Your impressions of the Silhouette

[cruising_Bif]

Considering my first cruise aboard the Silhouette. Care to share your brief impressions of the ship? Thanks! :)

[CathyCruises]

Wonderful gorgeous fabulous spectacular. Does that work?;)

[Christine Frances]

My favourite ship ever!!!

[Loracpin2]

Of our 34 cruises, we've been on Silhouette twice and she is our favorite ship.

[WestLakeGirl]

Assume you are looking for specifics, so check out the dozens of member reviews

[rucruisn2]

We have been on the Silhouette twice and going again in December. Any specific questions?

[cruising_Bif]

We have been on the Silhouette twice and going again in December. Any specific questions?

 

One comes to mind: is there enough to do on the ship during the day? I wonder if the better option is to go with a ship like Oasis or Allure. However, I found an attractive price on the Silhouette, plus a free beverage package. Makes it difficult to pass up!

[We're The Groupnors]

Oasis and Allure are giant ships, but Silhouette is still a large ship. Unless you're looking specifically for things like wave riders and rock climbing walls you'll have more than enough activities to keep you busy on Silhouette. If you search for "dailies" on the boards you'll find links that people have posted to the daily on board newsletters, which include all the activities and times.

[cruising_Bif]

Oasis and Allure are giant ships' date=' but Silhouette is still a large ship. Unless you're looking specifically for things like wave riders and rock climbing walls you'll have more than enough activities to keep you busy on Silhouette. If you search for "dailies" on the boards you'll find links that people have posted to the daily on board newsletters, which include all the activities and times.[/quote']

 

Great idea to search for the dailies! Are they in the general Celebrity forum, or are they found in other places?

[We're The Groupnors]

Great idea to search for the dailies! Are they in the general Celebrity forum, or are they found in other places?

 

In the general forum. I usually use the advanced search feature.

Edited June 17, 2014 by We're The Groupnors

[beentothere]

4 transatlantics with the sil....

ugh...

all is very very good EXCEPT for the internet and phone systems management.

 

3 trips ...fantastic internet...4th...hosed due to ships computer issues, so they

tell me. On each trip either sprint or att not working at all..the last cruise this

winter had less than 10 to 15% available compared to what was normal.

 

if you need internet/cell phones...make sure you write that on your payment

and or speak to relations pre cruise.

[Christine Frances]

4 transatlantics with the sil....

ugh...

all is very very good EXCEPT for the internet and phone systems management.

 

3 trips ...fantastic internet...4th...hosed due to ships computer issues, so they

tell me. On each trip either sprint or att not working at all..the last cruise this

winter had less than 10 to 15% available compared to what was normal.

 

if you need internet/cell phones...make sure you write that on your payment

and or speak to relations pre cruise.

 

Apparently it is all better now:D

[cruising_Bif]

In the general forum. I usually use the advanced search feature.

 

Having trouble finding them. Are they called "dailies"?

[teecee60]

Considering my first cruise aboard the Silhouette. Care to share your brief impressions of the ship? Thanks! :)

 

OK, so just maybe, it's not so "brief"... :o

 

http://www.cruisecritic.com/memberreviews/memberreview.cfm?EntryID=255903

[waileacruiser]

We absolutely loved it. Grade: A. And I'm a tough grader.

 

 

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[Lastdance]

My DH and I really enjoyed her while sailing the Adriatic. There wasn't anything that was a negative, but again, that is subjective! We loved our cabin on the hump on the Sky Deck...:cool: Our roll call was fantastic and the friends we met superb...My favorite waiter, Minnie was out of this world. He had moved from the Eclipse; however, he has since gone back to Bali...

Edited June 18, 2014 by Lastdance

[antsnanny]

We loved the ship just wish she had stayed in NJ. Still hoping one of the S class ships will homeport at Cape Liberty one day...

[Chrisfromco]

We did the Western Caribbean on Silhouette in February. It was our first cruise experience as a couple after 20 years of marriage. Let's just say Celebrity and the Silhouette has us hooked on cruising! The ship is beautiful! We really enjoyed Aqua class! You won't be disappointed!

 

 

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[miched]

Nice but not as impressive as the Vatican. :D

 

 

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[CathyCruises]

If you can tell us what sorts of activities you are looking for and the itinerary you're looking at, we can help you.

[cruzemaven]

Apparently it is all better now:D

 

 

Really? I hope so. My husband is seriously considering renting a satellite phone so that he can reach his office and our family when we are at sea. Having been on the Reflection this winter we know that our AT&t cell phone never worked unless we were in port. Hoping that they they fixed whatever issues OnWaves had with the cellular carriers and we will now have connectivity...crossing our fingers!

 

 

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[micmacmissy]

Silhouette is immaculate; gorgeous ship.

 

Buffet food was excellent. MDR food was good (my only complaint was that MDR wait to get a table was very slow.) Mast Grill has delicious food. Speciality restaurants very good. Qsine was our favorite.

 

Service all around is wonderful.

 

Spa is great, solarium is great, hot tubs, public spaces all lovely.

 

Very nice passenger mix on our sailing, folks are polite, friendly, and follow the dress code.

 

Entertainment was good, too.

 

Definitely an A in our book!

[flyingv4me]

Add me to the list of Silhouette lovers. Beautiful ship with an attentive and pleasant crew. I look forward to sailing on her again.

[We're The Groupnors]

Having trouble finding them. Are they called "dailies"?

 

The official name is "Celebrity Today", but people on the forums often call then "dailies". There is a current thread being posted by viva_la_vida that has some photos of recent "dailies" from the Summit, so you might want to check those out. I have older ones, but activities do change from time to time.

[JFontaine]

If you are looking for activities to keep you busy on this ship, I would look elsewhere. This ship is about service, atmosphere, relaxation, class, style. If you are on a port intensive cruise, just use this as your hotel. Do you care if your hotel has activities? If it is not a port intensive cruise, and sitting in the sun, reading, working out, etc. aren't enough - I would look at the bigger ships like Oasis and Allure. Whatever activities there are on a Celebrity ship are an addition to the Celebrity cruise experience, unlike being on the Oasis and the Allure, where the activities make the cruise expereince. The beverage packages can be lots of fun even if you are not big drinkers - just the flexibility to order this or that and not worry about cost. Good luck.