We have cruised twice previously with Silversea on their expedition cruises (Galapagos and Bering Strait) and when a couple we met last year on the Bering Strait cruise asked us to join them on this one we did so without hesitation.

What we were expecting and what we got were two entirely different things.

First of all on the two previous Silversea expeditions you would pick your next day activities after a late afternoon / early evening briefing. You could always get the activity you wanted. On this trip we found out too late that we were supposed to go online and pick our activities far in advance. By the time we found this out all the interesting excursions were completely sold out and the ones that were left turned out to not that good. Like a walk around a small town with a guide who just started guiding that day. Or a bus ride around a small island with a guide who had nothing interesting to tell us. Read more