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Sampling Silver Spirit’s Dining Venues


Silversea Cruises’ new Silver Spirit features six restaurants, including Seishin, an Asian fusion restaurant, where the signature item will be Kobe beef, served with sushi, sashimi, exotic sakes (the rice wine), and more.

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Cruising The Holy Land

The Top 10 destinations for historical interest, lovely landscapes, super shopping, spectacular cities and village life experiences.

The Middle East may not be at the top of everyone’s list of cruise destinations, and for those who want to loll about and sip drinks on a sandy beach, the Middle East would be a poor choice. It may have sand, and it’s certainly got plenty of sun, but this is not the place for Western-style sunbathing.

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Single Supplement Waived For Solo River Cruisers, But Book Now

Avalon Waterways is removing its single supplement on select departures throughout Europe in 2010.

“We’re opening the door to savings for solo travelers on several river cruises and tours,” said Steve Born, vice president of marketing for the Globus family of brands, which owns Avalon. “Travelers going solo will not pay a single supplement for their own room.”

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Coming Thursday: Witness The Style and Substance Of Silver Spirit

When Silversea Cruises’ new Silver Spirit reaches Fort Lauderdale this week, the 540-passenger vessel will show travel agents and media, and ultimately guests, a few things that no other ship of its size has shown before: stateroom televisions hidden behind mirrors and controlled by a single remote; six restaurants (luxury contender Crystal has more, but its ships are larger); service enhancements, including luggage cleaning, complimentary laundry and dry cleaning, and two free hours use of worldwide phone and internet.

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Silversea’s 2011 Sailings, Open For Business

In 2011, Silversea Cruises’ five all-suite ships — Silver Cloud, Silver Wind, Silver Shadow, Silver Whisper and the new Silver Spirit — will offer 170 diverse itineraries, visiting more than 335 ports in more than 100 countries and island destinations. Among the offerings:

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Cruising Europe 2010

The North American cruise industry has reaffirmed its faith in Europe by placing much of its crop of new ships in 2010 on the Continent. The largest North American brand newbuilds, the 150,000-ton Norwegian Epic and the second Oasis-class ship, will be based in the Caribbean. But much of the rest of the industry's new tonnage will be based in Northern Europe and the Mediterranean, at least for its inaugural season.

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First Look: On Board Silversea Cruises’ New Silver Spirit

On Silver Spirit’s three-day preview cruise from Monte Carlo to Barcelona, Trudy Redfern, Silversea’s Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing, UK, gives her initial impressions of Silversea’s newest addition to the fleet.

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Where’s Willie Wonka: Koln, Germany’s Chocolate Museum

The museum is a must for chocolate-lovers. And AMAWATERWAYS’ Amalyra is docked only steps away.

Posted from my Blackberry.

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Silver Spirit’s Vibe

With the introduction of Silver Spirit, Silversea shows became a bit more exciting.

One of Avid Cruiser’s regular readers asked if I could characterize “the vibe” on Silversea Cruises’ newest vessel. My initial characterization is that the vibe is energetic, and not in a tiring sort of way, as in the activity list being so full that you become exhausted just looking at it. Rather, Silver Spirit exudes energy from its well-done public rooms and new production shows.

The rooms, in particular, exert a pull on guests, enticing them across the threshold and into a lively atmosphere. Take Stars Supper Club, for example. You’d have to be passing on a gurney to resist being pulled into this nightclub-style venue.

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Silver Spirit: Monday In Monte Carlo

Shown here in Monte Carlo, Silver Spirit welcomed travel agents and journalists who were on board either overnight (the ship sailed Monday) or for two nights as Silver Spirit makes its way to Barcelona.

Initial reactions have been positive. For starters, Silver Spirit appears completely finished, and all aspects of Silversea’s newest vessel appear to be functioning well.

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