My husband and I choose this cruise because we liked our previous 5 cruises with Silversea and we liked the itinerary which included seeing Orangutans and because it was sailing between two of our favorite cities. We love the Shadow, especially it's size, but it needed to go into dry dock even before we sailed on it 10/16, and, now the ship really requires a major overhaul. The sofa in our cabin was frayed and lumpy. All the deck chairs and tables need replacing. Public rooms need updating. All wood needed a good varnishing, not just the touch up being done. And the library is a disgrace - old books, nothing newer than 2015-16.

Service in the dining rooms, particularly at breakfast, has slipped noticeably in the last 15 months as has the quality of the food. Entertainment, except for the night the cruise director performed, bordered on pathetic. That being said we still enjoyed the cruise but unless a future itinerary is outstanding and different we wouldn't sail with them again.