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Silver Whisper

Silversea

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Silversea is "uping" their game and it shows

July

Pros: Smaller ship. I think this is the perfect size for Silversea and so did many guests.

Cons: Plastic plants on the pool deck. Silversea is better than plastic.

Recommended: No

I've sailed with Silversea both as a host as well as a paying passenger. Frankly I've been concerned with how things have changed over the past year until this cruise on the Whisper. Little improvements I noticed with a lot more consistency.  
More smiles, eye contact and greeting by name from staff and crew.  Helping passengers with their plates in the buffet.  
Holding the chair when sitting down.
Serving bread instead of just leaving the basket on the table.
Food has noticeably improved in all dining venues. Better quality meats.  More choices on the menus. Hot meals were hot and cold meals were cold.  Special requests were easily fulfilled according to some guests (in the past there was hesitation). I gave a 4* for dining because there's still room for improvement but was much better than Dawn (2024) or Vista (2024)
Pool area was kept neat and tidy.  Public bathrooms were extremely clean throughout the ship.  
Cabins - of course these are some of the largest at sea.  Very comfortable.  The butlers do a wonderful job being attentive and seemed disappointed if you didn't have something for them to do. 
Because this was port intense, onboard activities were not well attended as much as an itinerary with a lot of sea days

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Cruise to New Zealand and Australia

January

Pros: service was excellent

Cons: Too much time on the water. Not much to do on boat due to cool weather, and rough water

Recommended: No

Wish land excursion would have been longer. Everything seemed rushed. Said you could eat, shop, and tour different things. In reality you only had 1 hour and could only do one thing. We would get back to the boat which didn’t leave for 4-6 hours. Disappointing

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Great trip

January

Pros: Staff was fantastic, food was delicious

Cons: The tours could have been better . Not up to first class standard , ship needs to be refreshed and updated

Recommended: Yes

Great trip

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14 days on Silver Whisper from Tokyo to Anchorage

May

Pros: Beautiful ship once it is refurbished, large stateroom, food was tasty but could have been a little more healthy (less butter and cream), friendly crew

Cons: The ship needs to be refurbished. Tour options were lacking. It was repositioning and there was a lot of staff training so not all aspects ran smoothly

Recommended: No

I would recommend Silversea as a wonderful cruise line. My review should not be based on the fact that this was a repositioning cruise and is scheduled to go into dry dock later this year. There was a port originally on the itinerary, which would have enabled 2 days at sea, port visit and 2 more days at sea. The port is Russian so it was deleted, which made for a long 5 days at sea. Since the Whisper is small and the weather was cold, the outside facilities were not utilized (Outdoor restaurant, pool, jacuzzi, etc.). There were activities inside (lectures, trivia, bingo, etc) but it was the same everyday and it appeared that guests were getting bored. The entertainment schedule was changed a few times and the communication was not always perfect. Many guests were on waitlist for tours and never cleared, even though the tours were included. I would have loved to see more culturally immersion tours-seems to be the way travel is heading. I feel the cruise was nice but not anything special (based on tours, entertainment, crew training).

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Reykjavik to Manhattan

September

Pros: The staff is professional, courteous and friendly. The ship is first class.

Cons: The dining options are limited, only 3 options, which is important on a longer cruise.

Recommended: Yes

Its a beautiful ship, as are all Silversea ships. But as noted above, this was a 16 day cruise and more dining choices and public areas would been nice. Silver Whisper is one of their smaller ships.

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silversea cruise Iceland to London

July

Pros: staff members and servers were attentive and thoughtful

Cons: condition of the ship was

Recommended: No

the Whisper is currently not up to the fine standard of Silversea. Stained carpets in hallways, table on balcony worn and scuffed, scuffed paint in various places on the ship it would have been nice to have the cruise director or similar person give live talks each day about the excursions for the next day. they are available on the TV but in person experts would be better. the cooking class of how to make casa dias was amazingly silly - everyone knows how to make these already. something challenging would have been nice. if there are formal evenings during the cruise it would be good to have been made aware in the cruise information given.

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World Cruise 2020

February

Pros: It's like a family you love to be part of.

Cons: Price point too high for most .

Recommended: No

The World Cruise isn’t just about the Destinations. When you’re onboard, you can expect to be continuously spoiled and entertained. The world is expanded and explained by enrichment expert lecturers and time for the varied activities programs, The food is exceptional and nothing rivals the stellar personal service of the crew - from.the laundry worker to the waiters to butler to the officers.

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