The good points of Silver Wind - staff and port visits. Other than this, please do not book a trip on this sad, tired ship!! Despite being one of the nicest, larger cabins (702) room is depressing. Front balcony crammed with too much furniture; when they wash the windows it becomes a wet, soggy, dank mess. Light fixture on side balcony threatens to fall on your head. Toilet didn't flush first morning of trip, light in bathroom mysteriously turns off and room often smells. Breakfast is also sad (it is possible to cook eggs nicely on a ship - Disney can do it)! Berries get more and more soggy as week progresses (Seabourn has great berries). Yes, these are small things - but they charge a lot for a "luxurious" cruise.

Avoided lunch by eating in different ports; dinners were quite good. Given the advanced age of guests (if you are younger and consider a yoga class for example - there is room for 3 people in the allotted room) the lack of things to do onboard that do not reek of old age homes, and the fact that the entertainer sings "Chattanooga Choo Choo" in one show ... well, you get my point - best to give this battered barge a pass.