The itinerary is just a wish list

 TSH and Diva have seen a communication from Silversea suggesting that their visits to Northern Europe and the Channel Isles have been cancelled. Instead, they are to circumnavigate the British Isles twice. Same ports twice. How the mighty are fallen. The original plan for January 2021 was to circumnavigate South America. Once.

This change was half-expected because of the Covid status of France in particular. As a precaution, this is OK with TSH and Diva. But they will need clothes for cooler climes such as Scotland in late September. And Diva has wasted money on Day 2 tests that will not now be needed. 

They look forward to a confirmation of where exactly they are going. And information about the dress codes. And luggage tags. But the Silversea website has been down for days with no real explanation. 

Silver Spirit is in the Bay of Biscay, still heading for Southampton.

7 sleeps to go

 TSH is raring to go. He has most of his holiday wardrobe hanging on the planning rails. Many lists have been made and many pieces of documentation printed out. He is watching the progress of Silver Spirit towards Southampton but is concerned that the ship appears to be resting near Gibraltar. 

TSH and Diva have both taken a lateral flow test and both proved negative. They will have to undergo more of these tests before embarkation and again during the cruise. Diva thinks that they constitute an assault and that some more civilised method should be found. The Day 2 tests to be taken on return have already arrived and the numbers for the Passenger Locator forms are carefully stored. 

Diva's wardrobe optioneering is still in her head but she is almost ready to start the selection. She needs to avoid any potential clashes with the clothes required for her 70th birthday outings. Her cruise supplies list is ready for use. How much toothpaste? How much hair spray?