0th July NOT HAPPY JAN!!!
An early morning breakfast, then a wander around the neighborhood, finding a hairdresser open I decided to get a blow wave as the hair was going a little curly after walking in the rain last night!
Then Susie and I headed off down the street to find the favorite dress designer of Princess Mary – Birger-Mikkelsen! Yes we found the store and l also found a few stunning little numbers to purchase!! Mary apparently pops in there with her family which is rather lovely.
We then head off to the Palace to view Queen Magritte reception rooms. Lucky us as they are only open on the weekend twice and only once each day in English.
I had booked our places a couple of days ago as they only take 20 people.
This was fantastic up close and personnel in these grand rooms filled with paintings and furniture , some of which that the Queen had bought at auction!
The fabrics of the drapes were incredible as many were made by the original makers dating back to 1700s in France. The Queen had been very hands on in the refurbishment of these rooms. She has an amazing eye for colour as she is apparently a very competent artist which shows with her choice of furnishing and colour combinations
The lovely thing is that we are so few people and nothing is cordoned off but we did have the Nazi police watching over us as the guide informed us of the history of the rooms!
I happened to lean my two fingers on a marble table and I got the tap on the shoulder !
After the tour we headed back to the hotel to collect our bags and head to the ship!
A manic taxi driver, not Danish, got us there in sort of one piece, a total loony punching the silver sea Attendant! What a shit! Boy we were glad to see the last of him.
Got on board and headed to our cabin. I am not happy!!! Assuming it was going to be the same as the Shadow which had an enormous bathroom, separate bath and shower with double marble handbasins, here it only has one handbasin and the shower over the bath.
Then I find there is only one power point for computer phone camera hairdryer and the 2 of us!!!
Shit!
Plus no FED!!! Fed was my amazing butler on the Shadow who just knew and did everything perfectly and more. He was a gem!
This one is called Chintha and just isn’t FED!!! Anyway call Chintha and Juliet the maid, who then got an extension cord with 4 points, so ok that problem solved!!!
Now the people, on the Shadow everyone was very glamorous and there were heaps of people we saw and liked but alas no one looks like our cup of tea!!! A pretty motley lot!!!
All couples and pretty old!!!!
Im so pleased that I have Susie with me as if I had been by myself I would have had a very miserable time I can tell you. So what do we do, head to the bar for a drink!!! Drown the sorrows!!
We go to the pool bar and fresh air order a margarita, cant belief that they don’t have a sail away as all the other ships I have been on do!!
That is serving drinks and having music while sailing away!!
On the shadow everyone was on top deck laughing drinking French champagne and getting to know each other!!
Yes the French champagne is in the room on ice which is a nice touch but Miss Princess wasn’t happy in the cabin !!! It was bloody hot and the aircon wouldn’t kick in!! NOT happy Jan!!!
We drank about 4 margaritas and then decided to stay there and have dinner. Don’t have to dress up and you get grilled meat or fish ,salad ,simple clean food! A rug around us then a bottle of very nice Aussie shiraz!!!
Bloody hell cant do this everyday as well put on weight!
31st July AT SEA
The cup of tea arrives at 7.00am and must admit that I was still asleep, one thing the beds and pillows are great.
Have to get up to go the pilates which is on deck nine by the gym which is really well kitted out.
This is a great way to start the day and do feel better for having done it
Now really doing absolutely nothing other than look at another cabin which doesn’t achieve anything as they all have the same layouts, so no bigger bathrooms or more plugs!!!
Ummm I will just have to get use to this I guess! We have lunch and then wander around and really feeling quite bored and restless!! A game of golf would be great!!
Read the itinerary and tours and think there is nothing I want to really do as I don’t have the bloody right clothes. Kayaking hiking are the only things that interest me.
I had phoned Silversea to ask about what I should take as I knew I was going to the Artic Circle area. Al they say is layers!!! I check temperatures and they say average is 23 degrees.
It is bloody freezing, I go to the pool area to read and its icy the aircon is freezing thank God I put in a couple of cashmeres at the last minute.
Tonight is formal night cant wait , not, we are contemplating not going but by this stage I have cabin fever and say to Suzie we will go once just to get out and see what the people are like etc!
So thank God for the top I bought in Copenhagen the outfits I brought are totally unsuitable great for Caribbean but not for the Artic!!
Black is the go!! So we head off queue up and meet the Captain, Italian, then the Hotel Director, he says Mrs Sorell cabin 439 shocked I say yes!! Please let me know if you are not happy with anything!! I say my God you know, I feel I have spies on me!! Oh please let me know if there is anything I can do to make your stay pleasurable, I need to know he says, Suzie asks where do we find you? He points to reception!
Ok I said I know how he knows us!! Photo as we board, complaint from me, does the research and bingo!!
After the Captains welcome party, ha ha!! So boring, just introduces us to the staff which I guess is helpful, we head to the bar where Gianni greets us and again says please I need to know how to help you!! Well then I give it to him!! I tell him about the cabin, the lack of knowledge by staff on previous cruise plus Silversea in Sydney when I call them about what I should take away with me tell me layers
instead of giving me any indication of what we are doing or the real climate,
Add to the fact I had not been given any information on tours which should have come to me which would have given me a real idea of what to bring.
I tell him I would have liked to kayak but didn’t bring the right clothes but have it all at home!
Disappointed in ship as not like the Shadow and not informed that is was a smaller ship, not really his fault!!
So he pulls over Barbara in charge of staff and says make sure mrs Sorell has clothes for kayaking!! No no I insist, now not sure I even want to do it!!
We will ensure you have the most amazing cruise with us he says!!
(Now wondering if as I told the stupid bulter that I was a writer and needed a plug for the computer he thinks Im a travel writer!! Oh well it wont hurt if he does!!
So off to dinner we go and it is rather special! We have Alex who was our waiter at pool side , very cute, we order the caviar, yummy, he whispers if we want more just let him know!!
So yes we let him know and we get 2 lots!!
Stunning lobster for main course, we are pretty happy! After a beautiful dinner we trot off to the cabin and find on our beds 2 jumpers with stunning boxes of exquisite chocolates ,and on the table a bottle of Pommeroy champagne with a card from Gianni!!
So guess what I now have to kayak like it or not!!!!
They are hell bent on making sure that we go away maintaining that it is a 6 star ship!! Look which it is!!
Other than that the people on board are still so boring and not a person to be spotted that we/I want to talk to!
There is no air of excitement or joy on board! They are all bloody old other than 3 gays who are probably in there 40s and also boring as …..
Not the ships fault just the group of people who are on this tour on the ship, which is interesting,
Again Im thankful that I have Suzie as I would be staying in my cabin and not venturing out!! 17 days horrible!!!
Tomorrow we are at Alesund Norway so will see how this place or the day pans out!!
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