Rome and Silversea Day 7

A full day at sea between Italy and Spain

Posted by brian on May 10, 2026 · 3 mins read
  • Start of day: At sea, heading to València, Spain
  • End of day: At sea, approaching València, Spain

I awoke to my sliding balcony door wide open and a lot of ship movement. Evidently I hadn’t locked it the night before and it worked its way all the way open during the night. There’s a first!

It’s a lazy sea day, so I made the most of it.

First-person view from a shaded deck lounger aboard the Silver Spirit, with a person's legs and a Kindle e-reader in the foreground, the teak deck and empty loungers to the right, and the deep blue open sea beyond the glass-panelled railing under a clear sky

Also, I changed my flights today to head back on Friday after embark instead of Sunday after two days in Lisbon. The flight numbers and times are the same, just two days earlier. The difference in fare was +$34. I’ll save more than €500 by skipping Lisbon hotels, transfers, meals, and all that. It wasn’t about the money. I do miss my family, even if they’re getting along fine without me.

Just before dinner, I stopped at the shore excursions desk and signed up for jaunts in Cartagena and Portimão. Actually, I signed up for two shore excursions for Portimão, as it was described as a more ‘scenic’-oriented port vs ‘cultural’ (museums, wine tours) of the other ports. That sounded good to me.

Dinner was at Atlantide with the other agents, which was fun now that we’re all more comfortable around each other.

Mirror selfie in a Silver Spirit veranda suite — a man in a light blue short-sleeved shirt and cream trousers holding up a phone, reflected in a large tile-framed mirror, with the suite's sofa, framed floral print, pink orchid, and reading lamps behind him and a folded daily newspaper on the vanity below

A Silversea Atlantide dinner menu page headed 'This Evening's Recommendations,' listing starters (Compressed Watermelon, Tuna Tartare), mains (Whole Roast Duck, Grilled Filet of Halibut, Paprika Dusted Roast Cauliflower Steak), a Caramel Coconut Tart dessert, and Connoisseurs' white and red wine pairings

After dinner some members of our group went up to the Panorama Lounge before calling it a night.1

Evening gathering in a ship lounge with guests mingling and seated among low armchairs, two red and white wine glasses and a water glass on a marble cocktail table in the foreground, and warm recessed lighting across the curved ceiling

Footnotes:

  1. Yes, he’s Dutch. ↩

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