Tag: At Sea
Saturday, January 28, 2023 – Photo of the Day – Crusing The Pacific Ocean
Where in the World Are We?
Terry Bishop | Featured Lecturer
The Voyages Of The Beagle That Changed The World, Part 1
Fitzroy and Darwin travel the oceans to find their own answers to big questions
Terry Bishop was raised and educated in the west of England. For 35 years he was a psychiatric nurse, a child protection social worker, and a senior manager in Youth Justice and Child Care.
Terry has led groups of walkers/explorers across many of the battlefields of Europe and has explored historic sites in the USA, Africa, and beyond. He has trekked the foothills of the Himalayas, ventured across the Namib Desert, and driven relief supplies from England to Belarus post-Chornobyl.
A real-life Troubadour, he seeks to inform and entertain, incorporating humor, music, and song. Terry is also an accomplished folk musician and has produced two films on social issues.
He and his wife Julie share their time when not cruising between homes in Rochester, England, and Andalusia, Southern Spain.
Charles Darwin sailed around the world from 1831–1836 as a naturalist aboard the HMS Beagle. His experiences and observations helped him develop the theory of evolution through natural selection.
James Grant-Peterkin | Featured Lecturer
An Introduction To Tahiti & French Polynesia
Explore the 118 islands that make up this modern ‘Garden of Eden’
James Grant-Peterkin is a Cambridge University graduate and the British Honorary Consul on Easter Island. He has been studying Polynesian culture, linguistics, and archaeology for over 20 years, most of those while living on Easter Island, and is the author of the guidebook “A Companion to Easter Island”. He has lectured extensively on Eastern Polynesia on cruise ships and at educational institutions worldwide.
See our day of dining during a ‘Day at Sea’.
Friday, January 27, 2023 – Photos of the Day – Cruising The Pacific Ocean
Where in the World Are We?
James Grant-Peterkin | Featured Lecturer
The Trouble Life Of Paul Gaugin
Understand the complex artist who spent his formative years in French Polynesia
James Grant-Peterkin is a Cambridge University graduate and the British Honorary Consul on Easter Island. He has been studying Polynesian culture, linguistics, and archaeology for over 20 years, most of those while living on Easter Island. He is the author of the guidebook “A Companion to Easter Island”. He has lectured extensively on Eastern Polynesia on cruise ships and at educational institutions worldwide.
Eugène Gauguin (7 June 1848 – 8 May 1903) was a French Post-Impressionist artist. Unappreciated until after his death, Gauguin is now recognized for his experimental use of color and Synthetist style distinct from Impressionism. Toward the end of his life, he spent ten years in French Polynesia in 1903 where he is buried. The paintings from this time depict people or landscapes from that region.
Thursday, January 26, 2023 – Photo of the Day – Cruising the Pacific Ocean
Where in the World Are We?
Terry Bishop | Featured Lecturer
The Great Pacific Explorers – Abel Tasman
The Dutch make an impression in the East Indies and the Pacific
Terry Bishop was raised and educated in the west of England. For 35 years he was a psychiatric nurse, a child protection social worker, and a senior manager in Youth Justice and Child Care.
Terry has led groups of walkers/explorers across many of the battlefields of Europe and has explored historic sites in the USA, Africa, and beyond. He has trekked the foothills of the Himalayas, ventured across the Namib Desert, and driven relief supplies from England to Belarus post-Chornobyl.
A real-life Troubadour, he seeks to inform and entertain, incorporating humor, music, and song. Terry is also an accomplished folk musician and has produced two films on social issues.
He and his wife Julie share their time when not cruising between homes in Rochester, England, and Andalusia, Southern Spain.
Abel Tasman was born in 1603 in Lutjegast, Netherlands, Tasman started his career as a merchant seaman and became a skilled navigator. In 1633, he sailed to Jakarta, Indonesia. He participated in several voyages, including one to Japan. In 1642, Tasman was appointed to lead an expedition to explore the uncharted regions of the Southern Pacific Ocean. His mission was to discover new trade routes and to establish trade relations with the native inhabitants. Tasman sailed eastward and reached the coast of Tasmania, and named it Van Diemans Land. He then sailed north and discovered the west coast of New Zealand, which he named Staten Landt.
James Grant-Peterkin | Featured Lecturer
Mutiny On The Bounty
Relive the world’s most famous mutiny by Fletcher Christian and his men.
James Grant-Peterkin is a Cambridge University graduate and the British Honorary Consul on Easter Island. He has been studying Polynesian culture, linguistics, and archaeology for over 20 years, most of those while living on Easter Island, and is the author of the guidebook “A Companion to Easter Island”. He has lectured extensively on Eastern Polynesia on cruise ships and at educational institutions worldwide.
The mutiny on the Bounty occurred in the South Pacific Ocean on 28 April 1789. Disaffected crewmen, led by acting-Lieutenant Fletcher Christian, seized control of the ship from their captain, Lieutenant William Bligh, and set him and eighteen loyalists adrift in the ship’s open launch. The mutineers variously settled on Tahiti or on Pitcairn Island. Bligh navigated more than 4,000 miles in the launch to reach safety and began the process of bringing the mutineers to justice. Christian discovered Pitcairn which was an ideal haven. Eventually rivalries arose, Christian and others were killed leaving one original mutineer surviving.
Tonight’s entertainment was Linda Gentile, one of the most famous female entertainers on the high seas.
Tuesday, January 24, 2023 – Photo of the Day – Cruising The Pacific Ocean
Where in the World Are We?
