This cruise was booked as a celebration of my husband's 50th Birthday last year, our 30th Anniversary, and my upcoming 50th Birthday. My DH was not aware that our friends from Australia were going to join us on this adventure so it was exciting to share the trip with them.

After three days pre-cruise in Rome, we were excited and ready to experience the Silhouette.

Embarkation was the easiest of our 9 cruises. We arrived via personal transfer from Rome around 11am. A quick question and answer sheet about our health and we were ready to hit the "line" for getting our on board cards. Surprise, surprise there was no line!! It took a matter of minutes and we were heading off to Bistro on 5 for lunch. We met up with several Cruise Critic members who also wanted to avoid the crowds of the buffet area and enjoy a relaxing first meal on board. Our rooms were ready around 1:15pm and we headed off to drop off our carry on luggage. Read more