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But it does suck people in. No 1 lesson in dodgy sales academy? Get the punter to make a snap decision.

Today is 10 March 2024. Lets pretend its same date in 2014. Now compare the Silversea experience on the earlier date with the later one. Other than the name most unique features of the line have changed. It's now a mass-market cash cow pretending to be exclusive.

I suppose he couldn't have known that the gun wasn't loaded.

We had an odd experience at Raffles in 2005. We went to have a look round and found they were serving afternoon tea. Well, that's got to be worth an hour or two of our time. Anyway, we asked the person allocating seats if we could have afternoon tea, that we hadn't booked and they seemed only half full. There was no further conversation. The guy called security and we were encouraged to leave the premises. No explanation. Really, really odd.

Well, you scratch my back...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luffa_aegyptiaca Wikipaedia - for all those things you didn't know you needed to know.

Hard to believe that a company could treat its customers with such contempt. But it's not really Silversea any longer, is it? Strange how we cleave to the brand even though only the name remains unchanged.

What do you call a magicians dog? A labracadabrador.

Do that. But don't forget it's rude to point. The bare-faced cheek of it.

Just keep it between you and the Scoutmaster...

As long as it's not your itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny, yellow polka-dot.....

Mmmm, not sure.

When we visited Manaus, maybe 7 or 8 years ago, the Chronicles warned of a high rate of pickpocketing and not to wear jewellery or ostentatious symbols of wealth, hide purses and wallets, and be discreet with valuables such as cameras etc. As we left the ship the couple in front included a man with a camera round his neck and a fanny pack (I'm guessing it held his wallet), both were wearing Rolex watches and the female was wearing a chunky gold (or at least gold-coloured) necklace. I bethought myself that if the pickpockets were active then this couple were an excellent decoy. Made us feel safer.

But if the cat is in the box - is it dead or alive?

Yes, do remember the crew fund which also benefits those you don't see but without whom there would be no cruise: deck hands, engineering crew, laundry, kitchen staff etc.

And what do all these pro-Crystal posts have to do with a thread entitled Silversea vs Seabourn on the Silversea board?

It's not the most exciting of destinations. I spent a fortnight there one afternoon.

Doesn't the check-in time on the above ticket indicate the time that check-in opens? That is the earliest time for check in rather than the latest?

They are required under the GDPR to remove any personal info they retain at your request. It is a serious offence not to do so.

I kid you not - as we boarded our very first SS cruise on the Spirit, the music playing over the PA system was the theme from Titanic.

He really is rather special.

WAC?

Or join the Army. Be getting paid to go there before long.

Phew! Tough school.