Part-way through the first leg of the cruise, TSH visited the shore concierge to enquire about the complementary Southampton excursions for transit guests. ‘News to us’, they said. ‘Where did you get that idea from?’ He showed them the small print on his cruise ticket, they arranged a complementary tour to Stonehenge and 23 guests had an interesting morning out in bright sunshine. Quote of the day from a fellow guest: ‘Why did they build it so far away from everything?’
When starting an excursion, the guide reads out a risk
assessment statement (very tedious on the nth excursion) from Silversea. When
they got to the bit about the hand gel dispenser installed on every tour bus,
Diva, who is not usually a heckler, called out that on this bus it was empty.
Apparently it was not empty but had solidified. So that’s all right then.
Reboarding the ship was not possible until both had a
negative lateral flow test. Combined with the daily temperature check carried
out by the butler, they know they are both healthy. Towards the end of the
first leg of the cruise, there was more socialising, as guests had meals with
people they were not travelling with but many people are just keeping to
themselves. Masks are still worn when moving around the interior of Silver
Spirit, but most people take them off when sitting, even if not eating or
drinking. Everyone, including TSH and Diva, occasionally forgets, especially when
they leave a table.
Sitting on Deck 11 in Southampton, TSH and Diva could see
their car in the quayside car park, sitting in splendid isolation awaiting their return in 12 days time.
Stonehenge, Southampton, silver spirit
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