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Celebrity Silhouette Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

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Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 23

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
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Celebrity Silhouette

8 Night Eastern Caribbean Holiday (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 18, 2016

Ship: Celebrity Silhouette

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9330

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

We took this cruise as a large family travelling together with 4 balcony cabins next to each other. We opened the partitions between the balconies to easily go between the rooms. During Christmas the boat did not seem crowded. There were enough lounge chairs to avoid the usual stress of reserving/getting them early in the morning. The staff in the breakfast/dinner restaurant was terrific and the food was pretty good. We enjoyed the shows and the children enjoyed ping-pong and swimming. The destination islands and excursions were not too exciting for a family that lives in Florida and vacations in the Caribbean frequently, but it's also enjoyable to stay aboard ship for the day while the others are on-shore. The ship was beautifully decorated for Christmas, but it didn't quite have the same feel as being at home. It sure was nice not to have to cook for a large crowd, though! i would recommend this cruise to others.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

Did not use, as our children (aged 10 and 12) felt it to be too juvenile.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Very happy with the room location. We were provided with a bottle of sparkling wine and hour d'oeuvres each evening, which made for great pre-dinner cocktail parties.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

San Juan, Puerto Rico

3 out of 5
We took the nighttime zip-lining adventure, as we ad done it during the day before, but found out it is actually more fun to see where you are going, during the day.

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5
We did the Coral Land and Sea and it was fine. The kids enjoyed seeing the animals and the submarine ride was cool.

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5
We took an excursion involving a boat ride and snorkeling with two great hosts and time in town to visit local restaurants/shops. It was a lot of fun and we got to taste the local seafood.

Basseterre, St. Kitts

3 out of 5
I stayed on board, as none of the excursions sounded interesting, but my husband and mother took a local bus to visit a local ecological farm on their own and found it to be easy to navigate and a pleasure to interact with the locals.
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chicpeach    7 years ago

thanks for the report. we'll be sailing on the Silhouette this December. can't wait!

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