I must admit that we are relatively new cruisers but we have travelled a lot so we have some ability to comment on our treatment on our recent Mediterranean cruise on the Celebrity Silhouette. We felt really pampered. We had the standard balcony room which was slightly larger than the room we had on the Norwegian Sun. There were lots of cubbies for stowing things so the room felt less cluttered and crowded. The bed was very comfortable which is critical as far as I'm concerned. The selection of on demand movies was great too.

The waiters and wine stewards did everything they could to make sure we enjoyed our meals - including having special gluten free meals and desserts for my husband every day. We shared our table in the main dining room with a German gentleman who wrote reviews for a German travel organization. We asked him how he would rate our evening meals and he said that they were as good as a meal in a 5 star resort. We agreed and didn't bother to try any of the specialty (extra cost) restaurants.

We took advantage of several of the reasonably priced combo specials offered by the spa to try a variety of massages, facials and reflexology treatments. The massage therapist who took care of me was fantastic - and I'm spoiled by the massage therapist who takes care of me at home. Read more