rbuenger Posted February 23, 2015 #1 Share Posted February 23, 2015 I wil be posting a more in depth review when time permits but here are a few things..... Pros - Service and food in Blu was outstanding, We would book Aqua Class again! Capt. Averopoulos runs a well oiled machine, the ship looked fantastic. No issues with getting a drink at any bar or finding a cocktail server in any venue, including the pool. We rented Alcoves for our 3 sea days and be late port day and enjoyed the space, it worked well with us and the Alvcove server made sure we had everything we needed. We love the Silhouette and will cruise on her again! Cons - Food in Tuscan Grill was not as good as it was this past summer, when we were aboard from Venice. There were a lot of motorized scooters on this journey, many driven by incredibly rude passengers, scooters left in the middle of the stateroom hallways. Witnessed one scooter passenger insist that everyone get off the elevator when it stopped on her floor already full. Surprising number of passengers treating the staff rudely, clearly feeling the staff were their personal servants. Staff in the Spa is again giving the hard sell at the end of treatments to buy products, I thought this was going to stop when Canyon Ranch took over. Our neighbor kept smoking on hs balcony, even after we raised the issue with the staff All in all it was a fantastic trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawall Posted February 23, 2015 #2 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Great to hear!!! We will be on the Silhouette in 20 days & can't wait. Look forward to your full review as this is our first cruise ever. Glad you enjoyed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straughn Posted February 23, 2015 #3 Share Posted February 23, 2015 My first cruise on Silhouette is at the end of March. I will also be in Aqua class for the first time, so any information you share will be most appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morbihan Posted February 23, 2015 #4 Share Posted February 23, 2015 So envious. More envious of people just LEAVING on Silhouette. Twelve weeks today we set off. It will flash by! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR_T Posted February 23, 2015 #5 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Thanks for the info & look forward to your full review when you get time We are joining the silhouette on the 1st of March so only a few days to go till we leave... [emoji16] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mskaufman Posted February 23, 2015 #6 Share Posted February 23, 2015 We are on the Silhouette in July. Maybe there will not be as many scooters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainah Posted February 23, 2015 #7 Share Posted February 23, 2015 (edited) I wil be posting a more in depth review when time permits but here are a few things..... Pros - Service and food in Blu was outstanding, We would book Aqua Class again! Capt. Averopoulos runs a well oiled machine, the ship looked fantastic. No issues with getting a drink at any bar or finding a cocktail server in any venue, including the pool. We rented Alcoves for our 3 sea days and be late port day and enjoyed the space, it worked well with us and the Alvcove server made sure we had everything we needed. We love the Silhouette and will cruise on her again! Cons - Food in Tuscan Grill was not as good as it was this past summer, when we were aboard from Venice. There were a lot of motorized scooters on this journey, many driven by incredibly rude passengers, scooters left in the middle of the stateroom hallways. Witnessed one scooter passenger insist that everyone get off the elevator when it stopped on her floor already full. Surprising number of passengers treating the staff rudely, clearly feeling the staff were their personal servants. Staff in the Spa is again giving the hard sell at the end of treatments to buy products, I thought this was going to stop when Canyon Ranch took over. Our neighbor kept smoking on hs balcony, even after we raised the issue with the staff All in all it was a fantastic trip! My partner and I plus two friends were also on this cruise (first time on Celebrity) and in Aqua and couldn't agree with you more about Blu, it was great especially Rachelle (sp?)! Edited February 23, 2015 by Mainah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gem lady Posted February 23, 2015 #8 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Any chance you would have a copy of the daily activity list for the first sea day. We are on in a few weeks. Trying to decide whether or not to rent an alcove! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
