We were docking in Puntarenas nice and early, and our tour guide said to meet him on the pier at 8am. We decided to order in room service for brekky just to be sure we'd be ready, as breakfast dining can be a little late. So, we headed off the ship at about 7.45am, wondering how this day was going to pan out. We had not been attracted to any of the ship's shore excursions, and when I googled Puntarenas we'd found a tour company that could show us around on an 8 h...

Lovely sleep in today, then brekky at La Terrazza. We took it easy this morning, reading and enjoying The Secret Life of Pets as we watched the sea gliding past. As we were watching the wake forming at the side of the ship, we realised there was a turtle bobbing around in it - but I wasn't quick enough to take a photo unfortunately. We decided to go to the bar for lunch. They were doing an English Pub special with chicken curry, fish and chips and shepherds pie. ...

This morning we had a leisurely breakfast in the dining room, chatting with a lovely couple at the next table - Pat and Rod from Manchester. They've been to Australia 22 times, including when they decided to have their daughter's wedding in Perth so they could have a holiday. They own a couple of houses in Perth (he was an accountant for Price Waterhouse) and have lived all around the world. After Brekky we went ashore to check out the artisans stores in the port...

Oh I forgot to mention that yesterday morning just before lunch we had a Welcome To Silversea cocktail reception where they introduced us to executive staff and talked about ongoing benefits, including a 5 % discount for family members! We had a lovely time and spent a while chatting to an opera singer who is part of their contracted staff. So, after breakfast at La Terrazza we returned to our cabin and watched the coastline slip by as we approached Huatulco (and...

Today we had a another wonderful day. We decided to have brekky up in La Terrazza again, and saw the lovely red haired Italian waiter on the way in ( the one "blessed" with red hair by his Irish grandfather), greeted by name by Zoltan, the Hungarian chap again (I think he could be the head waiter), and then had a delicious breakfast. When we returned from brekky our butler popped in to see how we were going. He asked about our dining preferences and suggested tha...