Lisbon, Layovers and London

After a rocky evening (that I loved) aboard Silversea’s elegant Silver Spirit as she made her way up the Atlantic Coast from Portimao, Portugal, we finally arrived at our final disembarkation port of Lisbon.

Our arrival was slightly delayed due to the heavy seas last night, which by good [...]

Silver Spirit arrives in Casablanca, Morocco!

This morning, Silversea’s elegant Silver Spirit glided slowly into the harbour for Casablanca, Morocco, passing numerous container ships and bulk carriers before coming to a standstill in the basin and executing what looked like a tricky three-point turn in order to back into our berth at the [...]

Silver Spirit arrives in Las Palmas, Canary Islands

Today, Silversea’s Silver Spirit is docked in the port of Las Palmas, Canary Islands; a popular tourist destination for British and German travellers, and the perfect place for Silver Spirit to take on new passengers, provisions and fuel.

The largest city on the island of Gran [...]

Crossing the Atlantic, bound for Las Palmas aboard Silver Spirit

Today is another invigorating day at sea here onboard Silversea’s elegant Silver Spirit as she sails towards our next port of call: Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. It’s a welcome chance to relax after our busy day ashore yesterday in Porto Novo, and [...]

Our Atlantic Crossing Nears Its End

Today was a bittersweet moment aboard Silversea’s elegant Silver Spirit, for although our voyage is only halfway done, Wednesday, April 18 marks the last official day of our Transatlantic crossing.

Today began like every other sea day has: by taking breakfast on the terrace of La [...]