Celebrity Eclipse, Oceana (II), Ventura & Silver Whisper
On the 12th June 2010, the gorgeous Silver Whisper was due to make a return call.  People think it was her maiden visit but it wasn't.  Her last visit had been the 29th August 2005 and we had seen no Silversea ships since Silver Shadow in June 2007 until May when they brought in the new Silver Spirit for an overnight stay.  This would be the first of two calls by Whisper this year and with both those vessels and Silver Cloud calling during 2011, things were looking up for us.  It was to be an early start, since her arrival was listed as 7.30am instead of 7am.  Eclipse was already in at the usual crack of yawn, Oceana was due for 6.45am and Ventura for 7am.  Being a Saturday, the buses started a little later so we caught the first just before 6.30am and when we arrived, Ventura was passing the marina.
A mad dash to the marina revealed Whisper wasn't that far away so I hurried forward, ignoring my long-standing side pain, while my dad lagged behind since he can't walk that fast these days.  I also noticed, despite it being 6.45am when I arrived at the front, Oceana was still coming out of the turning circle.  Apart from walkers, we were the only ones there which was a surprise.  But then I daresay the ship nuts would have got her during her previous call whereas I only had video of her sailing past the house.
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