James Grant-Peterkin | Featured Lecturer
Easter Island Today
Understand the modern challenges facing this and other remote islands.
James Grant-Peterkin is a Cambridge University graduate and the British Honorary Consul on Easter Island. He has been studying Polynesian culture, linguistics, and archaeology for over 20 years, most of those while living on Easter Island, and is the author of the guidebook “A Companion to Easter Island”. He has lectured extensively on Eastern Polynesia on cruise ships and at educational institutions worldwide.
1000 years ago the islanders set up their large moai on platforms to attract the favor of the gods to provide prosperity, security, and wealth. Ten centuries later, thanks to a thriving tourist industry, this is exactly what the moai are doing. The introduction of reliable Internet daily flights to the mainland, and a wider range of consumer goods and activities have removed the sense of remoteness.
Monday, January 23, 2023 – Photo of the Day – Crusing the Pacific
Where in the World Are We?
Terry Bishop | Featured Lecturer
The Great Pacific Explorers – Francis Drake – ‘El Draco’
Hero or Devil? Explorer, navigator, warrior and pirate?
Terry Bishop was raised and educated in the west of England. For 35 years he was a psychiatric nurse, a child protection social worker, and a senior manager in Youth Justice and Child Care.
Terry has led groups of walkers/explorers across many of the battlefields of Europe and has explored historic sites in the USA, Africa, and beyond. He has trekked the foothills of the Himalayas, ventured across the Namib Desert, and driven relief supplies from England to Belarus post-Chornobyl.
A real-life Troubadour, he seeks to inform and entertain, incorporating humor, music, and song. Terry is also an accomplished folk musician and has produced two films on social issues.
He and his wife Julie share their time when not cruising between homes in Rochester, England, and Andalusia, Southern Spain.
Sir Francis Drake – to the Spanish, a wayward pirate; to the English, a hero. He could be considered a morally dubious hero in many ways, perhaps even a villain, but was still incredibly influential in Tudor times.
Sir Francis Drake (c. 1540 – 28 January 1596) was an English explorer and privateer best known for his circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition between 1577 and 1580. This was the first English circumnavigation, and the third circumnavigation overall. He is also known for participating in the early English slaving voyages of his cousin, Sir John Hawkins.
In 1572, he set sail on his first independent mission, privateering along the Spanish Main. Drake’s circumnavigation began on 15 December 1577. He crossed the Pacific Ocean, until then an area of exclusive Spanish interest, and laid claim to New Albion, plundering coastal towns and ships for treasure and supplies as he went. He arrived back in England on 26 September 1580.
James Grant-Peterkin | Featured Lecturer
Easter Island: Collapse?
Discover how this once mighty civilization comes to a crashing end.
James Grant-Peterkin is a Cambridge University graduate and the British Honorary Consul on Easter Island. He has been studying Polynesian culture, linguistics, and archaeology for over 20 years, most of those while living on Easter Island, and is the author of the guidebook “A Companion to Easter Island”. He has lectured extensively on Eastern Polynesia on cruise ships and at educational institutions worldwide.
Rapa Nui is often seen as a cautionary example of societal collapse. In this story, made popular by geographer Jared Diamond’s bestselling book Collapse, the Indigenous people of the island, the Rapanui, so destroyed their environment that, by around 1600, their society fell into a downward spiral of warfare, cannibalism, and population decline. These catastrophes, the collapse narrative explains, resulted in the destruction of the social and political structures that were in place during precolonial times, though the people of Rapa Nui survive and persist on the island to the present day.
January 22, 2023 – Photo of the Day – Cruising The Pacific Ocean
Where in the World are we?
James Grant-Peterkin | Featured Lecturer
Rocking or Rolling?
Discover how Easter Island’s iconic statues were carved and transported.
James Grant-Peterkin is a Cambridge University graduate and the British Honorary Consul on Easter Island. He has been studying Polynesian culture, linguistics, and archaeology for over 20 years, most of those while living on Easter Island, and is the author of the guidebook “A Companion to Easter Island”. He has lectured extensively on Eastern Polynesia on cruise ships and at educational institutions worldwide.
500 Easter Island moai were moved out of the quarry along a network of roads to platforms called ahu all over the island. The largest of the moved moai is over 33 feet tall and weighs approximately 81.5 tons. Theories on how they were moved.
Today we learned about Celestial Navigation using a sextant and an extremely accurate type of clock called a chronometer.
Heidi Hart presented “A Taste of Tahita”, an Iaorana from Polynesia Polynesia on a little culture, food, and traditions of Tahiti.
The “Where In The World Party” joined friends and fellow guests who lived in our area of the world to meet each other.
We had late-night laughter at the “Liar’s Club” as an expert panel tried to convince us they were telling the truth.
Saturday, January 21, 2023 – Photo of the Day – Cruising The Pacific Ocean
Where in the World are we?
Terry Bishop | Featured Lecturer
The Great Pacific Explorers – Ferdinand Magellan
The ‘Nearly Man’ – traitor or hero? Discover more about this complex character
Terry Bishop was raised and educated in the west of England. For 35 years he was a psychiatric nurse, a child protection social worker, and a senior manager in Youth Justice and Child Care.
Terry has led groups of walkers/explorers across many of the battlefields of Europe and has explored historic sites in the USA, Africa, and beyond. He has trekked the foothills of the Himalayas, ventured across the Namib Desert, and driven relief supplies from England to Belarus post-Chornobyl.
A real-life Troubadour, he seeks to inform and entertain, incorporating humor, music, and song. Terry is also an accomplished folk musician and has produced two films on social issues.
