Silver Cloud Review

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Bridgetown, Barbados to San Juan, PR

Review for the Eastern Caribbean Cruise on Silver Cloud
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bobfromcanada
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Mar 2014

Silversea Cruise, Silver Cloud, Voyage 1405 – Feb 28, 2014 to Mar 10, 2014 Barbados to Puerto Rico (via St. Lucia, Grenada, Bonaire, Aruba, Curacao, Dominica, St. Barts and St. Maarten)

It’s been 15 years since we last cruised. We did a lot of cruising back then, including two trans-Atlantic ones, and it felt really good to be back on a ship again. Overall we found the cruise quite exceptional, but there were a few minor rough edges. We normally slum it a little more when we travel, and book a 4 to 5 star vacation (sometimes 3 stars), but this time we went the luxury 6 star route. We paid more and we expected more. For the most part we were not disappointed. Our previous vacation was to a land based 4 star (out of 5, different rating scale) property, and it’s only natural to compare apples with oranges. For the most part, things on the cruise were better in almost all areas, as expected. In the food, beverage and accommodation departments, the ship won hands down. Service was a toss-up, and some cases the service at the land based resort was better. Food, no contest

However, things happened that shouldn't have happened. It was supposed to be a luxury 6 star experience, but it didn’t ‘quite’ make that. Close, but not quite. In our opinion, it was a good solid 5 star or better experience, but not 6. The bottom line is "Would we do it again?" The answer is a resounding “YES” (capitals intended).

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Nice cabin, seemed pretty quiet most of the time. Only very minor issues discussed in main review. Would book that cabin again.

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