Great cruise but some recommendations

Silver Spirit Cruise Review to Europe - Western Mediterranean

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 3

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
Silver Spirit

12 Night Western Mediterranean (Rome To Barcelona)

Sail date: May 16, 2024

Ship: Silver Spirit

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 months ago

Review summary

We had a great butler. Our suite was the Silver Suite and was wonderful. Its a larger suite. We had to tender to many ports and that was not fun. Some ports were very small and lacked amenities liked shopping and restaurants. Passengers on Silver sea are generally older. Staff was friendly and helpful. Highly recommend this ship but would choose more ports where ship could dock.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
We generally loved the food. Wife had a cod dish that she hated. I ordered the rack of lamb based on waiters recommendation in La Dame. It was really tiny, one bite from each chop.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Fitness center had variety of machines

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Stage show was awesome.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Very clean, walk in closet, roomy and large deck. The silver suite is superb.

Ship tip

Relax and enjoy. Rely on your butler.

Ports of call

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5
We got to Rome 3 days early and booked an Air bnb which was terrific.

Sorrento, Italy

5 out of 5
Excursion to Amalfi was very nice, but very touristy

Giardini Di Naxos (Taormina), Sicily

3 out of 5
Very small, not much to do in this small town, so go on an excursion. Had to tender. Would have preferred a stop in Catania Sicily. The excursion to the winery was fabulous.

Valletta, Malta

5 out of 5
Nice excursion around Valletta.

Trapani, Sicily

5 out of 5
Very nice scenic excursion.

Porto Santo Stefano, Italy

5 out of 5
Loved the scenic excursion.

Portofino, Italy

4 out of 5
We actually preferred Santa Margarita, more shops, larger town, made side trip there from Portofino. That's where ship should tender.

TUSCANY (LIVORNO), ITALY

5 out of 5
Lovely excursion to Florence, but its extremely touristy.

Monte Carlo, Monaco

5 out of 5
Nice excursion to Nice but lacked time for a lunch.

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5
Stayed 2 extra days on our own.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
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4 Comments

javawoody     5 months ago

Thanks for sharing your experience

HeavySeas     5 months ago

Awesome......thanks for sharing and glad you enjoyed your cruise

cruising2004     5 months ago

Glad you had a wonderful time!

Gwbigdog     5 months ago

Thanks for sharing