We had a most enjoyable 14-day (back to back) (Eastern and Western Caribbean) cruise on the Silhouette from 3/31-4/14/13. We traveled from Charleston, SC to Ft. Lauderdale (with an overnight stop at Vero Beach, Fl.) We parked at the close-by Park-N-Go with no problem at all, and our embarkation was speedy with no lines at either the CC Elite or Concierge, so we arrived at 11:30am and were proceeding on the ship at 11:45am. We were in a C-3 Balcony Concierge and the cabins were ready at approximately 1:00pm. Cabin was very nice, with iced champagne, fresh fruit, and flowers awaiting our arrival. We enjoyed the cabin very much, including canapés each afternoon, and breakfast on the balcony several times during the trip. We found the cabin service excellent with both Joaquim and his assistant Raull meeting our every need for both weeks.

We found the food in the dining room (Grand Cuvee) to be outstanding and the service by Waiter Kasri and Asst. Tasha (1st week) and Martin and Seriff (2nd week) to be excellent in every way. Our tablemates were very amicable (Al/Maryellen, Mike/Gloria, & Fred/Brenda the 1st week) and (Rudy/Mara, Ron/Susan, and Jeff/Melina the 2nd week). We found ourselves feeling like family and it was hard to say goodbye on the last evening. We were fortunate to be invited to dine at the Captain's Table on formal night the 1st week and did enjoy the evening with Staff Captain Vittorio Cantu from Italy and three other couples.

We met many nice members of our Cruise Critic Roll Calls at the Connections party on the first sea day of each of the cruises. The first was a small gathering and the second was a much larger one, with many activities planned for the week. The Captain, several of his officers, and Lisa, the cruise director, attended and it was handled very nicely. We met Grace and Rudy, who were fellow cruise critic posters, and fellow back to back cruisers, and were able to enjoy their company many times over the next two weeks. We even saw them at debarkation, and they shared a porter with us as we waited to get through customs. Read more