MID JUNE, 2015 BALTIC CRUISE
Celebrity Silhouette Cruise Review to Europe - Northern Europe
12 Night Scandinavia & Russia (Amsterdam Roundtrip)
Sail date: June 21, 2015
Ship: Celebrity Silhouette
Cabin type: Balcony
Cabin number: 6196
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 9 years ago
Review summary
SHIP, ROOM, STAFF, FOOD AND ENTERTAINMENT WERE ALL EXCELLENT. SHIP'S INTERNET LEAVES MUCH TO BE DESIRED. IT'S SLOW AND COSTLY. WE BOOKED SHORE EXCURSIONS ONLINE PRIOR TO CRUISE AND SAVED OVER ONBOARD BOOKINGS. ALL EXCURSIONS WERE EXCELLENT WITH FOLLOWING EXCEPTIONS: BERLIN PHOTO STOPS WERE TOO RUSHED (POSSIBLY DUE TO LONG DRIVE TIME) AND ITS SPREE RIVER TOUR WAS A WASTE OF TIME. COPENHAGEN'S DRAGOR VILLAGE TOUR'S TRADITIONAL DANISH LUNCH OF PICKLED HERRING, RAW SALMON AND LIVER PATE WAS MOSTLY LEFT UNEATEN BY EVERYONE ON OUR BUS. ALL OTHER TOURS WERE OUTSTANDING.
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Ship tip
RESEARCH SHORE EXCURSIONS AHEAD OF TIME AND BOOK ONLINE TOUR PACKAGES ALSO SAVEAADDITIONAL MONEY. ENJOYED HAVING DRINK PACKAGE
Ports of call
St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
4 Comments
CrusinTim 9 years ago
Be very VERY careful about booking 3rd party excursions. Yes, they may be less expensive but there are a few drawbacks. First, if you skip that port for any reason or if the excursion is cancelled, you are going to have to fight to get a refund. Second, the private excursion companies answer to no one. Not even the cruise lines so buyer beware!! And last and most important, If you book a 3rd party company and you are late getting back to the ship, the ship may not wait for you to return. It will then be your responsibility to either meet the ship at the next port or fly home. If you book WITH the cruise line, they are aware of the scheduling of the excursions and will delay leaving until the passengers on those excursions return. Yes you may be getting a better deal for booking 3rd party excursions, but not if the ship leaves without you.....