Once again Silversea delivered.

Having booked onboard last year to do back to back cruises from Venice to Istanbul and then into the Black Sea, our itinerary had been changed due to the political situation in Ukraine. Whilst this meant that we were visiting some of the same ports twice, on an port intensive cruise this gave us the chance to create our own sea days, sometimes with only a handful of other passengers on board.

Sailing out of Venice late at night was magical, giving a completely different perspective of this bustling city. Read more