From Afar, Hvar (Croatia)

Silver Spirit anchored in Hvar, Croatia.
Lovely Silver Spirit anchored in Hvar, Croatia. © 2013 Ralph Grizzle

This morning, Silver Spirit anchored off of Hvar, an island that bills itself as the sunniest in Adriatic. No problem with anchoring. Tenders ran frequently, and we hopped on one to go ashore. As you can see in the photo, Silver Spirit appeared stunningly gorgeous at anchor.

Unfortunately, our tour, an off-road excursion, was cancelled because we were the only two who signed up. So we spent an hour walking the seaside promenade alongside the Adriatic.

seaside
In Hvar, we walked the seaside promenade. © 2013 Ralph Grizzle

Hvar is one of those places that we’d like to return to for a longer stay. It reminded us of Saint-Tropez, and we vowed to come back for a week or more.

Hvar
Hvar is the name of the island and the town. © 2013 Ralph Grizzle

For now, though, lovely Silver Spirit beckoned, departing at 5 p.m. to take us to our last port of call, Venice.

Silver Spirit
Back to Silver Spirit, waiting to set sail to venerable Venice. © 2013 Ralph Grizzle

Silver Spirit, Athens To Venice

Day 1Athens, Greece
Day 2Kusadasi, Turkey
Day 3Olympia, Greece
Day 4Corfu, Greece
Day 5Kotor, Montenegro
Day 6Dubrovnik, Croatia
Day 7Hvar, Croatia
Day 8Venice, Italy
Voyage Recap In Photos

Like this article?

Share on Facebook
Share on Twitter
Share on Linkdin
Share on Pinterest

Our latest articles

3 Comments

  • What do you make of the latest CDC report for the Silversea Company ship that failed inspection?

    Reply
    • Not a lot. USA Today says, “The CDC has yet to make its report listing reasons for the failing grade public.” So we don’t even know why Silver Shadow failed.

      The paper also says, “The last six inspections of the ship by the CDC have resulted in scores ranging from 95 to 99, according to CDC records.”

      Reply
  • You are right about coming back for a week or more. The word of a guy who is born there!

    Reply

Leave a Reply to theavidcruiser Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *