calgcruiser

Given Oz's and NZ ongoing border closure what is silver sea planning regarding the Silver Muse itineraries at Christmas?

We were on the first leg of the WC (FL -LA) and Oliver was definitely in fine form both behind the bar and behind the mic. He makes a great Margarita if y0ou ask for a "real one"

Thanks for the great review Philip. It was great to have met you. This was our first time on SS and were not disappointed. The friendliness of our fellow passengers that was mentioned in a couple of posts was amazing. On that score alone I think it will be a tough voyage to beat! Your observations re the wine choices were spot on. We quickly learned that the proffered choice was merely a suggestion and a simple question would result in much wider choice. Criticisms of the spaces on the Cloud are, I believe, a bit unfair as they are often in comparison to much larger vessels. Our deck 5 mid ship veranda stateroom was very comfortable, clean and quiet, even when docking!

We are looking forward to our next SS cruise.

To the CC members we met, who probably think we were anti social, it was great to meet you at the gatherings. We were very unfortunate that Cliff my husband became very ill so we had room service until we got to Cadiz. The ships doctor asked for help via the ships agent and my husband was in a Cadiz private hospital within hours. I had to return to the ship for our suitcases which our Butler had packed beautifully. Silversea were wonderful and I cannot offer anything but praise.

 

The problems now with the travel insurance company can only be described as grim. At least after 3 long flights we arrived home and feel that help is everywhere. Alone in Spain is not the place to be.

 

Hope the CC people we met enjoyed themselves and have booked another cruise.

 

FORGOT on another thought.... We met a food and beverage consultant on board, an independent advisor to make sure every ship owned by Silversea met 100% of regulations needed for food safety. I wouldn't have minded his job -- he had 6 voyages booked which he just said it was a working "cruise" This was order because of the trouble on the Shadow earlier this year.

MrsCrab. sorry to hear about your husband's illness and hope he is recovering well. It was nice to have met you however briefly.