it were open earlier
Keith would be there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s just
Keith.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He worked out until shortly
before 7:00 AM since that is when we were to have breakfast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Keith ended up getting to the Fitness
Center at 5:40 AM and voila it was open.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He worked out by himself until at around 6:15 AM a few other passengers
showed up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He worked out for about
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">We had planned to have breakfast at La Terrazza which serves buffet
breakfast which we did on our first Silversea sailing on ever morning but
decided that we would instead have the breakfast in our room just so we could
get ready for our visit to Key West, Florida.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had a simple breakfast of cereal (Anne Marie), oatmeal
(Keith), bananas for each of us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The coffee was quite good.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">Keith also stopped by La Terrazza, as we received a confirmation card
for tonight’s dinner, which said 7:30 PM when we had assumed 7:00 PM.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Head Waiter was very accommodating
and changed our reservation to 7:00 PM and then double checked on all of the
other reservations which showed 7:00 PM as we had expected based on the
reservation confirmation sheet we were given at the terminal when we received
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">We have visited Key West on several previous sailings all the way back
to the mid-1990.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most recently, we
were in Key West in 2014.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We love
this lovely town which is even more quaint before the passengers from the
cruise ships arrive in port or at least make their way over to the town.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When three ships are in port and late
morning arrives between the passenger’s from the ships and others visiting on
land trips it can get quite a bit crowded in the middle of the town.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On previous visits we have visited the
Little White House several times which had been the vacation retreat for
President Harry Truman and later had been used by other President’s for
meetings and by others as well and a couple of years ago we visited the Ernest
Hemmingway Home and Museum.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even
years ago we did one of those trains around town when our own children were in
grade school.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: large;">The good news is that we were the only ship in town.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The less than good news is that once
off the ship it started to drizzle even though the weather forecast called for
a low chance of rain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As we
continued our walk the rain picked up quite a bit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, this limited where we walked and taking photos.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: large;">All in all we had a very nice day and the rain from the morning did not dampen our spirits.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">He has been with Ritz Carlton for about 25 years, working at other properties including many years at it Central Park location and also worked in their corporate offices. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have enjoyed our four night/five day stay at the Hotel. We had not realized that it was originally a Regis Hotel for a couple of years, before becoming a Ritz Carlton. It went through some renovations such as creating a Club Room. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Over the years, we have found that each hotel brand has their own style and even within a brand each hotel has their own look and feel and personality. Some of it is driven by the location of the hotel, its layout, the makeup of the clientele, staff along with the size and features of each hotel and property.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We like the layout of the hotel and the views are beautiful. Its interior color style is more in keeping with being located in Fort Lauderdale and across the street from the beach. Its well appointed but has none of that dark wood look that you might find at properties such as San Francisco. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> We would say its major business comes from individuals on pleasure trips, and with its two large ballrooms from companies having meetings here versus individual business travelers. To us the Hotel is laid back and that is evident throughout the hotel including the Club Room. Two concierges on each shift work that room as well as some other staff and they are very personable and friendly. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Overall, its been a very nice stay and on our return to Fort Lauderdale we would stay here again. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After we left the Club Room, we had dinner in our room as once again we had gotten takeout for dinner. If we were certain about what the weather would have been like, we would have gone to dinner at one of several other restaurants we had identified but just to be on the safe side we had dinner in our room. With a very nice living area including beautiful table and chairs, it was very easy and comfortable to eat in our room. We caught up on the news as well, and then did reading and writing and continued packing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This morning we had breakfast in the Club Room and then we freshened up and finished our final packing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After checking out of the hotel, we were driven from the Hotel over to Port Everglades. The drive was relatively short. Weather was quite a bit nicer than it's been here the past couple of days. No rain and very little wind.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This was our first time at Port Everglades in many years. The port is quite large. In contrast with the Port Of Miami we had to show identification as did the taxi cab drivers and security did a check of the trunk.