He and his wife Julie share their time when not cruising between homes in Rochester, England, and Andalusia, Southern Spain.
Ferdinand Magellan (4 February 1480 – 27 April 1521) was a Portuguese explorer. He is best known for having planned and led the 1519 Spanish expedition to the East Indies across the Pacific Ocean to open a maritime trade route, during which he discovered the interoceanic passage bearing thereafter his name and achieved the first European navigation from the Atlantic to Asia.
During this voyage, Magellan was killed in the Battle of Mactan in 1521 in the present-day Philippines, after running into resistance from the indigenous population led by Lapulapu, who consequently became a Philippine national symbol of resistance to colonialism.
Wednesday, April 6, 2022 – Photo of the Day – At Sea
WEDNESDAY, 6 APRIL 2022 EN ROUTE TO RHODES, GREECE
TODAY’S WEATHER Partly Cloudy High: 80°F 27°C Low: 57°F 14°C
DRESS CODE: INFORMAL
For Ladies: DRESSES OR PANTSUITS
For Gentlemen: JACKETS (TIE OPTIONAL)
No shorts or flip flop type footwear after 6:00 PM in indoor venues
Today’s Schedule
GOOD MORNING
7:00 Morning Walk (signup required) with Personal Trainer Nemanja Jogging Track (9)
8:00 Pathway to Yoga with Personal Trainer Nemanja Aerobics Room (10)
8:30 Today’s Silver Quiz & Sudoku are available on request. Please ask at reception Reception (5)
9:00 Table Tennis is available for your enjoyment throughout the day Lobby (3)
9:00 Shuffleboard is available for your enjoyment throughout the day (unhosted – until 7:00pm) Forward Deck (10)
10:00 TALE OF TALES: Tale Teller Special Guest EAMONN GEARON The Show Lounge (6)
Today’s Topic: Tales from The Sahara: Encounters with the World’s Greatest Desert
10:00 Advanced Beginners Bridge Lesson with Bridge Directors RoseAnne and Jerry Conference Room (7)
10:00 The Library is open with a selection of books.
10:15 Coffee Chat with Gentlemen Hosts Panorama Lounge (8)
10:50 Boutique Event: Hubert Fashion Show Prize Drawing – Are you the lucky prize winner? The Boutique (5)
Join Hubert & Karen to find out you must be present to win
11:00 Intermediate Bridge Lesson with Bridge Directors RoseAnne and Jerry Conference Room (7)
11:15 Cooking Demonstration with Culinary Trainer David Bilsland The Show Lounge (6)
A taste of the Greek Islands: Join David as he prepares delicious Crete and Cyprus recipes
11:15 Easy Spanish Class with Cruise Director Fernando Panorama Lounge (8)
11:30 Line Dance Class with Keegan from the Voices of Silversea and your International Hostess Cristina Panorama Lounge (8)
11:30 Mileage Pool – Guess how many miles Silver Whisper has sailed since leaving Haifa Pool Deck (8)
11:45 Easy Italian Class with Cruise Director Fernando Panorama Lounge (8)
GOOD AFTERNOON
12:00 Nautical and weather information given by Captain Michele Macarone Palmieri Public Address System & In-suite TV Bridge Cam Channel
12:00 Seafood Buffet Pool Deck (8)
12:15 Music by the Pool with DJ Gabor (weather permitting) Pool Deck (8)
2:00 Water Aerobics with Personal Trainer Nemanja (weather permitting) Pool Deck (8)
2:00 Cards & Board Games are available on request – please ask at reception Reception (5)
2:00 Duplicate Bridge Play with Bridge Directors RoseAnne and Jerry Conference Room (7)
2:00 Dance Class with the Gentlemen Hosts Panorama Lounge (8)
2:00 Arts and Crafts with instructor Linda Wissler – Today’s Topic: Art “Dance of Israel” Card Room (7)
2:30 Boutique Event: “Alexandrite“ Join Hubert and Karen from Hubert Jewellery in store to learn about this rare gemstone The
2:45 Enrichment Lecture with Destination Consultant Jon Fleming The Show Lounge (6)
Today’s Topic: Istanbul – The City Where Europe Meets Asia
3:00 Water Volleyball equipment will be set up for your enjoyment with your fellow guest (weather permitting) Pool Deck (8)
3:45 Enrichment Lecture with World Affairs Lecturer Dr. Mark Elovitz The Show Lounge (6)
Today’s Topic: Talking Turkey & Erdogan’s Autocracy.
4:00 Table Tennis Tournament with our International Hostess Cristina Lobby (3)
4:00 Afternoon Teatime: music by Piano Vocalist Remon The Bar (5)
4:00 Prize Points Bingo for fun with our International Host Giancarlo Panorama Lounge (8)
4:00 Fab Abs Class with Personal Trainer Nemanja Aerobics Room (10)
4:00 “Silver Whisper Guests’ Art Exhibition” presented by Art Instructor Linda Wissler (until 5:30pm) Card Room (7)
4:15 Easy Greek Class with Cruise Director Fernando Panorama Lounge (8)
4:45 Team Trivia with Cruise Director Fernando and International Hostess for fun and prize points. Panorama Lounge (8)
5:30 Golf Putting Challenge with The Voices of Silversea. Prize points to be won! Lobby (4)
GOOD EVENING – DRESS CODE: INFORMAL
6:30 Piano Vocalist Remon captivate you with their beautiful music The Bar (5)
6:30 Cocktail Pianist Alex entertains you while you enjoy a pre-dinner cocktail Panorama Lounge (8)
6:45 Pre-Dinner Showtime! Silversea proudly presents NAKI ATAMAN in “Somewhere in Time” The Show Lounge (6)
Concert Pianist and Turkish Cultural Ambassador, Naki Ataman
7:00 Solo Travellers – Get Together with fellow guests and Gentlemen Hosts Panorama Lounge (8)
9:15 The Whisper Trio plays enchanting melodies for your listening and dancing pleasure Panorama Lounge (8)
9:30 Piano Vocalist Remon and Cocktail Pianist Alex play a selection of beautiful music The Bar (5)
9:45 Cabaret: Come and join The Voices of Silversea for “Broadway in the Lounge” Panorama Lounge (8)
Tonight’s cabaret will have you singing along to some of the most famous show tunes ever written as well as exploring
some more recent musical theatre. Sit back, relax and let the Voices of Silversea take you to Broadway!
