Overall enjoyable, but food quality not what it used to be

Silver Cloud Cruise Review to Europe - Western Europe

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 4
Helpful Votes: 92

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5
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Silver Cloud

11 Night Northern Europe & British Isles (Dublin To Lisbon)

Sail date: August 27, 2022

Ship: Silver Cloud

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 630

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

We’ve taken about 50 cruises in our lifetimes, and this was our third cruise on Silversea in the last year. The first was the best and a standard by with we will judge all future cruises. On cruises 2 and 3 however, the main dining room food ranged from excellent to just awful, depending on the night. Our table, and several others, had to send back food multiple times and this never happens to us on other cruise lines or on land. The servers in the main dining room often delivered the food to the wrong person and even the wrong table. The expedition teams, crew, and staff were always excellent. The excursions were generally good, but no better than with any other cruise line. They all contract with the same vendors at each port. So once we take into consideration that Silversea markets itself as being at the top of the list, the overall experience was mid-market but at twice the price. We enjoyed it, but don’t feel that we received good value. So we’re going back to our favorite cruise lines that have never let us down: Windstar, Azamara, and Oceania.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
The onboard activities were limited and very ordinary. The expedition activities, however, were excellent.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Nothing special, nothing bad.

Children's Programs

No children on board.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Service was top notch everywhere except the main dining room, which was uneven.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
This was the best designed suite we’ve ever seen on a cruise ship! It just needed a few things spruced up due to wear and tear, such as the drapes and the sofa fabric. But overall very enjoyable.

Ship tip

Skip the main dining room—the quality controls is very hit or miss from night to night. Other passengers said the same. La Terazza was always excellent, but you need to reserve it.

Ports of call

Dublin, Ireland

4 out of 5

Lundy Island, Uk

4 out of 5

GLENAN ISLANDS, FRANCE

4 out of 5

Concarneau (Pont-Aven), France

4 out of 5

Belle-Ile, France

4 out of 5

Gijon, Spain

4 out of 5

BAIONA, SPAIN

4 out of 5

Oporto, Portugal

4 out of 5
We only had a few hours there. It was way too short.

Lisbon, Portugal

5 out of 5
This is our rating for Lisbon as a destination and not a reflection of whatever the cruise line did there. We chose to be on our own as soon as we arrived and did not use the included post-cruise night.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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2 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

javawoody    2 years ago

Appreciate the review