A very welcome day at sea

After 7 consecutive days in port we were very happy to have a day at sea. All of the ports have been great, but the mornings are very busy. The weather has been very warm every day since our second day in Cadiz.

I got up at just after 7 and went for a good long walk on the jogging track, we had breakfast in The Marquee. We especially like the Greek yoghurt, served with honey and blueberries. Ian likes the pumpkin pancakes while I choose different things. Today I chose the “rainbow mosaic” which is like 5 tiny bruschetta with different, mostly sweet toppings. Very pretty but not so nice. I won’t be ordering again!

We went to a lecture in the Venetian Lounge about the next three posts: Palma de Mallorca, Cartagena and Malaga. It was presented by a retired US Naval academic and it was very informative and entertaining.

At 11 I went to an art class, this time doing watercolour paintings in the style of Miro.

My very ordinary effort!

We decided to go to La Terrazza for lunch. We don’t really like buffets, but thought it might be a change. We both had a small bowl of pasta, then I had some sushi and Ian had some prawns.

We headed back to our suite for a rest and I managed to get some washing done. Then we went to a cooking class in the SALT Lab. We made Spanish Cocas, a kind of baked pizza with two different toppings. It was fun and delicious!

Coca with chorizo and cheese

We missed bingo but made it in time for trivia. We had just sat down and not ordered our drinks yet, when the drink waiter put an espresso martini down in front of Ian. The barman was so used to him ordering them, he didn’t need to be asked! No good at trivia again!

Tonight is a formal night, beginning with the Captain’s cocktail party for Venetian Society members. After your first Silversea cruise you are automatically made a member and every day is accumulated. At the end of this cruise we will be at 64 days (includes 14 days given to us for our first cancelled cruise during COVID). The magic number is 100 - after 100 days you get free laundry!

There are over 400 Venetian Society members on board (out of about 700 passengers), totalling over 15,000 days! At the cocktail party they announced all those who reached 100 days while on this cruise and presented certificates for those reaching 250, 350 and 650 days. The higher the number then more the perks, for example at 350 days you get a free 7 day cruise. They also announced the passengers on board with the most days - the highest was a couple with over 1900 days! We actually met the husband, an Englishman, very nice, a non-drinker!

We went to Dolce Vita for a drink and then to Silver Note where we had a 9pm booking. Silver Note is like a nightclub with a pianist and singer. The menu is interesting as there are lots of small courses, not quite like tapas, but you can order as many as you like, although they recommended 3 - 4 plus dessert. We were not really hungry, so each ordered two courses: lobster tail and beef tenderloin. They were very tasty and just the right size! I ordered a pavlova as well.