We were first time cruisers and chose Silversea based on the recomendation of a friend who was an avid cruiser. Prior to the cruise, we did some research and therefore knew that Silver Muse was the newest addition to Silversea and also its largest capacity ship.

Overall, the experience was great! We particularly liked the sense of space on the ship - it never felt crowded. The service, especially our butler Rahul, was overall excellent. He took care of our needs, including changing a restaurant reservation for us, making sure we had our requested snacks to take on our excursions, and took care of some concerns we had with the room. This excellent service extended to most of the wait staff that we met. We had a few favourite waiters with whom we had some interesting conversations.

We loved the layout and space in the cabin, and the balcony. There were just two issues. One, in common with many other comments we found in the forums, is that the soundproofing in the room needs to be improved. We found that even with our TV on normal volume, it could be heard in the next room and it was disturbing our neighbors especially late at night. Another issue was the difficulty in adjusting the water temperature in the shower and keeping it constant. After complaining to our butler, it was fixed to a large extent although it was still occasionally inconsistent. It was a minor annoyance. Read more