Great ship, wonderful cruise, some improvements needed

Celebrity Silhouette Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 5
Helpful Votes: 118

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
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Celebrity Silhouette

10 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 10, 2023

Ship: Celebrity Silhouette

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 1120

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Still with all of the above stated, we had a really good time and really loved the cabin and overly large balcony.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Easy experience and fast.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Buffet items were varied and delicious. Main dining room was too repetitive and not up to Celebrity's standards. We had several drinks and they were all great.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Games were plentiful and fun. Did not do the pools but every time we were in the area there were chairs available also same issue with towels on chairs and no one in the chairs.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Neil Diamond Experience was excellent! Comedian and magician were good. Production shows were disappointing. Singers and dancers on stage pretty much just standing there singing. I expected a "production" "show" not just singers standing there one after another singing. Lots of songs we had never heard before.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
All provided excellent service. No complaints on any staff. Ship officers/staff were all over the ship and very welcoming.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Very clean. Love the "real" hand towels in the restroom to dry your hands.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Excellent cabin and location. Largest balcony. It only rained once but you can still be on the balcony and enjoy the view. Foot stools provided.

Ship tip

Enjoy the dark lounge outside of the Murano restaurant. The World Class Bar has some interesting drinks!

Ports of call

Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

5 out of 5
Nice port and shopping area. Did not tour the island.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5
Did some shopping and walked around. We've been to this port a few times so did not do a tour.

Frederiksted, St. Croix, U.S.V.I.

5 out of 5
Beautiful island. We did a taxi tour and saw some of the island.

St. John's, Antigua

5 out of 5
The Catamaran Sailing with Lobster lunch was great. They grilled the lobster on the boat. Nice lunch. Two stops for swimming. Boat is pulled right up to the beach so you can walk off and swim if you want to.

Basseterre, St. Kitts

5 out of 5
Did self tour. Nice port. Plenty of stores. We've been here several times so made a trip to a salon for mani and pedicure.

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5
Did a visit to a bird park. We went inside the enclosure and the parrots, parakeets, etc land on you. You've given a cup of food get to feed them. Then on to a cheese store. Great visit!

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
We arrived around 7:00 a.m. but didn't get off the ship until 9:45. We were given a 8:25 departure. Got to the luggage area and the tags were torn off of one of our bags so bag was placed in a different room against a wall. Took about 40 minutes to find it.
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6 Comments

sandi55    1 year ago

We were on the same cruise and agree with everything you shared. We just thankfully did not experience the problem with the luggage.

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

cdavid46    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your experience! We have not sailed Celebrity but have it on our “to do” list. 😁 CDavidson Central MS

javawoody    1 year ago

Appreciate the review

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed and informative review. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

cruising2004    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience. Glad you had a good time!

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