Celebrity Silhouette Cruise Reviews - Reviews

Excellent ship. Everything ran smoothly, even the tenders in Santorini and Mykonos. It was a great itinerary. Trip of a lifetime. Celebrity impressed me!

This was our 12th cruise, 2nd in the Med. We have cruised New Zealand, Australia, Alaska, across the Atlantic and all over the Caribbean. We have traveled to Asia (Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Hong Kong and Japan) and extensively in Europe (and the U.S. of course) countless times. Main Dining First of all, your head chef Joe is amazing. His recipes and execution are impeccable and 5 star. If he is directly responsible for the efficiency of the kitchen, then he gets 6 stars! If there is a kitchen manager behind the scenes other than Joe, he or she is to be highly commended. I have never had such great service even from the best restaurants (and we’ve been to some of the best around the world). Timing is everything in food service. The timing of food delivery was such that hot food came out very hot. The cold came out very cold. Even the salads were cool but not icy (which speaks to the efficiency of the prep work). I’ve only had better service at my own house! Our service team (which we enjoyed for about half the cruise) was also outstanding. The team of Santanu, Omar and Keith, our sommelier, had absolutely perfect timing. Our wine glasses were never empty, the spacing of the courses was right on time, and the attention to detail was exceptional. This team outperformed the specialty restaurants (we tried all three). The only criticism I have is the temperature of your red wine. It was all too warm! Red wine should be stored at 55 degrees F. I was forced to commit the cardinal sin of adding ice to my reds. I even asked Keith to ice one down for a few minutes. Your wine choices were excellent but I would have liked more mid-priced options. Great wines are not always expensive. As it is, we spent about $500 on wine over the 10 days. Excursions We had two formal excursions, one sponsored by Celebrity, the other by . I will share our experiences with both. In Istanbul, we took a half day tour of the major sites on a Celebrity tour. It was pretty good, but lacked one critical element: FOOD. Every excursion that exceeds 4 hours should include food. I can’t stress this enough. After about 3 hours, you can’t process what you are seeing. You need a bathroom break and food. This has happened a few times in our travels and is a sore point with me. Locals are the best source of potential food options (hopefully steering one away from touristy junk food). We enjoyed such a treat on the United tour of Ephesus. Even though it was tied to a commercial venture (in this case, a carpet vendor), we were served marvelous local food at a perfect point in the tour. The other issue with excursions is there was precious little advance information on ports we visited. Key information such as top activities and closings were either omitted or scarcely mentioned. We missed the Grand Bazaar, belly dancings, whirling dervishes and a visit to Hagia Sophia in Istanbul all because we were ill-informed of closing days and evening entertainment options. As travelers, we bear some of the responsibility of planning our travels, but YOU are the experts on the ground in these places and, at a minimum, should highlight the not-to-be-missed options in every port and ensure there are sponsored excursions to take them in. Entertainment With one notable exception, the entertainment on the ship was sub-par. Even Carnival has better talent. Stephen Barry was the exception. The man should be on Broadway! Sing-alongs and silent discos are fun (the one out on deck was particularly so), but the talent was sorely lacking. Your cruise director needs to spend a little time in Dublin or NYC finding real talent. General The ship was an ideal size, not too big, not too small. Oddly, there were no elevators or stairs aft or forward, just two sets amidships. A bit too crowded by the pool on days at sea. Too much space wasted on upper decks with a grassy space (?) and odd side rooms. But hardly ever a long line for disembarking or dining. A few tips for the two main cities on our trip Athens: We stayed in Athens both before and after the cruise (after a brief visit to Vienna as our entry port for Europe). Our hotel, Athens Gate, was in a perfect location and very affordable. It boasts a rooftop restaurant (with fantastic food) with a view of the Acropolis. The shopping alleys of Plaka are not to be missed. The Hop-on bus is a waste of time. Although we routinely take one in major cities, I would not recommend it here. You see half of the sites on the way to/from the airport and the port. I would also not recommend the Monastiraki area. Far too risky for my blood. Istanbul: The port area is thriving and alive all day and most of the night. Great views of the city from there and terrific Turkish food right next to the ship. The port restaurants are full of locals (that’s how you know they are good). Highlights of the city are many but make sure to see either the Grand Bazaar (closed Sundays!) or the Egyptian Spice Market, Hagia Sophia (also closed Sundays) and the Blue Mosque (which is spectacular at night). Take in a belly-dancing show and/or a whirling dervish show. A cruise on the Bosphorus is a highlight for some.

