Celebrity Silhouette Review

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Review for the Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Celebrity Silhouette
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Sail Date: Aug 2012
Cabin: Sky Suite 2
Traveled with children

The ship is absolutely exquisite she is bang up to date with iPads being used all over(most notably in the QSINE restaurant.) The subtle use of solar power and other ingenious little tweaks pay homage to the "Save the waves" policy.

This was the first cruise I have been in a suite therefore the first time I have had a butler. The room was incredible. It was easily twice the size of the previous rooms I have been in and, even with a family of four, there were still empty drawers. Our Room Steward Jessie from the Philippines was lovely, he could not do enough for you and was always ready to chat when you had a moment. Our Butler was Erwin from Honduras. He was a nice guy who was always ready to book things or get food however we often found that we weren't quite sure what he was supposed to do. The thing we have seen on Princess is that there is a stand in your room on arrival that says 'hello I'm x your steward you can call me on y number' It would have been nice to have one for Erwin as we felt like we were under-using him.

The food again was universally excellent. The chefs (led by executive chef Thomas from Dusseldorf) were doing a great job behind the scenes. The food in the Oceanview cafe may be called repetitive and bland by some but I call it dependable and good quality. There was always a familiar choice and also a good amount of change to spice things up a bit. The staff in there are friendly but can be a bit quiet. None of the repetitive offers of coffee or juice that appear on other cruise lines. The main dining room is a great haunt in the evening. I definitely recommend that if you do the Celebrity Select dining option that you arrive at around 7pm it was always quieter and they seated us with no queue. With the suite you get 2 free meals in any of the speciality restaurants. (Side Note: although the brochure and various other sources say "2 free meals for 2" they actually cover the entire occupancy of the cabin) We dined in Tuscan Grill and QSINE. Tuscan Grill has great views 180 degrees around the back of the ship and has the most incredible steaks, I have it from a reliable source that the fillet Mignon was "like butter". The staff were welcoming and it an experience to have a can of diet coke put on ice. QSINE was an experience in itself. The entire concept is quirky and definitely designed to appeal to the younger generation of cruiser. The food is also great and the waiters and waitresses are enthusiastic and welcoming. I would defiantly recommend that you leave plenty of time (we were there for 2 1/2 hours) and that you have a chocolate tombstone (Huge but worth it!)

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Sky Suite 2

Cabin S2

The cabin is huge, a family of four still had space to spare. There is a periodic rumbling from the above Oceanview cafe however you get used to it. The Balcony is nice but does suffer from shade due to overhang although it thankfully lies between the supporting columns so the view is fine. Plenty of space to move about and it is useful to have a doorbell rather than relying on a knock on the door. The soundproofing in the corridor could be improved but inside it is fine.

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