Celebrity Silhouette Review

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Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on Celebrity Silhouette
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SusieV
6-10 Cruises • Age 40s

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Sail Date: Jan 2014

First, some comments. My husband and I are in our early thirties, and these were our eighth and ninth Celebrity cruises. We were cruising with friends who also enjoy cruising on Celebrity. We love the S class, and Silhouette is our favourite ship because of the great venues onboard including the Molecular Bar and so many specialty restaurants, not to mention the live poker tables. I guess that gives you an idea of our priorities when on vacation!

The second leg was the Red Sox group cruise, which we had been a bit concerned about after hearing of some issues with large group cruises. However, we never really noticed any of their private events, so it had no effect on our cruise at all. There were a couple of offerings open to everyone, such as the Chef’s Table, which was being hosted by a player, and a Celebrity Life activity (Are You Smarter Than a Red Sox Player) but we didn’t participate in those.

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Stateroom: We had booked 6209 for both legs, a 2D stateroom with the triple sized veranda. I had been a little worried about noise since we were so close to the elevators and my husband and I sleep in very late since we’re night owls, but it was very quiet and we had no noise issues. The veranda was huge and it was pleasant to sit out there. My husband was not bothered by the lifeboat obstructing the view through the glass, but I found that it detracted a bit. I would book this cabin again over a smaller one, but if unobstructed oversized verandas were available at a reasonable cost, I would prefer that.Our stateroom attendants were very polite and friendly, and they learned our schedule quickly. Our room was always made up and clean, and small requests (more laundry bags, extra pillows, etc) were taken care of promptly. The one issue I had was minor enough in my opinion not to be worth raising, but it was a bit offputting. Our glassware was not changed in the two weeks we stayed in the cabin, despite daily use. I am not sure what the protocol is for glassware, but I can’t imagine there is a sanitary way for them to clean them in the room and they were definitely not changed out. For those wondering how I know they weren’t changed out… I wear mineral makeup and I occasionally use the bottom outside of a glass to blend the powder, so there would be little dark flecks all over the base of the glass, which I left out in the main cabin area to indicate it was used. The glass was simply replaced in the bathroom and the outside, at least, was not cleaned.We did get a towel animal one day- I suppose the stateroom attendants noticed that we collect the little stone turtles in ports, so we found a turtle on our bed one day. Very cute!

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