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You can find out by putting in a "phantom booking" which will show up available cabins in each category. But, why bother, either you are going to book and pay or you arent. Pricing on most travel offerings is dynamic and whilst it varies it mostly goes up over time. I believe you can negotiate some discounts via travel agents but personally I dont, I just book if I think I can afford it in the time span for payment, not forgetting the potential add on of airfare as we usually do our own flights.

What a very ill informed comment. There are and always have been fairly extensive bio security measures around Falklands and South Georgia for cruise passengers and the simple fact is that Avian flu has reached the area (and Antarctica) having been brought to these remote places by migrating birds which makes it very difficult to exclude the carriage and transmission of this devastating disease.

Sadly the visits to Philip Island seem to have been cancelled for the whole of this next season. I was watching a programme on TV last night and they showed the evening "show" which is put on for visitors, everyone sitting on the slope above the beach with some soft lighting picking out the penguins on the beach below. If you havent seen penguins "in the wild" then it would be lovely to see but I am not so sure that Silversea guests, particularly those who have seen penguins elsewhere, would be very impressed with the arrangement. There is also now the risk to the penguins created by avian flu so it is probably best if visits to Philip Island are tailed off or perhaps stopped for the forseeable future. Disappointing? Yes a bit but personally I am looking forward to seeing the other wonderful creates Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand have to offer.

She will have a wonderful time.

I never cease to be amazed by people. For those who care I am told that last night was a "F" night and the maitre d' handed out ties and jackets! Long may that continue, this isnt necessarily about a tux but it is about good manners and respect for others.

Sorry but I think this is all ridiculous. People who can afford to travel on Silversea are almost by definition comfortable off financially and with that status goes a certain level of sophistication which would suggest sufficient nous that if travelling on a luxury cruise there will be a dress code and it will be printed somewhere so for goodness sake pack a variety of clothes and make of it what you will at the time. Its not rocket science folks, you have choices, make them and make a bit of an effort to conform for the sake of your fellow guests if not as a matter of just plain good manners.

Re read what has been said, the Whisper (and others) will probably stay in service until 2030 or 2032. The Whisper has no scheduled cruises during April next year. Current passengers say she is still lovely, shabby chic is perhaps a good description. I am looking forward to sailing on her very soon.

But your glass is so often half empty MBP&amp

Love the bobble hat in the pool!!!

I hope you know you wont "visit" Elephant Island, it is extremely rare for a landing on the island but you should be able to do a zodiac tour very close to the shore which gives you a really good idea of what it must have been like to be stuck on there. As for skuas taking baby penguins, this is not too much of an issue, the skuas hang around the edge of the colony and only usually get a chance to snatch an occasional poorly chick, there are lots of chicks which hatch but dont actually live and the skuas gorge on easy meals when they can. There are so many penguins in the rookeries that an occasional raid by a skua is easily missed even by the keenest young eyes! Just book it and go your young folk will remember it forever (and so will you).

I have been three times with Silversea and always got into Stanley plus several landings on other islands. It is an absolutely magical place, very unusual lifestyle, delightful people, amazing wildlife but very desolate. If you love wild places and birds and animals it will be perfect.

The key is in the terms and conditions of the agent through whom you signed up ie who is your contract with?

Never the case on our trips, the boots have been in our suites along with the parkas.

Just to throw in a curve ball on our flight to P. Williams in March we had to divert to Punta Arenas due to bad landing conditions in P. Williams. We were advised of the diversion about 45 minutes before we were due to land in P. Williams. We landed and within 45 minutes we were on buses to a hotel where they already had our information and just handed out room keys, they advised us dinner would be served in an hour and it was. We ate a pleasant supper with wine included, had a good nights sleep, good breakfast then went back to the air field around mid day and flew on to P. Williams. I have no idea what happened to the incoming cruise pax. We left P. Williams within an hour or so of boarding and were able to enjoy a daylight trip down the Beagle Channel where there was an amazing array of wildlife both in the water and in the air.

I recently had issues with MySilversea but moved to a different browser and asked to reset my password and lo and behold it all worked.

Not a jump in boot hire it has been the higher amount for several years now. The rental service is very good an efficient.

For anyone doing a new visa application please make sure you are using the bona fide Indian Government website, there are a couple of sites which come up on the web which are not the real deal and they charge about four times the true cost!

What a joy this post and the pictures have been, so lovely to relive our trip in March this year. Thank you so much.

Me neither, I love to pick at various foods and dishes but I never (very rarely) feel the need to eat too much. I enjoy what I have but as soon as I feel I have had enough I just stop, there's always going to be lots more to eat later in the day or tomorrow so little and often is my motto.

Are you actually talking about Silversea not Seabourn?

Dont you know how fast polar bears can cover a mile? Very sad that you were all so disappointed but safety is paramount and an expedition is man expedition with very few guarantees. You have to go with the flow. You may be lucky and get an FCC to compensate for your disappointment.

Indeed we are and then joining the Silver Whisper after three days in Sydney.

Not an issue and the laundry rooms are locked overnight so no machines in action between 10 pm and 8 am .

Pias chicken curries were beyond divine.

Same on the Dawn in March, not a problem.