Celebrity Silhouette Review

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Disappointing

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bobsynth
10+ Cruises • Age 80s

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Sail Date: Mar 2019
Cabin: Ocean View 7

Post cruise thoughts. We booked this cruise because we loved the Celebrity

Equinox and were told this is the sister ship and exactly the same. It is mostly the same but some important differences. No bar in the back of the ship on deck 14. A underutilized Master Celler wine area and just not the service level we expected. While we enjoyed our cruise I was disappointed with Celebrity in many ways. Mostly with the entertainment. Being a Musician I am probably more critical of the music and shows than most would be. And I must say that the quality of all the musicians was excellent. However I thought most of the music in the lounges was inappropriate for the age of the crowd and there was not enough of it. Even the PA music was hip hop, pop and even rap. Really? Did they not look at the age of the crowd? Only Ocean 5 and the Silhouette orchestra met my taste. I know it's different strokes for different folks and there were passengers from many different countries, but BR4 was playing mostly slow Latin beats and seemed to have a repetoire of about 20 songs. Listing them as a dance band was ludicrous when you saw very few people dancing to their music. Again they are fine musicians but wrong for the crowd which had to average 65 years of age. Also they looked pretty bored and like some others, playing for their own amusement and satisfaction. Angie Hernandez soloist was very good, in the Ensemble for listening. The same for the string duo. But I didn't go on a cruise to sit and listen. The string duo was actually putting me to sleep. I know many like that but I want to party. Dallas Bridge duo were building their background music with what is known as a looper. In effect they were creating backing tracks by recording and multi layering song parts over one another until it was sufficient for them to play and sing to. This takes a lot of talent and expertise but I really didn't want to listen to 4 to 5 minutes of creating their backing track for a 3 minute song. After 1 or 2 songs it became tedious and boring for the listener. Basically in the evening there were 3 places to hear music, Ensemble, Sky, Grand Foyer. They did not run simultaneously. Many nights we had no place to go to dance. Only Sky lounge was large enough to accommodate a crowd, During the sea day there was the pool and maybe deck 15 occasionally. Basically 1 soloist, 2 duos and 2 dance bands for 2500 people in 3 locations at separate times for 12 nights. Huh? for As for the shows, I thought most were amateurish and corny. Only "Uptown" blew away most people. They are one of the best acts I've seen anywhere. The comedian Dan ???? on our last night was also very good. After the first 3 shows we basically stopped going. The dining room food to me was a 7 or 8 out of 10. My table mates rated it lower. In my opinion the specialty restaurants were way over priced. We did try Q-sine when it had a sale, but the lobster tail was tiny and tasteless and the filet mignon was the same as well as dry. The projected chef was a clever idea we enjoyed. Dining room service was excellent as were the bar servers. My room attendant was new and not very good though she tried hard. Many days our room was not made up until after 3 and every night my bed was short-sheeted. My wife cut her foot on broken glass in our cabins carpet. I sensed a real cut back on employees. This was my 18th cruise and it ranked there as well. I guess I remember the old days at Celebrity when they were a notch above the rest. I remember when waiters used to carry your buffet tray to your table; The kitchen staff used to parade around the Dining room with the baked Alaska and Cherries Jubilee: Specialty Restaurants were $15 to $25; etc. etc. Still as I said up front, we enjoyed our vacation and will cruise again. Last year we cruised Equinox and loved it, and we are scheduled for Equinox next April. Maybe this was just a Silhouette problem. I should say that I find the size and layout of the ocean view room to be about the best we've seen. But I used to lean towards Celebrity. No more. I will go where the best deals are. Maybe it's time to try one of the Mega ships.

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Ocean View 7

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One of the more spacious and well laid out cabins we've seen.

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