The Muse is a beautiful new ship and it will not disappoint your expectations. But, near the last minute, SilverSea pulled one of the prized destinations in favor of another day at sea. Many of our fellow passengers referred to that as a "SilverSea bait and switch." We agreed with that and there was never an explanation as to why they pulled that. The food was generally better than we have experienced on other high-end cruises but the kitchen cannot seem to get the meat temperature even close to what you ordered. On our first night in LaDame two of the three that ordered a meat dish rare to medium rare got medium well to well done entrees. The next night at Atlantide we had six orders of beef or lamb for rare to medium rare and three of us got plates with medium well to well done meat. That frustration with that fundamental kitchen mistake continued throughout the cruise. They really need to fix that problem. Our butler was well meaning but not very hospitable - especially toward my wife and the wife of a neighboring suite that he took care of as well. However, two couples we were also traveling with on Deck 5 had an exceptional butler. The Cigar club on Deck 8 was a marvelous place to enjoy a cigar and fine scotches. The biggest disappointment (beyond the bait and switch) were the excursions. They were widely considered awful and awfully expensive. Of course, there were a couple exceptions to that general rule. If I were ever tempted to do that cruise again (and i never will be so tempted), I would book private excursions.