Silver Whisper Review

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To the Baltics and then on to Russia

Review for the British Isles & Western Europe Cruise on Silver Whisper
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New Yorker 47
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

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Sail Date: May 2013
Cabin: Deluxe Veranda Suite

For those of you who cruise alot (like us) let's break it down.

THE SHIP and PORTS OF CALL: We liked the smaller ship with just about 350 passengers. The ship had more interesting ports of call because of its smaller size and the shuttle bus service always dropped you in the center of town if you like exploring on your own. Don't bother with the tours in the smaller ports because you can walk them easily. In Belfast and Dublin we did the hop-on hop-off buses they were cheaper and hit all the same places with the advantages of being able to get off and explore certain stops including some where there was free access to castles. From where the shuttle dropped us in Edinburgh (overnighter) we just walked all over the new and the old city...do the old city first and if you want to see the castle you better get there early as the lines are very long and will eat up your day.

We liked butler services better on Celebrity (Concierge and Aqua levels) Silverseas butlers have too many cabins (averaging about 14) and hence slower to respond. Also smaller ship, smaller amenities like not being able to make restaurant or shore reservations easily as they were only open a limited number of hours. Entertainment was good but not like on larger ships with more broadway type performances (spoiled by Celebrity), on the other hand alot has to be said for an all-inclusive fare BRAVO eat and drink to your delight and no gratuities for anything.

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Deluxe Veranda Suite

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Great room location. Nice size walk in closet for longer cruise and cooler weather. We did a second leg of the trip and changed rooms. 933 not so great because it borders exit/outdoors so more noise from people at the bar by the pool and outside weather elements.

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