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Beautiful ship, exquisite cuisine, enjoyable ports and wonderful crew!

Silver Dawn Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 31

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5
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Silver Dawn

9 Night Mediterranean (Venice To Rome)

Sail date: October 10, 2022

Ship: Silver Dawn

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 712

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Been on 15 cruises and this cruise ranks in our top 3. Beautiful, luxurious ship with excellent restaurant options. The included tours were exceptional. (Really appreciated that only 15-20 participants on the tour bus and we were recommended mask wearing.)

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Cumbersome due to Venice restrictions. Had to check in at Venice cruise terminal and then bused to actual port which was about an hour away. Nothing Silversea could do to make it smoother.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Food, presentation and variety were excellent. Particularly appreciated being served by attendants in the buffet due to COVID protocol. Loved the MANY options to dine…particularly La Terrazza, Silver Note, and S.A.L.T.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Plenty of options and not enough time to do all. Participated in three S.A.L.T. Lab cooking classes, which were enjoyable and enriching.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Did not attend many stage shows as some of the performers were sick. The musicians and other performers were great.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The crew went above and beyond in providing whatever we desired! So friendly, approachable and hard working.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Brand new, beautiful, and spotless ship!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Extremely comfortable and had all the amenities of a suite. Particularly large and excellent layout.

Ship tip

Signups for S.A.L.T. Lab classes are onboard only. Do it early and request to be waitlisted if unavailable.

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Ports of call

Venice, Italy Did not visit port

Flew in late and went directly to ship.
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Split, Croatia

5 out of 5
Toured Krka Waterfalls and then took a boat ride to a small town nearby. Beautiful scenery and perfect weather.
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Hvar, Croatia

5 out of 5
Beautiful port. Had option to enjoy this port until late in the evening.
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Dubrovnik, Croatia

5 out of 5
Taste of Dubrovnik and Countryside was a wonderful tour!
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Bari, Italy

4 out of 5
Alberobello & Apulian Delicacies tour. It is a long drive to destination but fascinating to learn of the Alberobello community
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Corfu, Greece

5 out of 5
Quaint and picturesque village. Enjoyed the Foodie tour.
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Giardini Di Naxos (Taormina), Sicily

5 out of 5
Our favorite port and tour! Taormina & Castelmola are idyllic Sicilian towns in the mountains. So picturesque.
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Palermo, Sicily

5 out of 5
The history of the convent at the beautiful Santa Caterina Church was sobering. The views from rooftop are stunning.
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Naples, Italy

5 out of 5
To think Pompeii was a Roman city for about 700 years before volcanic eruption!
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Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy Did not visit port

We disembarked and stayed in Rome for three additional days.
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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

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3 Comments

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Great itinerary. Appreciate your feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.
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javawoody    2 years ago

Appreciate the review
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Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us
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