pl281 Posted July 26, 2016 #1 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Well we are just back from our wonderful time on the Silhouette doing the British Isles and The Open It was myself, my wife our 3 year old son and my parents - had some other family on board as well but they did their own things. If you have any questions please let me know. Food - This is very subjective. We were very pleased with everything Main Dining Room, Sushi on 5, cafe al bacio, Tuscan Grill, Buffet Entertainment - We usually don't go for the shows, but they had a nice verity of shows many of which were local to the port we were in. I never felt that anything was "in your face" "Must do this" Internet - Um..... We had unlimited with Go Best - I build websites for a living so I wanted to make sure I had connection. The best was when we were in Amsterdam - got about 1.5mbps downspeed most of the rest of the trip we were getting 0.5mbps down. For doing Facebook and basic website updates it actually worked very well. I do think they need to be a bit more up front about speeds in various locations. Some of it is limited bandwidth with a large number of users, some of it is also location / weather. Cell Phone We have Verizon Wireless - they have a package called "Travel Pass" - $2/Day (Mexico & Canada) $10/day most other countries. What this does is then gives you your regular plan / data at $10/day (24 hour period not calendar day) We only took it on one phone and our other phone we did wifi calling (both iPhones) and the wifi calling worked fine even on the slow connection. Excursions - We did all our tours through the ship - I know that there are many on here that will say that we could do better on our own / XYZ - I'm not here to debate that. We were very pleased with all the tours we did, the only issue was in Dublin, last tender to ship "was" 5:30 - well all the tours got back at 5:30 and we had to wait about 30-45 minutes to get on the tender. Granted it was also a 20-25 minute trip in the tender to the ship What they did to make up for it was in the next tendered port we got in 2 hours early AND they got a local tender to help as well. Kids Club Our 3 year old enjoyed it. Due to some medical reasons, they gave us a "pager" which is really a wrist based phone on the ships phone system - can only get calls. This was useful as they were able to reach us anywhere on the ship - also if one of us was in the cabin and the other was out we could call from the cabin. Cabin We were in a veranda on the hump on deck 8 - first cabin on forward slant of hump The cabin was fine - although a little cosy for 3 - the veranda was much bigger than the rest and while we didn't spend a lot of time on the veranda it was very nice. My folks were in a Celebrity Suite - they were very happy with it. Even though it didn't have the dinning room table as the M class do, it was the perfect size and worked well. My other family had a sky suite on deck 12, which we checked out. It has the overhang but is a very nice sized room - I would put it on par with many standard hotel rooms in regards to size. Shout out to Anca - as my folks (any other family) were in suite, they used Michael's Club and Anca was VERY helpful - both to them and us as a complete family - she went out of her way to make sure everything we needed was taken care of ================== We've already booked next summer on Reflection - Greek Isles My folks have the same suite We are taking a sky suite - which is actually the same cabin my other family had this trip, just a different number do to the extra cabins on Reflection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCruiser1234 Posted July 26, 2016 #2 Share Posted July 26, 2016 (edited) Interesting about tendering in Dublin. We were assured it was to be in downtown, docked- not tendered from Dun Lag..... Can you expand here please? We are on Silhouette 6Aug. Thanks, Bob Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited July 26, 2016 by bob221b1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portofrome Posted July 26, 2016 #3 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Thanks for the review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pl281 Posted July 26, 2016 Author #4 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Interesting about tendering in Dublin. We were assured it was to be in downtown, docked- not tendered from Dun Lag..... Can you expand here please? We are on Silhouette 6Aug. Thanks, Bob Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Bob - we were scheduled as tendered from the time we booked the cruise. It could be based on other ships in on any given day. So if your docs say you'll be docked more than likely you will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCruiser1234 Posted July 26, 2016 #5 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Bob - we were scheduled as tendered from the time we booked the cruise. It could be based on other ships in on any given day. So if your docs say you'll be docked more than likely you will be. Thanks. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pl281 Posted July 26, 2016 Author #6 Share Posted July 26, 2016 I also forgot to mention - In Amsterdam we used the transfers from the ship which included bringing our luggage to the airport - we got off the ship onto the bus and the luggage was right at the bus drop off at the airport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docmark Posted July 26, 2016 #7 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Thanks for the review. Glad you mentioned Anca....she is the best!! We were on your ship, cruise before you and she was absolutely fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
need2cruisesoon Posted July 26, 2016 #8 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Interesting on Dublin, our cruise last year for the Open we docked in Dublin and made it very convenient for getting extra time in the city center. Anyway, Dublin was our favorite stop for the whole cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
