Silver Cloud Expedition Review

Fantastic voyage

Review for Antarctica Cruise on Silver Cloud Expedition
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sssxguy
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Dec 2017
Cabin: Veranda Suite
Silver Cloud at anchor
Iceberg
Chinstrap penguin
Antarctic scenery

Silver Cloud provides a perfect combination of all-inclusive luxury and expedition cruising in Antarctica. The ship was stylishly refurbished in 2017 and offers all you expect of Silversea’s restaurant, bar and lounge facilities, though suites are not quite as large as on the line’s bigger vessels. Life doesn’t get better than fine dining with a view of icebergs and snow-covered mountains.

The previous cruise was cancelled due to technical problems (I hope you all make it someday). So our ten night cruise was effectively the maiden voyage to Antarctica, but you wouldn’t have known - we were looked after superbly by everyone from the knowledgeable expedition team to restaurant and room staff who, like the guests, came from all over the world. In fact we booked a cruise to Greenland while on board.

With 200 passengers, Silver Cloud is more comfortable and faster through the Drake Passage than smaller ships, while larger ones can still only land 100 people at any one time. The Captain wisely decided to spend the first and last nights in port in Ushuaia to avoid bad weather, but our speed meant that we still had the scheduled five days in Antarctica.

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Veranda Suite

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Nicely refurbished: Comfortable bed, sitting area with couch and two chairs, walk-in wardrobe useful for luggage and expedition gear, and bathroom with shower (some have a bathtub). The veranda was great for looking at the view. Suites now have USB and universal electrical sockets that take US, European and UK plugs among others. We slept fairly well even through the Drake Passage.

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