Celebrity Silhouette Review
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It was a great cruise. This was our second Mediterranean cruise. This one was actually called Easten Mediterranean and Greek Islands. We started in Rome and ended with an overnight in Venice. Both embarkation and disembarkation were a breeze. I will say the only thing we didn't really enjoy was the entertainment most evenings. It was OK but nothing special. We did really enjoy a singing group called Sipra who often entertained in the central court area on Deck 3 almost every evening. The Cruise Director was excellent. It was not all about her like it is with some cruise directors. Lisa has a beautiful voice.
We really enjoyed the food. We ate breakfast in the dining room the first morning at sea but other than that we always ate breakfast and lunch in the Oceanview Cafe. The lineup for omelets was never long, even on sea days. We got creative and made our own egg mcmuffins with omelets and ham and a toasted English muffin. Yum. One day at lunch I saw a lady with a piece of garlic toast, some marinated cherry tomato halves, red onions, olives and feta cheese and she made her own brushchetta. I followed suit on a couple of occasions. Just add a little olive oil and balsamic vinegar for even more flavour. So get creative with all the offerings. They serve lovely pizza that is made in a flatbread shape. There is always lemonade available as well as at least one other kind of juice, even in the afternoon. At 4:00 pm they have scones with strawberry jam and clotted cream along with little sandwiches and sweets and of course tea and coffee.
We ate dinner every night in the MDR and got to sit with a group of the same people almost every night, even though we had chosen their version of anytime dining. I guess we just all ate at the same time. On the last formal night we booked a table for 10 so we would be sure to be able to all sit together. Such fun. The food was excellent, although my lobster was a little dry. They still have escargot on the everyday portion of the menu which has not been on other cruise line menus at all for the last couple of years. And they offer a wonderful creme brulee on that menu as well. From our experience, Celebrity has the best food in the MDR. I have felt let down by Priness and Holland America on our two previous cruises.
Cabin Review
6157 was very close to the front set of elevators and stairway. We had plenty of room for everything we had brought. There is a hairdryer in the desk drawer. We were on the front hump so we couldn't see all the way to the front of the ship and most ports I wished we had chosen a room starboard instead of port. I loved the shelving in the bathroom - lots of storage space for all that sort of stuff. It was a very quiet room. Never heard people walking by in the hall. My husband used the cupboard space above the bed for his clothes so I didn't have to reach up there for anything. We did hear some 'pounding' music coming up from deck 4 in the later evening but it wasn't too loud and it didn't last too long. One thing I noticed was that the smoking area is on Deck 5 portside and occasionally I could smell cigarette smoke when I was on our balcony. So maybe choose a cabin on deck 8 or 9 or choose starboard side.