The Good Having cruised with other operators, the on-board experience at Silver Seas is well worth the extra cost and, aboard the Silver Shadow, it is well worth springing for a Silver Suite. These suites are spacious and luxurious without being excessive and are clean and well-maintained despite both cleaning and maintenance being unobtrusive. They have very large balconies which means that leaving your suite to roam around the ship is entirely optional.

Wonderful food and service in the main Dining Room, slightly less so in La Terrazza. The sommeliers in both restaurants were extremely knowledgeable and helpful - aided immensely by a "Connoisseur's Wine List" of excellent wines at liquor store prices with no discernable mark-up. This more than made up for the unimpressive "free" wines.

The enrichment lectures were fascinating and well-presented. Read more