Rome – Lisbon 03 May – 08 May 2007

Great to be back on Silver Shadow after 3 years.
the service and food was as good as I had remembered it. One of the evenings I had the opportunity to dine in the Le Champagne which is an alternative restaurant that has a $30 cover charge per person, but only takes around 24 people so needs to be booked, I can certainly reccommend this for special occasions.

It was my first visit to the Port of Poltu Quatu Sardinia, which was by tender and a very stunning port.

I also had the opportunity to see the first race of the 2007 Americas Cup as we were anchored off Valencia, making the spanish port the first European venue since 1851 for sailing’s oldest tournament. You had the choice of going ashore at midday and the ship collecting you at 5pm or staying onboard and going back out to sea to see the race, this was a very exciting day and created a great atmosphere on deck, weather was perfect.

We were overnight in Lisbon, Silversea arranged shuttle service to take you into the town centre they were running every hour, taxis were also available, journey time approx 15 minute. so plenty of time to explore.

In my opinion Silversea Cruises is a great product, where you can do as much or as little as you want to, with good accommodation and service.