globevest Posted July 27, 2016 #9 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Nice review. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenevenpar Posted July 27, 2016 #10 Share Posted July 27, 2016 How was the Open Championship. How many days were you able to attend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phamer55 Posted July 27, 2016 #11 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Doing this cruise next itinerary, even though the itinerary is a bit different. I hope we dock in Dublin. What were the highlights from the ports? Anything that you thought that was a highlight or something that surprised you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pl281 Posted July 27, 2016 Author #12 Share Posted July 27, 2016 In answer to the question about the open We could have gone either Saturday or Sunday - we opted for Saturday - we walked around and then hung out in the stands by 18 green. The stands were mostly empty - I believe in part because they don't allow alcohol in the stands. ========================== In answer to the ports - I thought they were all great - we ended up not doing any tour in channel island and just got off and walked around. The Guinness factory was the best tour I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peteymil Posted July 27, 2016 #13 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Doing this cruise next itinerary, even though the itinerary is a bit different. I hope we dock in Dublin. What were the highlights from the ports? Anything that you thought that was a highlight or something that surprised you? The tour we took to Normandy was incredible. Belfast Giants Causeway trip is wonderful. Liverpool has several great Beatles tour. Did a Wicklow tour in Dublin, but have also done the city on our own. If at all possible, do not do the ships tour to the Open. I know the ship charged over $300 per person. We did it on our own and paid £120 for 2 tickets to the Open and £10 for 2 train tickets. The ship also charged thousands for their golf package. It can be done, depending on the courses for about a third of their cost. It was a great cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pl281 Posted July 27, 2016 Author #14 Share Posted July 27, 2016 As Peteymil said - the open did cost about $300 pp At least for our cruise while it was an "overnight" the ship was anchored the first day and docked the 2nd day Our feeling was to do the ship tour so that we didn't need to worry about getting back late for the tender (as we went the first day). I know from our roll call there were a number of people doing the open on their own. It all depends on personal preference - I know last year that with the strong winds they were having issues with tendering / couldn't tender and I believe the ship stayed an extra day, but you never know what the weather will be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saab4444 Posted July 28, 2016 #15 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Bob - we were scheduled as tendered from the time we booked the cruise. It could be based on other ships in on any given day. So if your docs say you'll be docked more than likely you will be. Silhouette is too big to dock in Dublin. Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMLAalum Posted July 28, 2016 #16 Share Posted July 28, 2016 (edited) Silhouette is too big to dock in Dublin. Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app We are going to dock in Dublin on August 10th! Originally we were to be tendering to Dun Laoghaire, but the Silhouette has been scheduled for the port on our cruise for quite awhile. Hope there are no mishaps as happened with the Infinity in Alaska! Edited July 28, 2016 by TMLAalum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peteymil Posted July 28, 2016 #17 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Silhouette is too big to dock in Dublin. Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app As was previously mentioned, last year it docked in Dublin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickT Posted July 28, 2016 #18 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Silhouette is too big to dock in Dublin. Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app We are going to dock in Dublin on August 10th! Originally we were to be tendering to Dun Laoghaire, but the Silhouette has been scheduled for the port on our cruise for quite awhile. Hope there are no mishaps as happened with the Infinity in Alaska! From the Dublin Port Company Website http://www.dublinport.ie/not-in-menu/cruise-ship-scheduled/ 10/08/2016 05:30 CELEBRITY SILHOUETTE Cruise Liners Ocean Pier 33 Thanks to the OP for the mini review and apologies for this getting off topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamthesea Posted July 28, 2016 #19 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Silhouette is too big to dock in Dublin. e app We docked in Dublin last month on the Sil. My husband and brother played golf 4 times while on our BI cruise. They made all the arrangements themselves. Though still very expensive for the golf and arranging transportation, they saved a ton by not booking through Celebrity. My DH said that he fulfilled a lifetime dream and that playing the courses was everything and more than he had imagined. :) OP, so glad you had a good cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALW2 Posted June 7, 2017 #20 Share Posted June 7, 2017 We are thinking of sailing on this cruise this summer. Do you recall seeing many young adults on the cruise? Ages 16-21? Do you happen to have a daily program you could post a picture of to see if they offer programing for 18-21 year olds? Thank you so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orator Posted June 7, 2017 #21 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Anca back on Silhouette? She had left Celebrity, but must have returned. Great for Celebrity and passengers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimbecky Posted June 8, 2017 #22 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Silhouette is too big to dock in Dublin. Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app We docked last year on Caribbean Princess and she is huge. Do not miss the Gaol (prison) in Dublin. One of best tours we have done. Guinness factory was good too. If you go to Guernsey I highly recommend Annette Henry. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tartana Posted June 8, 2017 #23 Share Posted June 8, 2017 I have been looking at a British Isles cruise, but we've wondered how smooth the waters are? Is it comfortable cruising? Not too rough? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peteymil Posted June 8, 2017 #24 Share Posted June 8, 2017 I have been looking at a British Isles cruise, but we've wondered how smooth the waters are? Is it comfortable cruising? Not too rough? Thanks! It was not rough at all last year, very comfortable. The year before however we missed the first day of the open, because the tenders could not get us in. Even so, when we were on the ship, it's still didn't feel rough. Fortunately they reworked the schedule and stayed an extra day, because the open did not finish until Monday that year due to the bad weather on Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted June 8, 2017 #25 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Good feedback, thanks for the report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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