Chose this cruise because Silversea has in the past been good.
Sadly this cruise did not come anywhere near previous experiences.
Boarding very casual. No covid tests or temperature taken at port prior to boarding, according to literature from Silversea this would happen.
Suite very good. No covid precautions on board. Just hand sanitizers. No one was wearing masks.
First ...
Friends suggested it would be a great vacation my first in over 20 years I saved up all year for this snd everything about it was a huge disappointment the captain snd staff did nothing to make me feel safe in the upcoming typhoon and I left the ship due to my great for my safety along with 8 other people in my group there was NOTHING remotely luxurious about this ship it looked old and in need of ...
We chose it because we were celebrating our 50 wedding anniversary
They paid no attention to this fact
Our pre cruise hotel package was horrible, and we had no support from silverseas.
The wine is free, but if you ask for any wine not on “their list”. Costs more.
The ports were only fair, and we had to tender 3 out of 5
The entertainment was only fair. And the casino is the ...
Past experiences were very good on The Wind, Spirit, and Silver Galapagos.
The dining service on the Muse was deplorable. The food was inedible (we even lost weight on this cruise). Having to make reservations was a chore and the Japanese specialty restaurant was so poor, we felt scammed at $60 per person.
The men having to wear a jacket while dining alfresco in Italy during the summer ...
We usually travel on Crystal Cruise Lines our friend told us that Silverseas was as good or better boy was she wrong. Lets start with the positives. The rooms were very spacious, the beds were comfortable, the closets very big and the bathroom was oversized but it stops there. The staff were mostly rude! I can not count how many times they told us to go to our room and order room service. ...
Save your money & do not book a Silversea Whisper cruise! My family and I just disembarked from a 9 day Greek Islands cruise (Athens to Venice) and it had to be the worst luxury cruise we have ever taken (previously on Crystal & Oceania). To summarize:
1. Food - Not at luxury quality not service. Silverseas must be saving it’s $$$ portion sizes were tiny and we were often hungry after a meal. ...
Liked the itinerary and found the ports in Greece to be very disappointing. restaurants on board the ship disappointing overall food very disappointing cold food and poor options. Our Butler service was poor. Virtually no entertainment on board. The Ports in Greece were very disappointing to us. Disembarkation was the worst I have ever experienced. 2+ hours to disembark a ship of this size. ...
We had a Silver Suite - spacious, clean and reasonably comfortable. Our butler (Ronaldo) was superb. And the Voices of Silversea (singers) were exceptional.
BUT this is not 6* luxury cruising, and they have clearly taken a corporate decision to cut costs wherever they can. For example:
(i) the house champagne was Ok (Heidseck Monopole Blue top) but the house wines were cheap and ...
I was on the booze cruise that seem to be some elses’s party. I have had in the past wonderful relaxing trips on Silverseas. After a couple of tough years I was looking forward returning to Silverseas and a relaxing seven days and being spoilt.
As soon as I boarded Whisper I went as usual for a relaxing drink by the pool to get over my journey and while waiting for my luggage to arrive in my ...
This was supposed to be an “Ultra Luxury cruise with a sophiticated ambience with like minded travellers”. Instead Silversea sold two group bookings so that out of a maximum capacity when full of 380 passengers over 270 were group bookings. The larger group was over 220. If this wasn’t bad enough, the group were low earning commission agents who were a part of a multi-level network marketing ...