Just wanted you to know Ken and I leave on Tuesday and will be out of the office until March 14. Not on my list of the dates we are out of the office escorting trips, but of course Clay and my team will handle anything that comes up.
We are going to see the Silver Spirit receive her 49 ft extension. It is a Silversea function and we will see the ship cut down the middle and separated then the next day go back to see the new 49 ft extension added to the ship. I hesitated a first to do this a long way to go for a short time but it should be something really neat to see.
Trying to get air was a nightmare. Flights do not go into the Palermo airport every day. No business frequent flyers on the date going out. Just looked like it would not work. We were doing all this when we were on the Mariner making it even harder. However, after a few gray hairs it all worked out as if it was "meant to be" On March 6 returning on March 13 we could get business class BA from DFW to LHR using miles and a companion ticket we have that is about to expire.
What to do until the function starts in Palermo on March 9th? I have always wanted to go to Lake Como. Been on my list for a long time, so I said lets check it! Worked great BA from LHR to Milan and then on the 9th Easy Jet from Milan to Palermo. Success so I accepted the Silversea invitation.
Then we decided since Ken and I never do anything with just the two of us so we decided to splurge and find a really luxury hotel in Lake Como. Foiled on that one as the nicer hotels do not open until late March. We finally decided to stay at the hotel that Cheron found in Lake Como, when they went with June and Ralph. Hotel Olivedo in Varenna, great location and lots of restaurants so we will splurge on food instead!
The itinerary from Silversea looks fantastic. First night dinner in the hotel where we are staying and that looks fantastic. Then one in a swanky Italian villa and one in a castle on a hilltop. We have to leave a day early to catch the flight coming home but we do get to see the entire Silver Spirit event.
