I sailed on the silver spirit a few years ago when butlers wore white gloves, the food was excellent in all areas of the ship. A key ring light was beside your bed if you needed it in the dark. Nuts and smarties were replenished in the room as well if you wanted to nibble with a wine. What a disappointment this one was. The small things that made it 5 star were gone.. the food in the buffet was ...
We had a wonderful experience with Silversea cruising the Baltic before they were recently bought by Royal Carribean, but our recent experience was absolutely the WORST ever even on lines with fewer stars. Note that the Royal Carib is now the most profitable of the big cruise lines, and it appears this profit is being extracted by cost cutting and penurry.
We had looked forward to the "cruise ...
Background: We've sailed on RCCL 7 times, Celebrity 8 times, Princess once and Seabourn (our most recent) twice. We've also done river cruises with Scenic.
Our last cruise was with Seabourn; a 24-day Antarctica cruise from Santiago, Chile to Buenos Aires, Argentina. We booked Seabourn as on our previous (and only), pre-CoVid cruise we had an exceptional time. Sadly we felt that Seabourn ...
We boarded in HK and we were two couples, staying in the Silver Suites. The flights out were with Emirates in Business class and all went super smoothly with the pickup, checkin and transfers in HK. The hotel that was provided in HK was also very good and we then set off on the cruise. Boarding was no problem at all, not waiting time and the cabins were perfectly cleaned and so nice. The lovely ...
Review of Silversea Silver Muse and trip to Japan September/October 2023
We booked a Silver Suite, D2D, with a refund for the air.
We used points, and booked Delta One, with lay flat beds.
We planned to arrive a couple of days before sailing to account for any travel difficulties.
We prearranged the transfer from the Haneda Tokyo airport to the Westin Yokohama,
The company was ...
The SilverSea experience was poor, very poor.
Starting with the booking experience. The “consultant” provided no guidance, information or value. Matter of fact, I would have been better off if there was an online booking option.
As an example, we ended up booking a $500 transfer from Anchorage to Seward because we weren’t told about no cost SilverSea transport options.
Then the ...
We recently booked a last-minute trip on the Silver Muse from Seward to Vancouver. For context, we've sailed Seabourn 5 times, most recently last month on the Venture, as well as trips on Celebrity and once on Disney. We REALLY wanted to like Silversea to have a good alternative to Seabourn, but this was not a good experience.
Embarkation
- Process was a breeze, and we were actually the ...
We didn’t know really what to expect or if the cruise would be too short but it was great from start to finish. This was our second cruise with Silversea in less than a year and we decided on Alaska because we had such a good experience on Silver Spirit in the Med. This ship was even better. While the Spirit was great this updated sistership was slightly better. We stayed in cabin which was ...
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Silver Suite was wonderfully spacious and well equipped; you get what you pay for.
Butler was excellent, and anticipated every need; you get what you pay for.
Laundry service (complimentary with Silver Suite) was excellent; you get what you pay for.
Mini-Bar was well stocked and replenished daily by excellent butler; you get what you pay for
Unlimited Wifi ...
This was my third Silversea cruise and my first ever time to Alaska. I chose to do the Denali extension ahead of the 7 night cruise, then two nights in Vancouver on my own, making this a 2 week trip in total.
First, the Denali extension. In my opinion this is completely skippable, and I was not impressed with much about the 4 night trip. The Captain Cook hotel is charming from a decor/history ...