movingagain1990 Posted February 23, 2015 #9 Share Posted February 23, 2015 We enjoyed our alcove on our December cruise. It was nice listening to the music on the iPad they gave us that was already loaded. The cheese and fruit kept us full enough so that we did not get lunch. The attendant got our drinks for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbuenger Posted February 23, 2015 Author #10 Share Posted February 23, 2015 (edited) Any chance you would have a copy of the daily activity list for the first sea day. We are on in a few weeks. Trying to decide whether or not to rent an alcove! Unfortunately, I did not save any if the dailies, they were pretty beat up by the end of the day. . I will say that Richard Spacey does a fantastic job as CD, as does Charlotte as the Activities Manager Edited February 23, 2015 by rbuenger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esk Posted February 23, 2015 #11 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Hi rbuenger, glad you had a great cruise, we are on the Silhouette soon and also looking forward to Aqua class and dining in Blu. Who is the current Maître 'D of Blu? I think it was Anna when we were last on her and she was fantastic. Thanks :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketMan275 Posted February 23, 2015 #12 Share Posted February 23, 2015 "Witnessed one scooter passenger insist that everyone get off the elevator when it stopped on her floor already full." So, what happened? I would have told the passenger to wait his/her turn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhondaPerr Posted February 23, 2015 #13 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Were there any Debarkation issues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradpole Posted February 24, 2015 #14 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Were there any Debarkation issues? We were on the same cruise, I hope to post a review soon.. None for us, we had tag 6 so we were called pretty early in the process, it was pretty painless. One not for those who have mobility issues...it IS A LONG WALK from gangway to customs to curb, and if you parked in the mid port garage, an even longer walk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Click Posted February 24, 2015 #15 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Smoking on the balcony....always an issue but what can we do about? They won't let me bring my own fire extinguisher will they? We are on her in May in the Baltic. Pretty port intensive trip so I don't expect to see many scooters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLH Arizona Posted February 24, 2015 #16 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Staff in the Spa is again giving the hard sell at the end of treatments to buy products, I thought this was going to stop when Canyon Ranch took over. Wonder if the fact that many of the employees were old Steiner employees has anything to do with the hard sell by some. I was on the Summit in January and there was no hard sell at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Texed Posted February 24, 2015 #17 Share Posted February 24, 2015 rb, Thanks for posting. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted February 24, 2015 #18 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Thanks! Glad to hear Blu was outstanding! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PathfinderEss Posted February 24, 2015 #19 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Thanks for your report. Looking forward to a more extensive one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlgants Posted February 24, 2015 #20 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Thanks for the report! Which itinerary were you on? We sail on the Western Mar. 29th! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Miaminice Posted February 24, 2015 #21 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Silhouette is our favourite ship. Great crew, great service, delicious food in BLU... For those of you booked on Silhouette or planning to sail on her - here´s is a picture heavy tour through the ship. http://www.kreuzfahrtinfos.at/forum/index.php/Thread/6339-Celebrity-Silhouette-Ein-Schiffsrundgang-und-Vorgeschmack-auf-unser-Forentreffen/ Never mind the German text - the pics will tell the story :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbuenger Posted February 24, 2015 Author #22 Share Posted February 24, 2015 "Witnessed one scooter passenger insist that everyone get off the elevator when it stopped on her floor already full." So, what happened? I would have told the passenger to wait his/her turn. No one got off... Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane2357 Posted February 24, 2015 #23 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Can you give us more detail about the smoking problem? We had an issue once and it was dealt with so quickly although it took me using a high liter and the daily taped to their door for the smokers to really "get it". Who did you contact and what was their response? Did you escalate the issue? For those of us that loath smoke - letting this slide will only contribute to a growing problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler80 Posted February 24, 2015 #24 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Silhouette is our favourite ship. Great crew, great service, delicious food in BLU... For those of you booked on Silhouette or planning to sail on her - here´s is a picture heavy tour through the ship. http://www.kreuzfahrtinfos.at/forum/index.php/Thread/6339-Celebrity-Silhouette-Ein-Schiffsrundgang-und-Vorgeschmack-auf-unser-Forentreffen/ Never mind the German text - the pics will tell the story :-) Thanks for the great photos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketMan275 Posted February 24, 2015 #25 Share Posted February 24, 2015 No one got off... Lol How long you figure before the scooter operator post a thread about how rude the passengers were on the elevator? "Rude Passengers Won't Let Handicapped Person on Elevator"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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