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Once at the terminal, we checked our bags with the porters, went through security and went upstairs where we filled out a mandatory medical form. From there we were asked to sit down. We knew boarding would not commence until Noon and arrived around 11:00 AM. At 11:10 AM one of the representatives for the cruise line (they are actually contractors who work for various lines and for that company the luxury lines) came up to us and said that we would start with preliminary check in so they didn't wait until Noon to begin this process and then once on board we would do the final steps such as an imprint of our credit card, a photo for getting on and off the ship and they would collect our passports there. We were one of the first to finish that and then we sat down. In addition to our shipboard cards, we were given a one page letter confirming our specialty restaurant reservations and times. With Silversea there is a window for the time when you book on line. We took the first window which was 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM and hoped that we would be assigned 7:00 PM and as luck had it we were.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">While we waited to board we spoke with two of the people that Silversea uses from that contracting company and both remembered us from our many sailings leaving and arriving in USA ports with Crystal Cruises. Right a Noon they began to have guests go on board. Since the reception area is small they tried to start in order of when guests arrived to the terminal so we were actually the third and fourth guests to embark. That was very easy and we finished the registration at the reception area.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Afterwards, we had lunch. There were three or four options available. We chose to dine at La Terrazzo which for lunch and breakfast operates as a buffet and at night an Italian Specialty Restaurant. Like Silver Shadow the restaurant is very nicely appointed with tablecloths on the table. We each tried a glass of wine and then made it over to the buffet and we each had a salad entree and then a small bowl of fruit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Since our room was not going to be ready until 2:00 PM, we walked around the ship. We were given a tour of the spa/salon/fitness center and then found other areas such as several of the dining areas both inside and outside the ship as well as the library which is combined with the internet cafe along with the outdoor pool and a few other venues. We waited another 15 minutes and then made it over to our room. One of our two large pieces of luggage was already in the room. There was also a bottle of Dom Perignon Champagne courtesy of the credit card company that we used to book the cruise. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We will spend the next couple of hours unpacking. We will attend the lifeboat drill at 5:00 PM and there is a Cruise Critic Meet and Mingle at 6:30 PM which we will attend before going to dinner.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Seisin which is the Japanese Specialty Restaurant serving lunch and dinner.</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185836990082290593.post-65290130206907634512016-01-06T14:57:00.000-08:002016-01-06T14:57:07.283-08:00DAY 4 - THIRD FULL DAY IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA<span style="font-size: large;">By the time we got back from lunch yesterday, it was time for dinner. Just kidding but we did have a late lunch and stayed at the restaurant for several hours. The restaurant was H20 Cafe. Yes, it gets its name since the ocean is right across the street and the views were spectacular. Simple place but one that we would return to. Even had tablecloths and how many places have tablecloths. Beautiful wooden floors and wood on the walls. Very nice.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A couple of hours after we got back to the hotel, we had a pre-dinner drink of wine and a couple of canapés at the hotel Club Floor. Everyone has their favorite hotels but one of our favorites is Ritz Carlton and one of the reasons for that is we like their Club Lounge. It provides a nice room to have breakfast, or a light snack and as well as very nice service and a very quiet environment to talk about plans for the day or to reflect on the events of the day or to just talk about any topic or to read a book or just taken in the ambience of the room and the views of the city.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We ended up getting takeout from a nearby restaurant to take back to the room just so we could enjoy the room and because we had a late lunch. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Todays marks our last full day in For Lauderdale as we will board Silver Spirit tomorrow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Once again, we enjoyed breakfast in the Club Room. It's interesting that this Club Room never seems very crowded compared to some we have stayed. Not sure why. Maybe it's because most people staying at the hotel this time of year are tourists. Staff is very attentive and friendly. Most now know us by name and we're not even on a cruise ship. LOL, but true. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Kept to our same breakfast of cereal and fruit and coffee and water. This is pretty much our regimen at home although at home Keith has oatmeal. Likewise, we will do this on the cruise. We just find it's a good way to start the day for each of us and we try to eat a simpler and lighter breakfast. As they say in life, figure out what works best for you and go with that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Unfortunately for us, "Mother Nature" did not coordinate and it was raining with a high percentage of rain forecasted for most of the day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This meant that like yesterday morning, we couldn't take along walk after breakfast, so we revisited the Fitness Center and Anne Marie worked out on the Treadmill while Keith was back on the Spin (indoor cycling) Bike. Here is a selfie he took of himself. Very serious, and too closeup. He needs longer arms.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As they say timing is everything. Coincidentally our son, Eric, arrived to Miami on Tuesday on business. He called us and his schedule for Wednesday provided some flexibility so he could drive up to Fort Lauderdale to meet us in the afternoon. So, we enjoyed several hours with Eric and we went back to H20 for lunch and then we went back to the hotel and sat in the Club Room to continue our conversation. All in all a wonderful afternoon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Keith & Anne Marie</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185836990082290593.post-42124825511851247392016-01-05T14:08:00.004-08:002016-01-05T14:08:39.988-08:00DAY 3 - SECOND FULL DAY IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA<span style="font-size: large;">As we did the first night, before we went to dinner we enjoyed some wine at the Club Floor where we spoke with the woman whose Mother is in care for Meningitis. Her husband and children went to Miami to see a Miami Heat Basketball game. We also met another person from Philadelphia and shared some of our experiences from stays in this historic city from a few years ago.