This was an incredible ship with outstanding food and service. The ship is very clean and smoothly run. The tours were all very informative but were also very long which took away from precious time on the ship to enjoy the pool and our beverage package.
We had a cabin with veranda on Deck 8....perfect. Ate dinner in MDR every night and lunches were at buffet.....excellent food, excellent ...
Embarking was a breeze because our plan was late (and luggage lost) into Venice. Delta was wonderful in re-routing us and upgrading us to first class when JFK had thunderstorms-- with 10 minutes to spare we caught our plan to Amsterdam and landed in Venice around 4:30 pm. After registering our lost luggage, we caught the Bus and used the people mover to the ship. Walked right onto the ship.
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After a bit of confusion trying to locate where to drop off our bags, we headed to the check in area. We got in the queue at 1230 and boarded the ship around 1430. Our bags arrived shortly after we got to our room.
We were in a balcony room towards the front of the ship. We were surprised at how spacious the room felt, we had ample storage including room under the bed to store our suitcases.
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I am celebrating my retirement and have always wanted to see Italy. I took my daughter to give her a vacation. Eleven nights on Silhouette leaving from Venice was just what we needed. The ship was fantastic. Maintained the same high standards as I have always had on Celebrity. My daughter, a first time cruiser, was impressed. From the great food to the drink server that would have her soda ready ...
Celebrity knows how to run a cruise line. No long lines, no chaos, lots of organization. Even when using tenders, getting on and off the ship was easy. We only did two Celebrity shore excursions (in Koper and Corfu) and they both featured local guides, which was a plus. In all other ports, we hired private guides with vehicles; this was not only cost-effective, but everything was personalized. We ...
This was our second Celebrity cruise. We sailed last year on the Eclipse and this being in the same class, there were alot of similarities. The main difference being that the Hot Glass display is not on the top deck - something we enjoyed, especially when I won a lovely vase for free. There are more eating areas where cover charges apply on this boat than the Eclipse. Personally we think the Grand ...
Initially a fiasco, not sure who really was to blame but British Airways accepted responsibility. Arrived London Heathrow after a 0430 start, found the flight to Venice had been overbooked. An amazingly helpful Celebrity representative was on hand and looked after coach transfers to Gatwick, new flight and arranged compensation from BA. Unfortunately flight to Venice was not until about 1530 ...
We took this cruise (Venice to Rome) for its itinerary and in that respect we were not disappointed. We were also curious to try the new class of ship and to test the Celebrity standards of food and service which in our experience had declined in the past few years.
Embarkation was OK although the People Mover signs were difficult to find and elevators were defective. Signposting at Venice port ...
The Silhouette is a fine ship with an excellent staff that has a friendly "can-do" attitude. It was sparkling clean, and we never felt crowded even though it was at near-capacity. We were CC-gty on the 10th level, and we enjoyed our cabin and service immensely.
We also found the food top-notch. We ate dinner most nights in the MDR, supplemented with Bistro on 5 (fun for a change of pace). ...
This is the "short" version of the review of the 17th September Silhouette Adriatic Venice to Rome Cruise. The mother of all reviews, with photos and more details is still in the works....
We planned this trip to celebrate sending our youngest off to college and my impending 50th birthday. Initially we booked a Baltic cruise, then changed to to an Egypt and Holy Land one, before this cruise ...