ship - good condition but poorly laid out.
food - excellent at times and lacking at others.
service - staff all have smiles and want to please but seem to lack direction and management.
daily schedule - sadly lacking; not enough activities during the day. all port lectures mysteriously scheduled for 6:30 at night interfering with cocktails and dinner. Obvious limited budget for speakers. ...
Very disappointed. This ship was billed as a top of the line luxury cruise, but for me that was far from the truth. First, one of the main reasons I booked this cruise was to see St Tropez. After I booked and paid for the cruise I was informed That the ship was going to a different port farther from St Tropez which added hours more to the driving time to get there and back and turned it into a 14+ ...
Last summer, we sailed the SILVER MOON in Greece and had such an exemplary experience, we opted to sail its new sister, the DAWN last month to Italy/Croatia/Malta. Here are the Pro's and Con's:
PROS
Stunning accommodations, the Silver Suite was as perfect, comfy and amazing as last year on the Silver Moon. Best sleep ever, super high end mattress and bedding. Spacious bathroom w/ huge tub ...
Let me frame my review… I am 55 and my wife and are regulars to Celebrity, Princess and looked forward to what is (almost) the maiden voyage of Silver Dawn. This is our second Silversea cruise and expectations were quite high.
I have never reviewed a ship in my 25 years of cruising but when presented with numerous obstacles to provide feedback via the traditional on board cruise questionnaire I ...
This was sold to us as a top of the range 5 star luxury cruise...it's not, it barley scrapes into 4 stars.
Food :- Lacked continuity, sometimes OK, Breakfast in the Terraza was pretty poor and this ship gets my vote for serving the worst breakfast coffee I have ever had in the world.
The food we paid for in La Dame was very good, is there a reason this does not happen in all the other eating ...
Chose for the ports and supposed to be luxury cruise.There was smoking on veranda bellow us and staff was powerless to handle it .could not stay out there.We had to pay 16 euros for a doppy train ride on the tour in Sardinia .Tour guide tells people best way to get to the beach area is this train.So everybody goes not knowing that you could walk.Now the guide is on the train and if you don’t go ...
Cabin was fine but not luxurious. Average compared to other cruise lines with a balcony. Entertainment was poor and boring. No music at the pool and servers did not come up to us and ask us if we wanted a drink. I had bought an excursion for a total of $258.00 and messed up my day so we missed it. I couldn’t get a credit for another excursion and for the price I paid for the actual cruise I was ...
We went on a 7 day trip from Athens to Venice. This was a great itinerary with many wonderful stops. It was the main reason we selected this cruise.
We thought the excursions were very good. We only booked the half day or shorter ones but we did do one everyday . We booked our own in Venice because Silversea wait listed us on the one we wanted. We thought that was unusual since we booked ...
Silversea Cruise Critique: Athens to Venice
September 21 to September 28, 2027
The Silversea doesn't compare in its service, in the quality of its staff nor in its overall attitude to the Seabourn.
Here are a few examples:
Food:
The cuisine is too nouvelle: ‘too cutesy by half’. The portions are small; odd combinations that don't work together; poorly prepared, and frequently ...
We have been onto previous cruises with Silversea on the Silver Explorer and the Silver Whisper.
We went on back-to-back Mediterranean cruises with the Silver Muse in August-September this year and were transferred from the Silver Suite 1005 on the first cruise down to Silver Suite 932 for the second cruise.
We had no issues at all with Suite 1005 which was on the same deck as the pool. We ...