Saturday, May 4, 2024 – Photo of the Day – At Sea En Route to Dutch Harbor, Alaska

Where in the World Are We?

Sailing from Japan to Dutch Harbor, Alaska.

Today’s Activities Include:

• Bridge Lessons
• Enrichment Lecture with Bill Burgel: The Development of the Science of Geology during the Growth of the Railroad Industry
  • Inventions such as James Watt’s steam engine needed a source of fuel, and it soon became apparent that geologists (who found coal) and railroads (who transported coal to where people lived) were in this growth cycle together. Mr. Burgel explains the beginnings of the railroad industry with the spotlight on fuel deposits.
• Enrichment Lecture with Scott Bornstein: Aging, Memory, and Cognitive Training
  • The Science of memory and Strategies for keeping your memory sharp as you age.

• Enrichment Lecture with Sir Alistair MacDuff: A Miscarriage Of Justice
  • The fascinating story of the conviction and hanging of an innocent man in 1950 for a murder of which he was not guilty.
• Enrichment Lecture with Douglas Keeney: Vanished! Pan Am, Malaysia Flight 370 – The Unfinished Story of Transoceanic Flight.
  • From the author of Lost in The Pacific – and a pilot himself – Keeney traces the history of aviation from barnstormers to international airlines and how pilots conquered transoceanic flight. He concludes with the lost flight of Malaysia 370 and the latest updates, including videos, animations, and photos.

• Enrichment Lecture with Michael DiSpezio: Cool Concepts in Cosmology – Space Science Made Simple
  • Join Michael for an incredible, unique, and interactive journey in which he explores a treasure trove of space science topics, including sky objects, northern lights, celestial navigation, time travel, and space station viewing.

• Pre-Dinner Showtime! Silversea proudly presents Comedian “Tony Daro”
  • Tony Daro’s hilarious routines have made him one of the established stars of the New York comedy scene. He has dozens of television appearances under his belt, has won multiple Writer’s Guild awards for comedy writing, and was nominated for an Emmy Award for his work on “Saturday Night Live.” Tony is the rare comedian who can be both inoffensive and gut-busting funny.

Tonight’s dinner was in The Restaurant.

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