As lovers of history, my wife and i booked a ton of walking tours on this cruise, and as a result, were pretty much exhausted every night, but we still had a fabulous time (Thank God for sea days). Would gladly do it again but would back down a little on the tours. We're in our 70's and we completed them all, so let that be your guide. Would I sail on Celebrity again? Absolutely!

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Wonderful, extensive itinerary of East and Western Mediterranean.

Cruise was good overall. We would not likely go on the Silohuette again as it’s too old and veery small. But the Shows were awesome.

Overall a great cruise. Celebrity has maintained good food and service on this ship. We picked this cruise primarily for the itinerary and the overall on board experience was great.

Scandinavian cruise is a must! Beautiful ports although wished more time in both Stockholm & Copenhagen. Learned so much history especially about Vikings.

We are mostly impressed with the Celebrity Cruise because of the excellent crew, the ports of call, and the impressive live entertainment.

Even though I had been to Iceland before there were still sites I had not seen. Scotland was fascinating. Celebrity is my preferred cruise line, and I have never been disappointed.

Lots of variety, well organized, very accommodating good food.

1. A negligence of your Team Assist that did not care of your company promise to provide the $150 onboard credit. 2. A not acceptable service provided by the “Exclusive Kinsale, Cork City and Blarney” excursion tour guide. Her very fast talk with a badly recognizable accent and scarce comments brought us as well as other tourists to the understanding that the tour failed and was not worth any penny of $398 paid.

Celebrity Silhouette 7/5-7/17 was our best cruise yet! We’ve done many cruises and each one gets better, but there’s nothing like this ship! Everything was perfect, from food to drinks to shows to dancing to 5-star service! This cruise has an incredible vibe! Highly recommend! 10/10 service! I wanted to mention a few names here who went above and beyond and made us feel like we are a part of their family! Reagan, Julio, Pankaj, Sanjay, Mangal, Bipin, Pradeep knows as panda at the ocean bar, John, Nikhil, Melvis, Anmol, James, Silver, Shuvam Almar, James, Sudheer, Morris chef, Morris at the ocean bar, Badal, Glory, Rhuan, Salino, Naik, Pratap, Karl Michael, Savio, Gracian, Josephine, ocean, Mariel, Tracy, Jackson, Pratap, Dilip, Rajesh Nella at the teen club!!! And the best Captain Nigel and the best cruise director Eddy!

This itinerary was very different than what we had experienced before on cruises. We were delighted that ports were not inundated with trinket touristy gift shops. We felt we really did get a feel for each countries culture as best we could in the short time we visited.

Unfortunately we were not able to go to Waterford because of rough seas but we appreciate the caution taken. It was a good decision not to put people in harms way. We had a great time and the crew does a wonderful job, always with a smile.

We had an enjoyable cruise. The entertainment was great. Food was good.

Celebrity has maintained their high standards post pandemic, and a lot of the other lines (NCL especially) have not. Would recommend and sail again on a Celebrity Cruise.

The ports gave passengers a view of the Scandinavian countries, as well as Estonia and Germany. The ship was comfortable and provided passengers many options to fill their time onboard. There are a few ports that I would most certainly want to revisit!

If you're looking for an introduction to the UK this is an excellent choice. Spending one day in the ports of call was simply not enough to really get to know a city/port/area. But we have notes on what to see on our next trip.

Although this cruise to Norway was in early May, we were blessed with sunshine and fairly warm temperatures. Actually, the cool air was better for the many excellent walking adventures offered at port.