Cruise Preparations and Our Sponsors

Our 10-night Greek Isles cruise aboard Silversea Cruises’ brand new Silver Moon will be our first cruise in over 16 months, following the Covid-19 pandemic. This is a completely vaccinated cruises, and Rickee and I have both been fully vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine.

Health and Safety Protocols

Silversea has informed us that we will be required to wear masks while inside the ship unless we are seated in one of the restaurants, or in one of the bars/lounges. Masks are not required on outer decks as long as distancing can be maintained. We also are not required to wear masks when in our suite.

A rapid Antigen test is required prior to boarding and will be provided by Silversea at the cruise terminal prior to embarkation. Embarkation begins at 2pm.

Daily temperature checks will be conducted by our butler, in our suite. And, another random Antigen test may be required at some point during the cruise. A final Antigen test will be administered upon disembarkation.

Our Sponsors

We will be sailing on this cruise as guests of Silversea Cruises, along with other members of the media. In addition, we have been sponsored by Luggage Forward, Aperturent and OneSim.

Luggage Forward is an international luggage delivery service. We have used their services in the past with excellent results. On this journey, we will be shipping two large duffels from our home in Dallas, Texas to Pireus, Greece. Our luggage was shipped yesterday via Fedex (12 days prior to embarkation) and we will not see our luggage until we board the ship. Luggage Forward has agreed to provide this service on this journey in exchange for a review of their services. Click here for more information.

Aperturent is a company that rents high-end camera and video gear. We have used Aperturent in the past with excellent results. On this journey, Aperturent has agreed to provide us with a zoom lens for our Sony A7S III camera as well as a DJI RSC2 Gimbal. We will be using this gear to produce videos for our YouTube channel. Click here for more information.

OneSim is an international sim card calling service. OneSim has provided us with an eSim for my iPhone 12 Pro to use during our time in Greece. Click here for more information.

Pre-Cruise

We will be flying from DFW to Athens on Delta Airlines. Our air was provided by Silversea Cruises. Will will be flying in Delta’s Economy Class and will review the experience. Since we are fully vaccinated, it appears that we are not required to have Covid tests prior to boarding the flight. Unfortunately, our seats were not upgradeable, so we were not able to upgrade to Premium Economy or Business Class.

We are flying into Athens the day prior to embarkation and we will be staying one night at the Athens InterContinental Hotel.

We were able to pre-select an embarkation time of 2pm on the MySilversea.com website.

MySilversea Website

The MySilversea.com website is for booked guests and is very intuitive. This is where you can complete all of your Guest Information forms prior to the cruise. We were able to upload images of our vaccination certificates here in addition to choosing our bed configuration, desired pillows, etc.

You can also use this website to book restaurant reservations, spa treatments and shore excursions.