followed by Disco Dance with Resident DJ Gabor
10:00 TALE OF TALES: Tale Teller Special Guest EAMONN GEARON
Today’s Topic: Tales from The Sahara: Encounters with the World’s Greatest Desert
Eamonn Gearon is an author, analyst, and public historian who has spent more than 20 years living and working across the Middle East and North Africa.
Eamonn spent many happy times exploring the Sahara as a young man, alone but for his trio of camels. He has never lost money on the resale of a camel.
After honeymooning in Kabul, Afghanistan, Eamonn and his American wife moved to Washington D.C. to teach at Johns Hopkins-SAIS. While there, he was approached by the U.S. Department of State to design and deliver training for American diplomats.
Eamonn is now training British diplomats at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, where he also pioneered online Area Studies training.
Eamonn is passionate about education in its broadest possible sense, which includes helping those of us already out in the world to better understand it and each other.
He has published a number of courses for the former “The Great Courses”, now known as Wondrium.
Gearon is best known for his book The Sahara: A Cultural History
COOKING DEMONSTRATION A CULINARY MASTER CLASS
Greece’s islands boast some of the healthiest and most delicious food in the world, with succulent honey-soaked treats and exceptional olive oil.
Each island has unique products to discover, whether it be olives, wine, cheese, or honey.
Today David prepares dishes from Crete and Cyprus whilst sharing food stories of the islands.
2:45 Enrichment Lecture with Destination Consultant Jon Fleming
Today’s Topic: Istanbul – The City Where Europe Meets Asia
MEET DESTINATION LECTURER JON FLEMING
Jon Fleming’s combination of personal experience and historical knowledge, plus an entertaining presentation style has made him very sought after in the Cruise industry. He has sailed on over 250 cruises worldwide including Silversea’s last 9 World Cruises.
Over the last sixteen years, Jon has lectured on over 500 cruise destinations across Europe, the Caribbean, South America, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Australasia, and the Pacific.
He has an informal and humorous lecture style that aims to make history interesting, accessible, and relevant for his audience, without bombarding them with dates and facts.
Jon was born in London, and studied Modern History at York University. After university, he pursued a successful career in marketing, before deciding to get out of the rat race and devote himself to travel full-time either by cruise ship or at the other end of the luxury scale, in a camper van with his wife Tracy.
His interest in travel was sparked by a two-month train trip around Europe when he was 18, and he has been looking for excuses to travel ever since! He has traveled extensively throughout the world, visiting over 125 countries in the process (the number is growing all the time). Having recently sold his beloved camper van, Jon now spends his summers in Europe looking for the perfect place to finally settle down…
3:45 Enrichment Lecture with World Affairs Lecturer Dr. Mark Elovitz
Today’s Topic: Talking Turkey & Erdogan’s Autocracy.
MEET ENRICHMENT LECTURER DR. MARK ELOVITZ
Back in 2012, Singapore’s Prestige Lifestyle Magazine featured Dr. Elovitz as a “Seminal Visionary.” International audiences acclaim him as a captivating commentator on world affairs. But, Dr. E. – as worldwide aficionados happily refer to him – simply says he is a geopolitician blessed with strategic hindsight.
Prior to lecturing around the globe, Dr. Elovitz served as a litigator, a professor of law, a U.S. government advisor, and a U.S. Air Force Officer. As a Phi Beta Kappa scholar, he has earned four (4) post-graduate degrees.
Dr. Elovitz has published hundreds of articles. His wide-ranging subjects have addressed legal liability, American public policy, world affairs & international geopolitics. Some of Dr. E’s many colorful commentaries include: “Whose Lunch Is The Dragon Eating?”The Machiavellian Mideast,” Bear Claws & Dragon Breath,” Political Wimps, Wusses & Wieners” and “When Is Later Too Late?”.
In addition, Dr. Elovitz had previously authored a regular newspaper column focusing on enhanced healthcare delivery. He has also been the lively and often provocative anchor/commentator for a World Affairs T.V. show.
Dr. Elovitz has lived in both Europe and the Mideast. As the United States Air Force Officer, he was a liaison to the American military stationed throughout England, Europe, and North Africa. In that role, he received the U.S.A.F. Commendation Medal for “Exemplary Pedagogic Skill.”
Additionally, Dr. Elovitz served in Washington during the Carter and Reagan Administrations as a government advisor on public policy. Dr. Elovitz has testified before the U.S. Congress’ Committee on Foreign Affairs. He has also been a participant in the U.S. Naval War College’s Current Strategy Forum. Currently, Dr. Elovitz is Director of the Centre For Strategic Geopolitics, a world affairs think tank.
