Chose this cruise because of the itinerary (mostly ports we had never visited) and a prior very positive experience on Silversea.

The cruise itself, the staff, the ship, the overall experience was wonderful. However....

The pre-cruise experience was less than such. I will blame Covid. While we were aware that a 24-hour pre-embarkation test was required, which we chose to have administered by the cruise line at the dock, many passengers were not. They had chosen to go with the 72-hour prior test, which did not work. Waiting for test results was stressful, to say the least. Read more