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then we had dinner at a restaurant called Steak 954. It was a walk of just ten minutes or so from our hotel. The weather was nice and lots more tourists were out and about.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For those of you who follow our travels you likely know that we often eat seafood and poultry and rarely (no pun intended) have beef. If we chose the restaurant based on name only, we would not have selected this one. However, after reading about it, checking it our earlier in the day and looking at its menu we thought we would give it a go and we were pleased with our decision.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We enjoyed the ambience of the restaurant along with the cuisine and the service. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This was a tank full of Jelly Fish. The width of the tank is about three times this size. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Some emphasis on Steak when you are seated with steak knives on top of a napkin at each place setting. As soon as you ordered your meal, the steak knives were placed with other eating utensils. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We each enjoyed the same type of salad. The photo does not do justice to the salad. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So here we are at a Steak Restaurant and knowing what you know now, what do you think we ordered? You guessed it. Seafood. We asked the waitress about what percentage of the people order steak? Answer, was about 80% but she did recommend not only the seafood but the poultry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We each had different seafood entrees. That way we could also taste each other's entree and both turned out to be great choices.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Keith had the Halibut. Cooked to perfection; cooked sufficiently but not overcooked or undercooked.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anne Marie had the Salmon and it was cooked the way it should be as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Right before the entree came, Anne Marie looked up and saw a familiar face. She said to Keith. I know this man and he is wearing a jacket that had San Francisco on it and Keith said that is Stan. Stan owned a major travel agency in San Francisco which for the last several years was run by his son, We knew Stan and his late wife because after they both represented one of the large travel consortiums (our TA is not part of that consortium) and had been an escort on eight different Crystal World Cruises, of which, we were on three of them. We met them early on the first of the three we were on together and as they say the rest is history.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">He was a pioneer in the Travel and in the Travel Agency, and he was traveling world-wide when so very few people traveled outside the United States. He will actually be on half the Silversea World Cruise which boards today. We were sorry to learn that his wife passed away in May from Lung Cancer. She never smoked in her life so we assume the cause was second hand smoke. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Stan told us that he thought he would pass well before his wife. Another reminder for us to enjoy each and every moment and that none of us know when it will be our time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Stan came back up to our table a few minutes before we left the restaurant. He is a very nice man. The last few years his memory was not like it was but ask the man for a recommendation on where to dine in Buenos Aires, or where to find a good tailor in Mumbai, or what to see in a particular port and he could give you solid recommendations. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Learning of the passing of his wife, is just another reminder for us to enjoy each and everyday knowing that in the scheme of things that life is short.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We then walked back to the Hotel. With the sun now set it was on the cool side but we were prepared.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We returned to the Club Room for breakfast as we did yesterday and had cereal and fruit to start off another wonderful day in Fort Lauderdale.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our plan was to walk this morning. Unfortunately, Mother Nature had something else planned called rain. Instead of first starting off with a walk we went to the Fitness Center instead. Anne Marie worked out on the treadmill. Keith planned to use an Elliptical but as it turned out there were spin bikes (indoor cycling) available and Keith has several playlists that he has compiled for spinning so he just made use of two of them and was able to Spin for a little over an hour. On average, he takes eight to nine Spin Classes on a weekly basis at home.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Afterwards, we took a walk outside and the good news is that the rain had stopped but Mother Nature was still not fully cooperating with us as it was rather windy. So, we just walked for as long as we could take the wind but it was too windy for photos.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This afternoon dear friends Anne and Larry drove to our Hotel to meet us for a late lunch. There is an irony to how we first met them in 1991. They along with their son lived in a nearby neighborhood and they were visiting friends of us who had three children and who lived diagonally across the street from us. Keith was out of town on business and our son was playing kickball outside in the street with their son and the three children of our neighbor friends when there was a knock at our door and Anne Marie learned that our son had kicked the ball into the rear window of their luxury car and of course the windshield shattered. Our insurance paid for the replacement of the window and as they say the rest was history. Because of that event, we ended up getting to know them and we became dear friends. In many ways, Anne became a second aunt to our daughter and son and Anne and Larry became family to us often celebrating at our home for some holidays such as Thanksgiving. They move to Florida a few years ago and this was the first time we had seen them in person in three years. It was fun to catch up with them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had lunch in a nearby restaurant called H2O. The restaurant worked out perfectly as it provided lots of time for us to talk and it was not crowded so we stayed several hours.