Silver Ray

Silversea

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The Brand-new Silver Ray is as Radiant as her name!

August

Pros: The staff, service and design of the ship. The food is very good with many different restaurants to choose from.

Cons: The Marquee restaurant is an open-air venue that was very hot during August in the Adriatic

Recommended: No

The new Nova class of Silversea ships is setting a standard for beauty, service and good food. The asymmetric design opens the ship to the sea. There are sea views everywhere, even in the glass elevators that look to the sea. The staff and service are professional and friendly and try very hard to please. Everyone seems so happy in their new environment. They are and should be proud of their new ship!

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Mediterranean Marvel July 8-19

July

Pros: Staff, shore excursions, food, cabin quality

Cons: Some newer crew that need more experience, late 10pm entertainment start times

Recommended: No

The brand new Silver Ray has some of the best cabins you'll find on any ship at sea with spacious bathrooms, even in the lowest category. Butler service in every cabin category, but some staff were as new as the ship, so there were some minor service inconsistencies, but they will gain more experience.

The food programing was excellent, especially with S.A.L.T. Kitchen, which has two menus, one that rotates daily including the wines based on the port of call, and one regional menu that stays the same for the entire cruise. It was so good to the point you didn't wish you were eating on shore because they had some of the best interpretations of local dishes and drinks on the menu and at the S.A.L.T. bar. This is not to be confused with the inventive paid regional tasting menu experience at S.A.L.T. Chef's Table. Our favorite paid dinner was the French menu experience at La Dame and our favorite free dinner experience was Silver Note, which combines tapas style modern cuisine with a live jazz band or pianist and singer in the middle of the room with tables around them. The best lunch was the free Japanese sushi experience at Kaiseki (note it's a paid experience for dinner). One downside I suspect for many guests is that dining starts at 7pm, so there's no way to eat early unless you do room service.

In addition to late dining, all shows started at 10pm, which I think is too late for many people, including us most of the nights when we had such a port-intensive itinerary with many early start times and long tours in the heat. As far as the quality of the shows, they were generally very good for the size.

Overall, I highly recommend the ship for the vast majority of people. Any minor service issues will iron themselves out over time with experience, while the food/drink programming was some of the most inventive I've encountered on any ship.

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A beautiful ship with an amazing staff

August

Pros: Beautiful suites and public spaces with an amazing staff!

Cons: Extra charge for specialty restaurants may not be well valued for the price

Recommended: Yes

For me, 99% of a good cruise is the staff, and the Siver Ray gets 5 stars! Ship is beautiful everywhere, so 5 stars! Food was excellent most of the time, and when they missed the mark for my personal taste, they changed it! So back to 5 stars! We loved Ester, the singer in Silver Note, so we were there every night, so can't comment on the other entertainment. I peeked at the pool a few times and it was not my scene, but this is a very personal opinion. I have a pool at home and I like a neat and tidy pool area, which is probably not possible on most cruises! This is more of a passenger issue but if Silversea is listening...extra attendants at the pool that act like waiters that straighten up after each napkin (or towel by the pool) is used at every lounge chair would be nice...but that might be asking too much!

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