Dr. Elovitz is recognized for his penetrating insights into and astute assessments of world affairs. His distinctive careers, extensive worldwide travels, and diverse international contacts produce presentations with uncommon depth and unique understandings of world affairs. He deftly provides the unjaded content and context that are often sadly absent from the print and broadcast media. As a result, Dr. E’s dynamic presentations are colorful, illuminating, and decidedly thought-provoking.
ALEXANDRITE GEM
This rare gem was named after Czar Alexander II for two reasons. First, the gem was discovered in 1830 in the Ural Mountains of Russia on the birthday of the Czar.
Second, its changing colors, red and green, are the same as the Russian Imperial Guard.
It has been a prevalent belief in Russia this gemstone can bring in a good omen for the owner and is also the birthstone for the month of June.
NAKI ATAMAN TONIGHT’S SHOW “SOMEWHERE IN TIME”
AT 6:45 PM THE SHOW LOUNGE, DECK 6
The son of renowned concert violinist and conductor, Zeki Ataman, Naki was born in the ancient city of Istanbul but was raised and educated in Turkey’s capital, Ankara, where he still resides.
In addition to his musical accomplishments, Naki speaks six languages fluently and holds a Ph. D in Clinical Psychology. However, his first love is music and performing.
He has appeared on numerous TV programs throughout the world, as well as hosting his own TV show in Turkey.
Naki also performs on many cruise lines. Given Naki Ataman’s background, the musical accomplishments of this multitalented man are not surprising.
Critics have used all these superlatives to describe Naki’s piano virtuosity as “dazzling, sensitive, magnificent, astonishing and unusually creative”.
Once you have witnessed this man’s talent and virtuosity, you may come up with some superlatives of your own
Friday, April 1, 2022 – Photo of the Day – At Sea
FRIDAY, 1 APRIL 2022 EN ROUTE TO HAIFA, ISRAEL
TODAY’S WEATHER Partly Cloudy High: 94°F 34°C Low: 75°F 24°C
DRESS CODE: FORMAL
For Ladies: COCKTAIL DRESSES OR PANTSUITS
For Gentlemen: TUXEDOS, DINNER JACKETS
OR DARK SUITS & TIE. No shorts or flip flop type footwear after 6:00 PM in indoor venues.
Today’s Schedule
GOOD MORNING
7:00 Morning Walk (signup required) with Personal Trainer Nemanja Jogging Track (9)
8:00 Pathway to Yoga with Personal Trainer Nemanja Aerobics Room (10)
8:30 Today’s Silver Quiz & Sudoku are available on request. Please ask at reception Reception (5)
9:00 Table Tennis is available for your enjoyment throughout the day Lobby (3)
9:00 Shuffleboard is available for your enjoyment throughout the day (unhosted – until 7:00pm) Forward Deck (10)
10:00 Enrichment Lecture with Broadcast Journalist Mr. Michael Buerk The Show Lounge (6)
Today’s Topic: The Tyranny of Woke
10:00 Advanced Beginners Bridge Lesson with Bridge Directors RoseAnne and Jerry Conference Room (7)
10:00 The Library is open with a selection of books.
10:15 Coffee Chat with Gentlemen Hosts Panorama Lounge (8)
11:00 TALE OF TALES: Tale Teller Special Guest EAMONN GEARON The Show Lounge (6)
Today’s Topic: “The Middle East and North Africa: A Journey in Three Stages”
11:00 Intermediate Bridge Lesson with Bridge Directors RoseAnne and Jerry Conference Room (7)
11:30 Boutique’s Special: Tag Heuer men’s and women’s Swiss timepieces with upto 50% Off ticket prices The Boutique (5)
11:30 Line Dance Class with Keegan from the Voices of Silversea and your International Hostess Cristina Panorama Lounge (8)
11:30 Mileage Pool – Guess how many miles Silver Whisper has sailed since leaving Aqaba Pool Deck (8)
GOOD AFTERNOON
12:00 Nautical and weather information given by Captain Michele Macarone Palmieri Public Address System & In-suite TV Bridge Cam Channel
12:15 Music by the Pool with Piano Vocalist Remon (weather permitting) Pool Deck (8)
2:00 Water Aerobics with Personal Trainer Nemanja (weather permitting) Pool Deck (8)
2:00 Cards & Board Games are available on request – please ask at reception Reception (5)
2:00 Duplicate Bridge Play with Bridge Directors RoseAnne and Jerry Conference Room (7)
2:00 Dance Class with Gentlemen Hosts Panorama Lounge (8)
2:00 Arts and Crafts with instructor Linda Wissler – Today’s Topic: Art “Magical Petra” Card Room (7)
3:00 Casino Special: Free Gaming Lesson with our friendly Casino Staff Casino (5)
3:00 Water Volleyball equipment will be set up for your enjoyment with your fellow guest (weather permitting) Pool Deck (8)
3:00 Enrichment Lecture with Destination Consultant Jon Fleming The Show Lounge (6)
Today’s Topic: Kusadasi – Gateway to Ephesus and Rhodes – A Living Museum of Ancient and Medieval History
4:00 Boutique Event: “Hubert Fashion Show” Join your hosts Hubert & Karen for this unique fine jewellery fashion show where your fellow guests will be showcasing Huberts one of a kind designs
4:00 Table Tennis Tournament with our International Hostess Cristina Lobby (3)
4:00 Afternoon Teatime: music by Cocktail Pianist Alex The Bar (5)
4:00 Stretch and Release Class with Personal Trainer Nemanja Aerobics Room (10)
4:45 Team Trivia with International Hostess Cristina and Host Giancarlo for fun and prize points. Panorama Lounge (8)
5:30 Golf Putting Challenge with The Voices of Silversea. Prize points to be won! Lobby (4)
GOOD EVENING – DRESS CODE: FORMAL
6:30 Piano Vocalist Remon captivates you with his beautiful music The Bar (5)
6:30 Cocktail Pianist Alex entertains you while you enjoy a pre dinner cocktail Panorama Lounge (8)
6:30 Sabbath get together with your fellow guests (unhosted) Card Room (7)
7:00 Solo Travellers – Get Together with fellow guests and Gentlemen Hosts Panorama Lounge (8)
7:00 Captain’s WELCOME COCKTAIL RECEPTION Show Lounge (6)
Captain Michele Macarone Palmieri invites Guests to the Welcome Cocktail Party and introduces the Senior Officers.
