Silversea Alaska Cruise Reviews

My husband and I just finished a fabulous cruise on the Silver Shadow. Our son lives in Japan so it was a great way to go there. The crossing was good except for one rough night. The service on the ship was perfect! The butlers were there when needed and did everything they could to make sure your every need was handled. The food was good as was the wine selections. I enjoy wine and found that ...

We chose silver seas because it was smaller and we believed that we would be able to get to locations that bigger ships could not. The trip began badly with jewelry hawker lecturing us on the train about not asking stupid questions and not asking our butler to get us dinner reservations (though it lists that as one of the butler's tasks in our brochure). truly, i felt like a child being ...

Our previous experience with cruising has been with Cunard in both Princess and Queens Grill suites. We wanted to try a small ship to see if it suited us better. We are younger than the average passengers at 47 and 38, we don’t mind that but some folks would be put off as the median age is about 65 going up to 80+. We looked at Regent, Seabourn but ultimately decided on Silversea as we liked ...

THE CRUISE: Seven days in August 2015 from Seward, Alaska, to Vancouver, British Columbia, on the Silversea Silver Shadow. The 28,000-ton ship was launched in 2000 and refurbished in 2011. Considered a premium or super-premium small ship, it carries a maximum of 382 passengers with a crew of around 300. PRE-DEPARTURE AND EMBARKATION: After three days at the Hilton in Anchorage, we took the ...

We thoroughly enjoyed our cruise. The cabin was lovely with a "large" bathroom with two sinks, a tub and a shower. The beds were extremely comfortable. Butler service brought us drinks each night. The food was very good - nothing exceptional but excellent quality and a variety of choices. Our favorite was the grill where we ate twice. Outdoor near the pool - served meats and seafood that ...

We chose Silversea because of timing and ship size. We had never sailed them before. We do not like large ships and do like luxurious cruising. We were VERY happy with our choice as the ship never felt crowded and we were certainly pampered. We did include a few nights pre-cruise in Anchorage and so our transfer to the train was arranged by Silversea. Their representative in Anchorage was a bit ...

This is a review of the Silver Shadow cruise from Anchorage to Vancouver. It will also be a bit of a comparison of this cruise with Regent Seven Seas, simply because that is the line we have cruised most often and comparisons just happen naturally. I'll post this as a review as well, but it seemed like a good idea to post it here for those planning. A bit about us, we are in our early 40s and this ...

The Good Having cruised with other operators, the on-board experience at Silver Seas is well worth the extra cost and, aboard the Silver Shadow, it is well worth springing for a Silver Suite. These suites are spacious and luxurious without being excessive and are clean and well-maintained despite both cleaning and maintenance being unobtrusive. They have very large balconies which means that ...

Just finished our cruise from Vancouver to Seward and overall we had a very good experience. The good parts of the ship are the amount of people on the cruise which is very low. Additionally, we never had to wait for anything and dining was nice as we weren't required to sit with strangers. At times during the day the ship felt like a ghost town which from my perspective I loved as the boat was ...

My wife and I recently took the Silver Shadow to Alaska. It was my last chance. After all my complaints about past cruises never matching my experience on the "crossings" I took in the 50's and 60's, my wife told me that this was the final straw. Bottom line: we had a wonderful time, but be prepared for a few surprises and disappointments. And let me offer a few tips for future cruisers. First, ...