Celebrity Silhouette Review
Truly Modern Luxury on Celebrity Sihouette
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My DW and I are in our mid 40's. We've been on 11 cruises (1 NCL, 1 Princess, 7 Royal Caribbean and 2 Celebrity). We flew from Chicago to Ft. Lauderdale the day before our cruise and stayed at the Hilton Marina. We've stayed here before and love the location. It is right near the port (we watched the parade of ships from the front of the hotel). While the hotel is a bit older, it is comfortable and is right on the waterway with tons of huge yachts docked on property. But this is about the Silhouette so I'll get right to it.
We left the hotel at 11am and on board before 11:30 am. This was a very smooth embarkation process. When we walked on board we were offered a glass of Champagne or a mimosa and headed to Cafe al Bacio for a brief rest. Once finished with our drinks we headed up to the buffet (we could have eaten at Bistro on 5 but didn't feel like crepes). The Buffet opened at noon and we found a seat pretty easily. My DW and I are not fans of buffets but let me tell you, Celebrity has one of the best. Choices were plentiful and fresh. You had a choice of the basic burger, hot dog, pizza and salad as well as carved meet (prime rib and leg of lamb), plus many other choices. We walked around the ship to familiarize ourselves with the public areas (we were on her sister ship Reflection last year) and were in our cabin by 1pm.
The cabin was a C1 balcony which had plenty of storage space and a good size balcony. While checking out our cabin we were greeted by Louis, our room steward who was one of the best we've ever had. After we put our carry-on's down we took another stroll around the ship. The color scheme is very light and reminds me of a luxurious Las Vegas hotel like Aria, Wynn or Venetian with a little Caesars Palace for good measure. Lots of whites and blues. I'll talk about the public spaces shortly but want to briefly mention the shops on board. You have your basic logo store, duty free liquor, and perfume. There is also a Breitling/Omega watch store, Bulgari, Cartier and a few other clothing options.
Cabin Review
Cabin was spacious and had plenty of storage space. The lighting was good and bed and couch were very comfortable.The bathroom was also decent sized and had plenty of storage space as well.