Music by The Silver Whisper Trio
8:00 Dinner Dance with Piano Vocalist Remon The Restaurant (4)
9:45 Cocktail Pianist Alex returns with his great swinging sound The Bar (5)
10:00 Showtime! Silversea proudly presents Naki Ataman in “A Musical Journey Around the World” Show Lounge (6)
Concert Pianist and Turkish Cultural Ambassador, Naki Ataman
10:45 Dance the night away with our DJ Gabor Panorama Lounge
Enrichment Lecture with Destination Consultant Jon Fleming
Today’s Topic: Kusadasi – Gateway to Ephesus and Rhodes – A Living Museum of Ancient and Medieval History
HUBERT: FASHION SHOW
AT 4:00 PM PANORAMA LOUNGE, DECK 8
Join our hosts Hubert and Karen, jewelry and gemstone specialists, for this unique fine jewelry fashion show, where your fellow guests will be showcasing Hubert’s one-of-a-kind designs.
All guests attending today’s fashion show will receive a free entry into our prize draw, we will draw the lucky winner on 9 April in The Boutique, deck 5.
You must be present to win.
NAKI ATAMAN – “A MUSICAL JOURNEY AROUND THE WORLD”
AT 10:00 PM THE SHOW LOUNGE, DECK 6
The son of renowned concert violinist and conductor, Zeki Ataman, Naki was born in the ancient city of Istanbul but was raised and educated in Turkey’s capital, Ankara, where
he still resides.
He began his musical studies at the age of 4 and made his stage debut at 8.
It is no surprise that Naki was chosen by the Turkish Ministry of Culture to be the official representative of the country’s cultural and goodwill interests throughout the world, thus
making him a true and unique Ambassador of Music.
In fact, Naki was chosen to represent Turkey at a concert for the United Nations Cultural conference in Vienna in 1975, for which he conceived the idea of an evening of music
encompassing all nations. His “Around the World” concert is basically that same program he created for the U.N.
As well versed in popular music, jazz, and musical comedy as he is in light classics, Naki is a favorite on concert stages throughout the world. Naki also performs on many cruise lines.
Given Naki Ataman’s background, the musical accomplishments of this multitalented man
are not surprising. Critics have used all these superlatives to describe Naki’s piano virtuosity as “dazzling, sensitive, magnificent, astonishing and unusually creative”.
Once you have witnessed this man’s talent and virtuosity, you may come up with some superlatives of your own.
Sunday, March 27, 2022 – Photo of the Day – At Sea
SUNDAY, 27 MARCH 2022 EN ROUTE TO AQABA, JORDAN
TODAY’S WEATHER Partly Cloudy High: 81°F 27°C Low: 65°F 18°C
DRESS CODE: INFORMAL
For Ladies: DRESSES OR PANTSUITS
For Gentlemen: JACKETS (TIE OPTIONAL)
No shorts or flip flop type footwear after 6:00 PM in indoor venues
Today’s Schedule
GOOD MORNING
7:00 Morning Walk (signup required) with Personal Trainer Nemanja Jogging Track (9)
8:00 Stretch and Release Class with Personal Trainer Nemanja Aerobics Room (10)
8:30 Today’s Silver Quiz & Sudoku are available on request. Please ask at reception Reception (5)
(return the Silver Quiz to Reception by 3:00 pm prize points for the first, most accurate quiz received)
9:00 Table Tennis is available for your enjoyment throughout the day Lobby (3)
9:00 Shuffleboard is available for your enjoyment throughout the day (unhosted – until 7:00 pm – weather permitting) Shuffleboard
9:15 Church Services conducted by fellow guests the Reverends Williams and Hope Eakins The Show Lounge (6)
9:30 Knitting Get Together Panorama Lounge (8)
10:00 Enrichment Lecture with Destination Consultant Jon Fleming The Show Lounge (6)
Today’s Topic: Aqaba – Gateway to Petra, The Rose-Red City
10:00 Advanced Beginners Bridge Lesson with Bridge Directors RoseAnne and Jerry Conference Room (7)
10:00 The Library is open with a selection of books. (When returning books please place in the drop box not back on the shelves)
10:15 Coffee Chat with Gentlemen Hosts David and Tom Panorama Lounge (8)
11:00 Enrichment Lecture with World Affairs Lecturer Dr. Mark Elovitz The Show Lounge (6)
Today’s Topic: Everything you need to know about Islam but didn’t know whom to ask.
Much about Islam is misunderstood, inaccurate, distorted or simply wrong. Dr. E. unveils Islam as it actually is
11:00 Intermediate Bridge Lesson with Bridge Directors RoseAnne and Jerry Conference Room (7)
11:15 Easy Spanish Class with Cruise Director Fernando Panorama Lounge (8)
11:30 Line Dance Class with Keegan from the Voices of Silversea and your International Hostess Cristina Panorama Lounge (8)
11:30 Boutique’s Special: ‘Hermes Scarves’ Immerse yourself in the unmistakable style of Hermes scarves.
