Silver Shadow Review
Poorly planned, mismanaged, misrepresented TERRIFYING AND EXPENSIVE Boat Ride
Review for Asia Cruise on Silver Shadow
Jane Cunningham
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s
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Sail Date: Sep 2018
Cabin: Veranda Suite
I see SILVERSEA is getting mixed reviews. SILVERSEA advertises and charges in the ultimate luxury category but after two cruises, my experience is it is clearly not. I described our experience in a previous local post as: "misrepresented in the advertisement, lack of planning very evident, mismanaged on the ship, disregard for passenger interests, and the withholding of critical information." I saw a Facebook post that asked the question if anyone else is noticing the decline in SILVERSEA after the purchase by Royal Caribbean. Yes!!
We were on the SILVER SHADOW, leaving Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2018 and arriving in Hong Kong on Oct. 14. I see on your site that others on this same horrific boat ride posted very negative reviews. Trying to outrun two super typhoons was traumatic, but the way it was managed was much worse.
We kept our local upscale West Lake Hills, TX Travel Agency apprised throughout the ordeal followed by a thorough debriefing upon return. Clients expect a travel agency to be very knowledgeable and truthful with them on recommendations. I found that our agent continued to promote SILVERSEA even knowing of serious problems. I would recommend doing your own research by reading actual customer reviews on places like Cruise Critic.
Cabin Review
Veranda Suite
Cabin V4
Cabin was outdated. Some dirty upholstery. Chair collapsed when I sat it in and I am small. Deck furniture was piled in our cabin while painting maintenance was done on our veranda and other cabins during the cruise. Other cabins had cabinets what were stuck and would not open. Silversea advertised the ship was refurbished in 2017. We were on this same ship in 2016 and 2018 and that was certainly not evident.
Port Reviews
Hiroshima
The museum emphasized the damage but made it look like the US caused the damage with no provocation by Japan.
Beijing
Avoid Beijing the first week of October every year. Unfortunately Silversea did not and we had huge crowds. Very poor planning on the part of the cruise line. We toured Beijing on our own with a private tour guide, not with Silversea. Silversea did not offer an overnight into Beijing until at the last minute after we had already purchased our private tour. Very poor planning.
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