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Unfortunately, it was not posted 4 years or so ago as we always read requirements beforehand. Regardless, staff were just rude on that cruise. An anomaly……perhaps but it strayed with us to the point of never wanting to sail with Silversea again.

It should have been announced prior to booking, paying and sailing. Then, one can make his/her choice as to how formal they want their cruise to be, or not to be.

Our last Silversea cruise (Muse) was when the ship was basically new and sailed from Venice to Barcelona. Every dining venue save for the deck required men to wear jackets, and was very much enforced, even though it was never announced beforehand. One of the first nights on board, I ventured into the main dining room without a jacket, and was promptly (and fairly rudely) told I could not enter until I put one on. I did and went back, was seated, and did as most men at the restaurant did that evening, removed my jacket and put it on the back of my chair. Where is the sense in that? We found Silversea too formal and “stuffy” and agreed we would never sail with them again. We did our third Regent sailing March this year and are now committed to the Brand.

Rachel.....it was good that you flew in on a Sunday, thereby missing the traffic and construction from airport to hotel. Enjoy your time in Montreal and hopefully you will get a break in the weather.

McCord Museum could be good with the rain. Also Pointe-a-Calliere Museum. Think you might enjoy the BioDome and find it interesting…..Part of Space of Life. Could easily take the Metro there. Guess we used up all the good weather whilst there a month ago.

If you are looking to input cruise info/address, just type under “hotel” your ship’s name and you should be good to go.

When I was randomly selected a month or so ago on a short visit to Montreal, we got my results back within 24 hours. But because we were already out of the airport and arrived at our hotel by the time I was notified I was one of the "lucky chosen few" we had to go back to the airport the next day for the PCR test. Construction and traffic were brutal.

My Bride just made another suggestion if you want to get away from the downtown core and do some walking…..Ile St. Helene (St. Helen’s Island). From your hotel by Uber….a short drive and nice to visit. Very nice casino there as well.

Absolutely agree......especially when one considers the "free" booze onboard....

Arrive CAN is a mess and so many people and politicians in Canada are trying to get it tossed. You will get a sense of the traffic and construction issues on your way from the airport to the Vogue. Keep phones handy and on when you get to the airport in Montreal to see if you have been randomly selected for a PCR test. If so, you don't want to have to go back to the airport the next day......you are supposed to be notified within 15 minutes of landing. My notification was beyond the 15 minutes so had to do the traffic/construction "fun" my next day again. Definitely look into the construction issues on the island and bridges taking you off island (Montreal)....they can make your head spin. Walking around Old Montreal is very much like being in Europe. Personally, I have zero tolerance for bad traffic, especially caused by the never ending construction in Montreal.

Rachel....ArriveCAN has been a real issue for lots of people. Friends from here flew up to Toronto for a river cruise out of there, ending in Portland, Maine and they were really having problems like you mention. My Bride went over to their house to help them out and they just input the name of their ship under "Hotel" and had no problems. Two very good choices for dinner and would suggest you go to Old Montreal early before Brasserie 701 and walk around there....a beautiful area full of amazing history and architecture. There is so much construction and traffic around Montreal that getting off the island to do a hike may be problematic. If you had more time I would have suggested a drive to St. Sauveur but with construction, etc. I would not recommend it for the time you have. A terrific "hike" would be on Mont Royal and around Beaver Lake there. Very serene and beautiful walking area. If you were to do that, I would suggest not renting a car and simply taking Uber there and back from your hotel.....a short distance and you could ask the driver to take you around McGill University, which is on the way. Ubers are friendly and plentiful in Montreal, and virtually all the drivers also speak English.

Nor on our March Splendor cruise, which really put a damper on our Pacific Rim experience. Even lacking Sake……the food was mediocre at best.

Look at my post above for my assessment of the AKA.

Meant to also ask if you have any dining reservations in Montreal..??

On our March Splendor cruise, we had a Sunday sea day and there was a Champagne and caviar brunch along with a Bloody Mary bar where you could pretty much add anything to them.

Sorry! Enjoy my hometown.

Rachel…..how was your time in Montreal?

We flew up to Montreal a few weeks ago for a visit “home”. Does not happen often there, but it was a breeze getting through customs. They are supposed to notify you within 15 minutes of landing that you have been chosen for a random test……..that did not happen and only once in downtown hotel (traffic and construction from airport is insane) did I get notified I needed to do the mandatory test back at the airport the next day. 1 ½ hours back next day for a 2 minute test, then another 1 ½ hours from airport back to the hotel. Suggest if anyone is flying in to wait an extra few minutes to see if you are “one of the lucky” ones to be chosen.

We stayed there for our March Splendor cruise. Nice, clean rooms and a good bar/restaurant on 25th floor (where reception is). Lots of construction happening around the hotel then so cab got confused. Breakfast was not very good and I would forego the complimentary “champagne” at checkin next time. Very easy ride in bus to the port……maybe 15 minutes.

On our March sailing, they did not. Very frustrating, but understand cruises since have had it.

Check out this video from You Tube.

On our March Splendor cruise, we were disappointed with Pacific Rim. Firstly…..there was no sake. Service was just ok, we found. Food was good but not great Asian, as we expected. We were in a suite where we could dine in any specialty restaurant of our choice any night, but after our first evening in PR we decided others were better and never went for a second dinner there.

My suggestion would be Prime 7. I would think you could arrange something special with your butler or Maitre d beforehand. We were on Splendor in March and Prime 7 was sensational.

Rachel......believe you are a surgeon, correct? Should we ever meet up on a cruise.....my Bride was in healthcare her entire career and was part of Women Business Leaders in Healthcare so something in common

We also had lunch one day at Le Mount Stephen……very close to the Vogue. An amazing original family home/building and sensational food. The history of the building and family is very interesting. Damn…..now think we need another trip ‘home”.