These exceptional silk creations exude savoir-faire, created for the audacious and elegant art of living.
11:30 Mileage Pool – Guess how many miles Silver Whisper has sailed since leaving Yanbu Pool Deck (8)
11:45 Easy Italian Class with Cruise Director Fernando Panorama Lounge (8)
GOOD AFTERNOON
12:00 Nautical and weather information given by Captain Michele Macarone Palmieri Public Address System & In-suite TV Bridge Cam Channel
12:15 Music by the Pool with The Whisper Trio (weather permitting) Pool Deck (8)
2:00 Duplicate Bridge Play with Bridge Directors RoseAnne and Jerry Conference Room (7)
2:00 Water Aerobics with Personal Trainer Nemanja (weather permitting) Pool Deck (8)
2:00 Arts and Crafts with instructor Linda Wissler – Today’s Topic: Art “Lanterns of the Souk” Card Room (7)
2:00 Dance Class with Gentlemen Hosts David and Tom Panorama Lounge (8)
2:30 Boutique Event: Join renowned jewelry designer Huber Gesser for this informative chat The Boutique (5)
on the history and value of these organic gems of the ocean
3:00 Enrichment Lecture with Marine Biologist Prof. George Losey The Show Lounge (6)
Today’s Topic: “Future of our Coral reefs”
3:00 Water Volleyball equipment will be set up for your enjoyment with your fellow guest (weather permitting) Pool Deck (8)
4:00 Afternoon Teatime: music by Cocktail Pianist Alex The Bar (5)
4:00 Table Tennis Tournament with our International Hostess Cristina Lobby (3)
4:00 Prize Points Bingo for fun with The Voices of Silversea Panorama Lounge (8)
4:00 Luxury Liners: “The Italians and the race for the “Blue Ribband: The Rex” – A presentation on the history The Show Lounge
and interiors of famous liners with Cruise Director Fernando
4:45 Team Trivia with Cruise Director Fernando and International Hostess for fun and prize points Panorama Lounge (8)
5:00 Pure Form Pilates with Personal Trainer Nemanja Aerobics Room (10)
5:30 Golf Putting Challenge with The Voices of Silversea. Prize points to be won! Lobby (4)
5:30 Prize Point Redemption: Cash-in your Silversea Prize Points with your International Hostess (until 6:00pm) Shore Concierge
GOOD EVENING – DRESS CODE: INFORMAL
6:30 Cocktail Pianist Alex and Piano Vocalist Remon captivate you with their beautiful music The Bar (5)
6:30 The Whisper Trio entertains you while you enjoy a pre-dinner cocktail Panorama Lounge (8)
6:45 Showtime: ‘Made in Italy’ with Giovanni Palminteri from The Voices of Silversea The Show Lounge (6)
Join Giovanni, this evening for a taste of Italy. A show filled with popular Italian and Neapolitan songs.
7:00 Solo Travellers – Get Together with fellow guests and Gentlemen Hosts David and Tom Panorama Lounge (8)
9:00 The Whisper Trio plays enchanting melodies for your listening and dancing pleasure Panorama Lounge (8)
9:15 Classic Movie Night: “Singin’ in the Rain” 1952 | G | 1h43min | Musical/Romance The Show Lounge (6)
9:30 Piano Vocalist Remon and Cocktail Pianist Alex play a selection of beautiful music The Bar (5)
9:45 Karaoke Night: Be the Star you are! Join the International Hostess Cristina and the Voices of Silversea Panorama Lounge
and become the Whisper Karaoke Idol! followed by Disco night with our resident DJ Gabor
10:00 Enrichment Lecture with Destination Consultant Jon Fleming The Show Lounge (6)
Today’s Topic: Aqaba – Gateway to Petra, The Rose-Red City
MEET DESTINATION LECTURER JON FLEMING
Jon Fleming’s combination of personal experience and historical knowledge, plus an entertaining presentation style has made him very sought after in the Cruise industry. He has sailed on over 250 cruises worldwide including Silversea’s last 9 World Cruises.
Over the last sixteen years, Jon has lectured on over 500 cruise destinations across Europe, the Caribbean, South America, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Australasia, and the Pacific. He has an informal and humorous lecture style that aims to make history interesting, accessible, and relevant for his audience, without bombarding them with dates and facts.
Jon was born in London, and studied Modern History at York University. After university, he pursued a successful career in marketing, before deciding to get out of the rat race and devote himself to travel full-time either by cruise ship or at the other end of the luxury scale, in a camper van with his wife Tracy.
His interest in travel was sparked by a two-month train trip around Europe when he was 18, and he has been looking for excuses to travel ever since! He has traveled extensively throughout the world, visiting over 125 countries in the process (the number is growing all the time). Having recently sold his beloved camper van, Jon now spends his summers in Europe looking for the perfect place to finally settle down…
3:00 Enrichment Lecture with Marine Biologist Prof. George Losey The Show Lounge (6)
Today’s Topic: “Future of our Coral reefs”
MEET ENRICHMENT LECTURER DR. MARK ELOVITZ
Back in 2012, Singapore’s Prestige Lifestyle Magazine featured Dr. Elovitz as a “Seminal Visionary.” International audiences acclaim him as a captivating commentator on world affairs. But, Dr. E. – as worldwide aficionados happily refer to him – simply says he is a geopolitician blessed with strategic hindsight.