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The family has been at the hotel for close to three weeks. Long story but the wife's Mother had gone to Cuba and developed Meningitis. She has Leukemia but never told her family so her immune systems was weak. The wife had to travel to Cuba which was not an easy task to help have her Mom get evacuated and they took her to Florida. The Mother sounded like a very strong and determined woman. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">From the club floor, we had dinner at the restaurant in the Hotel. It was a wise decision because about 30 minutes into dinner it was pouring down rain outside and we were very glad when that happened we were not in the middle of a walk to one of three restaurants that had been recommended to Keith by the concierge. The restaurant was quite busy, and seemed to be a lot of people not staying at the Hotel we dining there. All good for that restaurant.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After dinner, since the rain had stopped we took a walk. It was very dark outside as you can tell from the photo. The beach and ocean are in the photo but you wouldn't know that on your own. There are still various holiday lights on display.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Back at the hotel, we finished unpacking and caught up on reading and writing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We both slept well. It was very quiet both inside the hotel and outside as we do not face the street and have a nice view from our room.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We enjoyed breakfast at the Club Room and then we got ready to explore the area. There are several stations for breakfast including this one with a chef that made cooked to order items. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Some views of Fort Lauderdale from the Club Room.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When Keith returned from taking the photos from the outdoor balcony, he realized that shorts would not be wise today as it was chilly outside. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Unlike our stays in Miami we didn't make any formal plans and that included reservations at hotels, or to go to events such as the theatre or sporting events. While in Miami, we normally attend one or two Miami Heat games depending on their schedule. Likewise, we have not made reservations for ports of call on this itinerary. For us this is a get away trip and we will just figure things out each day. We enjoying taking walks and that is what we will mainly do during our stay in Fort Lauderdale enjoying the landscape including views of the beach and the ocean along with temperature that is quite a bit warmer than our own at home this time of the year and just enjoying conversation between the two of us and others we meet. Sometimes, you have to just take the time to enjoy the roses. We have some other trips planned for this year that will include many activities including a land trip to London, a couple of family get-aways, a few cruises including a cruise of the Northwest Passage. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Before leaving the hotel we checked the weather again from the balcony of our room and it was still overcast and windy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We walked up A1A and up to Las Olas Blvd and then made our way over the intracoastal waterway and then walked for quite awhile. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Maybe a future Spin (indoor cycling) bike for Keith. NOT. LOL. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A portion of the area reminded us of all of the construction in Miami. While not as widespread, similar to Miami small buildings are being removed to make way for much larger buildings including condominiums and hotels.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This includes a new Four Seasons that will be home to not only a hotel but to residences similar to the one in Miami and other Four Season locations. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Over the course of our walk we checked out some restaurants which were recommended by the concierge and have identified a couple of places for dinner and lunches including a couple of get togethers with friends.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When we came to this area along the beach, Keith remarked, "I wish I had brought my basketball with me." </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Keith & Anne Marie</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185836990082290593.post-43917500647772241462016-01-03T13:34:00.003-08:002016-01-03T13:34:42.964-08:00DAY 1 - THE TRIP BEGINS/WELCOME TO FORT LAUDERDALE<span style="font-size: large;">Our trip began at approximately 7:00 AM as we were picked up at home by a private vehicle and driver for our drive to our area airport which is located approximately one hour from home. Since it was Sunday morning, there was not a lot of traffic on the road. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our driver's name was Joe. He has worked for the car service company for four years and he moved to this area around the time we did, seven years ago. We never ran out of conversation. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Joe worked in Hospitality Services for 25+ years which is the same field that our son, Eric, works in so we covered a lot of ground. We learned some things we didn't know. For a short time, he and his wife had opened up a Jazz Club on the town square of our local town but as they say timing is everything as it was shortly after the economic downturn in 2009 and with many stores closing early evening, he just didn't have the traffic that was needed to keep the business running profitability.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Also he spoke about some of the actors/actresses that he has met and one of them visits our community from time to time as his Mother lives here. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is always interesting to speak with drivers of private vehicles as so many of them began in other careers. Some of them drive because they still need the income but others drive to keep busy. For those who like to meet others, it is quite enjoyable and that is the case for Joe.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Once at the airport, we checked our luggage curbside and once inside the airport we were pleasantly surprised that it was not crowded. We had expected large crowds with people returning from the Holidays. