Cruiseboysians from 2023 may remember Silversea's SALT program - "Sea and Land Taste". On board there is the SALT Kitchen, where the menu rotates according to where we are. Same thing with the SALT bar. However, a few days ago I signed up for the SALT Lab. The teaching kitchen. Teaching Kitchen We were saying … Continue reading SALT

There are 144 world cruisers this year. That's a small number compared to previous Silversea world cruises (about 20 weeks long) or grand voyages (about 10 weeks long), but that is not a surprise. As I mentioned in October 2025, the itinerary of this world cruise changed last year. Seems many choose to not participate … Continue reading Demographics

The Captain runs the ship, no surprise there. They have a crew to assist with that. But a cruise ship also has a Hotel Director. They are in charge of things like the restaurants, bars, cabin housekeeping and so on. I've heard one say they are responsible for everything that does not "have an engine … Continue reading Cruise Director

This was going to be a long day, but we are (finally!) going to the site. By train? The Hiram Bingham is an upscale train named for the US explorer who "rediscovered" and spread knowledge of Machu Picchu in 1911. The train was nice and followed the Urubamba River along the Sacred Valley. Train Seat … Continue reading Machu Picchu – Day 3

We had one more day of altitude acclimation before going to visit Machu Picchu. We left our hotel in the Sacred Valley and visited a salt "mine". It's not really mining. Marasal (choose English, or whatever, on the right-side of the menu bar) sits on a salt-water spring. Now, I don't know if it's trapped … Continue reading Machu Picchu – Day 2