Prior to lecturing around the globe, Dr. Elovitz served as a litigator, a professor of law, a U.S. government advisor, and a U.S. Air Force Officer. As a Phi Beta Kappa scholar, he has earned four (4) post-graduate degrees.
Dr. Elovitz has published hundreds of articles. His wide-ranging subjects have addressed legal liability, American public policy, world affairs & international geopolitics. Some of Dr. E’s many colorful commentaries include: “Whose Lunch Is The Dragon Eating?”The Machiavellian Mideast,” Bear Claws & Dragon Breath,” Political Wimps, Wusses & Wieners” and “When Is Later Too Late?”.
In addition, Dr. Elovitz had previously authored a regular newspaper column focusing on enhanced healthcare delivery. He has also been the lively and often provocative anchor/commentator for a World Affairs T.V. show.
Dr. Elovitz has lived in both Europe and the Mideast. As the United States Air Force Officer, he was a liaison to the American military stationed throughout England, Europe, and North Africa. In that role, he received the U.S.A.F. Commendation Medal for “Exemplary Pedagogic Skill.”
Additionally, Dr. Elovitz served in Washington during the Carter and Reagan Administrations as a government advisor on public policy. Dr. Elovitz has testified before the U.S. Congress’ Committee on Foreign Affairs. He has also been a participant in the U.S. Naval War College’s Current Strategy Forum. Currently, Dr. Elovitz is Director of the Centre For Strategic Geopolitics, a world affairs think tank.
Dr. Elovitz is recognized for his penetrating insights into and astute assessments of world affairs. His distinctive careers, extensive worldwide travels, and diverse international contacts produce presentations with uncommon depth and unique understandings of world affairs. He deftly provides the unjaded content and context that are often sadly absent from the print and broadcast media. As a result, Dr. E’s dynamic presentations are colorful, illuminating, and decidedly thought-provoking.
3:00 Enrichment Lecture with Marine Biologist Prof. George Losey The Show Lounge (6)
Today’s Topic: “Future of our Coral reefs”
MEET ENRICHMENT LECTURER – PROF. GEORGE LOSEY
George S. Losey, Jr., Professor Emeritus, Department of Zoology and Hawai’i Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawai’i.
Professor George Losey was entranced by the ocean growing up with diving mask and plywood body-surfing board on the S.E. Florida coast. When first introduced to the fledgling sport of SCUBA diving at age 14 in 1954, he was literally “hooked.” Exploring and spear fishing throughout Florida and the Bahamas convinced him that this had to be his future. He received his Ph.D. in 1968 from Scripps Institution of Oceanography working on reef fishes of the E. Pacific. His studies introduced him to Ethology, a largely European discipline relatively new to the USA that concentrates on study of the natural behavior of animals and their social interactions. He left La Jolla in 1968 for the warmer waters of the University of Hawai’i and remained as a Professor and Researcher in the Department of Zoology and the Hawai’i Institute of Marine Biology. His research projects, mostly funded by the National Science Foundation, concentrated on cleaning symbiosis in fish and sea turtles, aggressive and territorial behavior of reef fishes, sex change in reef fishes, learning and instinctive behavior in freshwater and marine fishes and, most recently, ultraviolet vision and coloration in reef fishes and how these fishes cope with UV radiation. He lived underwater as an Aquanaught in Puerto Rico, dove in purse seines of the E. Pacific fishing fleet with dolphins and tunas and has visited marine labs from Israel to Australia.
Dr. Losey first started cruise ship speaking in 1996 on the QE 2 and was, once again, hooked. He decided that this was a far more civilized way to enjoy the ocean than sailing in rough Hawaiian waters in his 30 ft. sloop. Since then he has given talks on various ships with topics in oceanography and climate change, coral reefs, marine biology, Hawaiian natural history, Hawaiian legends and “nature vs. nurture” of human and animal behavior. He often combines research with lecture cruises: In the Caribbean, he converted part of his stateroom into a traveling laboratory to study aspects of ultraviolet vision in fishes purchased in each port. If you are curious, stop George to further pursue the topics of his talks and find out just what he is up to on this cruise. He is always happy to sit and enjoy a “tall cool one” in relaxing conversation.
HUBERT: PEARLS – TIMELESS AND ELEGANT
2:30PM THE BOUTIQUE, DECK 5
The history of the pearl goes back over seven thousand years.
The pearl is the oldest gemstone known to man.
From the White South Seas to exotic Tahitians and naturally coloured Goldens from Indonesia and the Philippines, they are a timeless classic.
Join our jewellery expert Hubert for an informative chat on the history and value of these organic gems of the ocean.
BLACKJACK TOURNAMENT
CASINO ON BOARD SILVERSEA
FROM 3:00PM TO 4:00PM
Come to the Casino and join our Blackjack Tournament.
Visit the Casino on board and try your championship skills!
Whether you are a new player or a Blackjack veteran, taking part in Blackjack Tournaments can be a lot of fun!
What makes tournaments popular is the competition among players. Unlike traditional Blackjack, where it is you against the dealer, in tournament play it is a player against player.
An entry fee is applicable. Please ask our Casino staff for more information.
Have fun and good luck!
“MADE IN ITALY”
TONIGHT’S PRE-DINNER SHOW
AT 6:45PM THE SHOW LOUNGE, DECK 6
Join Giovanni, one of your Voices of Silversea this evening for a taste of Italy.
A show filled with popular Italian and Neapolitan songs which are sure to have you swaying and singing along.