Celebrity Silhouette Feb 2012

Item: Celebrity Silhouette
Rating: 4
Author: GregA3

Celebrity Silhouette Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

GregA3

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 18

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

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12 Night Eastern Caribbean (Cape Liberty Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 22, 2012

Ship: Celebrity Silhouette

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 12 years ago

Review summary

This was a fantastic 12 day vacation to the Caribbean. We have cruised on 7 other occasions and have sailed with Carnival, NCL, Princess, and now Celebrity. The quality of the food was excellent and the ship was magnificent. The crew were always asking if you needed anything and were extremely attentive. We were told it was a full ship but we didn't wait in lines or find it difficult to get a lounge chair in the sun or shade. The passengers onboard did seem to be older than other ships we have been on (65+ was the norm) which may have had something to do with the availability of chairs. We are in our late 40's (49 really) and the entertainment was mostly geared for 70+ year olds (50's music, show tunes, etc) but the comedians and ventriloquist were good. Shows are earlier than other ships as well (7 and 9pm on most days and 8:45 and 10:30 on a few days ... I think it was the 3 dressier nights). Dress code for dinner is long pants for men and I would have preferred to wear dress shorts in the Caribbean. I was surprised that there's no coin laundry on a 12 day cruise and the laundry services are expensive ($2 for underwear, $6 to launder a shirt). The things we didn't care for were small compared to the things we loved. All in all though, a terrific experience and we would do it again and recommend it.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

We had an Aqua-class room and used the Blu restaurant for most meals. We were told that the regular dinning room was also very good. They have 4 specialty restaurants and a $139 pp package lets you dine at all 4 plus a second night in the Tuscan. The Murano was over-hyped (they try to hard to add fancy flare to the food) and the worst meal we had all week. The rest were outstanding and worth the extra $. Qsine is a fun experience especially if you travel with friends.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Again, geared to an older crowd.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Without exception, everyone did their best to make you feel relaxed and a special guest.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

It's less than a year old and was always clean and neat.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Larger than most (again we had an Aqua class room) and very well cared for. Most ships we have been on don't have very good bedding but this was an exception.

Pros: Food, Ships Personnel

Cons: No coin laundry

Recommends Celebrity Silhouette? Yes!

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