Shame about the COVID

Celebrity Silhouette Cruise Review

joolz47

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 54

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5

Celebrity Silhouette

11 Night Canaries & Portugal (Southampton Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 30, 2023

Ship: Celebrity Silhouette

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 months ago

Review summary

Brilliant weather, smooth seas, should be a recipe for a great cruise, but as the cruise progressed, more and more passengers developed coughs and sneezes. This also spread to staff, and there seemed to be no action being taken to deal at least with the staff. Our last days were uncomfortable as we both developed symptoms, and on our return home tested positive for COVID

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Well laid out, reasonable storage space, nice to have a kettle.

Ship tip

Take masks & COVID testing kits, sanitise, sanitise, sanitise.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Lanzarote, Canary Islands

5 out of 5

No shuttles and walk further than notes suggest. Arrecife streets very smell "drainy".

Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Canary Islands

5 out of 5

Pedestrian friendly walk to town - not!

Lisbon, Portugal

5 out of 5

Trip spoilt by there being a half marathon running with associated road closures meaning taxi journeys took 3-4 times longer than should have.

Leixoes (Oporto), Portugal

5 out of 5

Bus laid on downtown (40 minutes) - excellent service and worthe the wait for the return. Great experience by the Duoro.

Vigo, Spain

5 out of 5

Nice marina and shopping centre, chilled day.

Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands

5 out of 5

Good facilities close to port.

Southampton (London), England

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

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