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our preferred airline doesn't offer direct flights to Fort Lauderdale, Florida so we looked Southwest Airlines. We haven't flown them since we flew on occasion between where we used to live and where our son went to university from time to time in lieu of driving their ourselves. When Keith worked he used them from time to time to get to/from one of his organizations locations in an adjoining state. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">With our boarding passes, we made our way over to TSA Pre Check. We have had TSA Pre Check with the airline we fly often but we had never taken the time to apply for this capability. A few months ago after applying and going for our respective interviews we did obtain Global Entry and one of its benefits is that it includes TSA Pre Check so it made going through security much faster and easier. With TSA Pre Check the process is much closer to the way it had been many years ago. It is nice not having to take computers out of the luggage, just for the fear of dropping them, and not having to take off shoes or even the bag of liquids. With that said, we will happily comply with whatever security measures are required if that is what is needed to keep us safe and secure.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">While we are not taking a World Cruise this year, Anne Marie wore one of our World Cruise </span><span style="font-size: large;">jackets from the 2013 World Cruise. It is a nice jacket with plenty of pockets.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Keith brought his World Cruise jacket as well, but had it tucked away in his carry-on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We were able to use the airline lounge for the airline we regularly fly since Southwest doesn't have one so that worked out well. We were surprised that it was not crowded either. Maybe everyone flew home yesterday.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our flight took off on time and we enjoyed an uneventful flight to Fort Lauderdale Airport. Once we claimed our luggage we took a taxi over to our hotel. This is one of the only times in recent memory that we didn't arrange for a private vehicle given the close proximity of the hotel to the airport and that that we had less luggage than we normally do for longer cruises.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On our way to the Hotel we passed by several familiar places and also Port Everglades where we saw several cruise ships in port. As we continued we saw many people on the beach. After all today is Sunday.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We are staying at the Ritz Carlton in Fort Lauderdale.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We are in a lovely room. Keith took two sets of photos; one right after we got to the room and a second one shortly after we started to unpack. The first few photos are a little out of focus as we later realized that he did not have the lens completely on the base of the camera. We'll take some additional photos and post them in the next day or two. We have beautiful views from our room.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We plan to have dinner at the hotel this evening and will post about that tomorrow and then we will explore the area tomorrow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We are excited to be here and we look forward to a nice pre-cruise stay.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For eight of the last nine years, we have sailed on a world cruise this time of the year. With an ever expanding family of three grand children, two of whom were born just last November and December respectively, we decided to spend more time at home rather than being away for so long on a World Cruise. We do have several travel plans for 2016, but almost all of them will be of relatively short duration, with one exception.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We decided to book a short-getaway cruise to get away for a little while in January, which is how we decided on this cruise. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We looked at luxury cruise line sailing to/from Florida. We selected this cruise given the dates of this sailing, and the ease of getting to and from Florida, rather than the itinerary. If the itinerary was the driver, we would not have booked this cruise. Admittedly, we have not booked any excursions either through Silversea or independently. We will make an attempt to walk around most of the ports of call, although there is one port of call that likely we will just make a sea day and spend most of the time on the Silver Spirit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">An interesting anecdote about the itinerary is that when we first booked the cruise the itinerary was in reverse order and instead of Key West being our first port of call as it is now, it was our last. We were informed a few months ago about the change and never asked why it was revised. Maybe it was just a mistake. It wouldn't have changed our plans ,but it was the first time we have ever booked a cruise where the order of the entire itinerary changed. As they say, there is always a first for most everything. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We sailed Silversea one prior time and that was in August of 2009 when we sailed the Silver Shadow in Alaska. We have seen the Silver Spirit which we will be sailing on this voyage in some ports that we have visited in recent years. The photo on the home page of this blog was taken on May 26, 2015 while we were on Crystal Serenity and both ships were anchored off the coast of Sorrento, Italy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We will spend a few days in Fort Lauderdale prior to boarding the Spirit on January 7.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Up until 2007, the times we sailed on cruises out of Florida were primarily from Port Everglades. Since that time, all of the cruises we have sailed to and/or from Florida have been with Crystal Cruises and that was around the time frame that Crystal Cruises stopped sailing Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale and started to sail Port of Miami. We have really come to enjoy Miami and even since 2007 we have seen enhancements all around Miami with each passing year. After all these years, it will be nice to revisit Fort Lauderdale.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As is the case with all of our travel, we do look forward to making memories which will last a lifetime. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Wishing each of you a very safe, healthy and Happy New Year. May 2016 be the best yet.</span><br />
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