Before I begin, let me tell you who we are. We are married and in our mid fifties, and this was our 28th and 29th cruise. We opted to do a back to back because we wanted to sail to the Eastern and Western Caribbean, and since the Silhouette alternates those two itineraries it was perfect for us. We live in the Northeast, so we always opt to fly down a day early; this time we had decided on two days early and it was a good thing we did. Due to weather issues, we left 24 hours later than we thought we would, but still made it to Fort Lauderdale the evening before our cruise was to depart.......phew!!!!!
We took a cab to the port and arrived at 11 am. We were in AQ class, so we sailed right through embarkation and were at the pool bar by 11:20! The ship is beautiful, as are all the S-Class ships. We had sailed the Eclipse and the Reflection, so it was like coming home! We poked around a. It, met some other early birds, and had a great lunch in the Oceanview Cafe. The buffet there is by far the best I have ever seen; a great variety of tasty food. I always opt for a salad from the ample salad bar, and top it with guacamole from the Mexican bar and blue cheese from the cheese bar.....Mmmmmm!
Our room was ready at 1:30 pm. It was clean and well appointed.