Silversea Cruises

Silversea Cruises

Key Cruise Line Points

1. All-Suite Fleet and Exotic worldwide destinations.
2. The Most all inclusive product afloat.
3.  A rewarding loyalty program.
4. Caters to discerning guests,  ( well traveled, affluent, and well educated.)
5. Rated 'Worlds Best Cruise Line' and innovative pioneer in Luxury cruising.

Their Fleet:

An example of pricing:

A 7 day Caribbean cruise.  Vista Suite will run about $2798 per person.  An Owners 2 suite will run $2338 per person.  These rates are 60 off the published rates.

Pleasant cruising.

Kauai the flower island - Out Favorite will be presented on Thursday

Kauai is our favorite island. And we look forward to this posting. Unfortunately, our photos are on an external hard drive that did not accompany us on our RV outing. We will continue our series on Thursday, April 22nd.

Kona Hawaii, on the Pride of America

The ship arrived on the Kona side of the Island of Hawaii at 7:00am on Wednesday.  This was a tendered port. We had not signed up for any of the tours; so we had a leisurely breakfast while we waited to the the tour guests to be tendered to shore.

We finally went ashore and browsed the stores along the street where we had come ashore. Found a bar and had a Bloody Mary.  Had a chat with a couple of the crew that were on liberty.

We did not get a chance to see as much as we would have liked of Kona; guess that means we have to come back.

The ship left Kona that evening at 6:00pm; starting out on the longest leg of the journey to Kaui.

From Hilo to Kona on the Pride of America

The ship departed Hilo that evening at 6:00pm.  About time for dinner anyway.

Later that evening the ship passed the part of Island of Hawaii where the lave streams hit the ocean.  I tried to get some pictures, but digital cameras have there limitations. Fortunately we had met some new friends from down under who had the proper equipment.

Thanks for the pictures Mario & Veronica.  Hope we can cruise together again some time.

http://www.imageworksphotographers.com.au/

Tomorrow Kona

Hilo Hawaii onboard the Pride of America - Volcanos National Park

The Pride of America arrived at port in Hilo, Hawaii at 8:00am on Tuesday.  We would be docked here until 6:00 that evening.  This was our first visit to the big island.

We had signed up for the Volcanoes National Park shore excursion.

Volcanoes National Park is the home of Hawaii's Goddess of Fire, Madame Pele. They the tour bus drives along the crater's rim as allowed by park rangers; due to activity, parts may be closed.

Standing at just over 4,000 feet, Kilauea is not the tallest volcano on the Big Island, but it's certainly the most active.You drive by the Halemaumau Fire Pit and the Kilauea Iki Crater before stopping at the Thurston Lava Tube.

There you take  a short walk gives you the opportunity for an up-close view of an extinct lava tube. The tour also visits the Hawaii Volcano Observatory and Jaggar Museum.


On your way back to the ship, the bus stops to visit the Big Island Candies where you can sample the tasty treats and take some home.

A couple of shots driving through Hilo,

Some more shots around the ship. NCL's Pride of America

One of the many creations by our cabin steward.

The Pool. Being an early riser, these shots were taken while most were still in the cabin or the buffet line.

The Other is the Skyline Main Dining Room. Inspired by the architecture and skyscrapers of 1930's Manhattan, it has a Art Deco style.

The Liberty Main Dinning Room is one of two traditional dining rooms on the ship. The setting is the American Colonial Period.

The Lazy J Texas Steakhouse is another of the Specialty Restaurants available on the Pride of America.  The Menu included beef, pork, chicken and seafood selections.

So we depart Maui for the big Island of Hawaii.  Next Port is Hilo.

Maui on the Pride of America - continued

While we were enjoying beautiful Maui, the crew got a chance to do a lifeboat drill.

We had been to Maui before and took the shuttle to one of the malls on Maui.  The wife got to do some shopping. We also picked up a couple of bottles of wine.  As I recall, at one port we were able to bring our wine purchase to our cabin and another the had us turn it in and collect it on the last night.

 We normally purchase a wine package when cruising.  On this particular cruise they offered a package that included wine and 5 specialty restaurants.   The first night we had gone to the seafood buffet. Tonight we would be visiting the East meets West specialty restaurant.

This was a real treat and our favorite specialty restaurant. There was quite an array of Pan Asian cuisine and many authentic Asian dishes to choose from.