My previous experiences on the Silversea line ships were pleasant. The ship was comfortable. The food was excellent and the locations we were docked in were all close to the centre of cities except Copenhagen. The absence of classes and prepaid liquour packages was appreciated. We went on prebooked shore excursions in most ports and found them to be well planed and educative. Our cabin butler was extremely helpful and always had a small snack prepared when we returned from the day long excursions. The best meals were served at the dining facility on the pool deck.

What was a disappointment was firstly the lack of cleanliness of our cabin. This does not mean our room maid did not clean our cabin daily in a satisfactory manner rather it was the lack of cleanliness that was deeply ingrained - the nuts and chip remains and sweet papers that remained wedged between the seat cushion and back of the lounge chairs in our cabin, the half inch wide strip of dust that remained around all the base of the cabin walls, the mildew that covered parts of.the sealing around the shower/bath. The cabin need a thorough clean something that was unlikely to be achieved when we alighted at 10am at Tower Bridge and the next passengers arrived at 1pm.

Secondly the cabins themselves are starting to show their age. One should not hear the passengers in the adjacent cabins - talking, coughing, using the toilet or watching TV. Also showers in baths in my view are dangerous especially in a structure as unstable as a ship and especially for passengers whose age was very similiar to my own. A simple shower would be much safer. Read more