Silver Muse Review

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Cruise for Non-Cruisers: 7 Night Alaskan Cruise on Silver Muse

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JMC_SanJose
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Aug 2019
Cabin: Classic Verandah Suite

My lifelong motto has been that I hate the idea of cruising. The hoards of people, the mass quantity of low quality food, the tiny rooms, and silly excursions. I’ve been on two short cruises to appease family before, and just didn’t like it. Well, when my other half suggested taking a luxury cruise through Alaska, I was not a fan of the idea. But, after watching a few videos, reading a few reviews and realizing he wasn’t kidding, we booked the Silversea’s Silver Muse 7 day Alaska cruise that started right before Labor Day weekend. The thought of the Butler Service, the suite with a bathtub and a balcony of our own, I had high hopes, but was very worried that my distaste for cruising would taint my experience. Spoiler Alert - I loved Silversea and would cruise with them again. This doesn’t feel like cruising - its luxury living.

We booked the train transfer from Anchorage to Seward, and when I learned about the timeline of this, I was not pleased. First, the train didn’t leave until noon or later, so you wouldn’t get on the boat until after 5pm. Luckily for me, there was flooding on the railway tracks so they shut down the train, and we were instead going by motor coach, which meant we’d get to the ship by 2pm. I was so glad, so in hindsight, I’d recommend the bus transfer (or getting to Seward on your own), just so you can have a light lunch after embarkation on board and spend time wandering around the boat, checking things out.

The boat is exactly as everyone else has described - contemporary, modern and new. The suite exceeded our expectations - I mean, who has a full size bath on a boat? The bed was extremely comfortable. I read that people didn’t like the way the TV worked. We loved it, because we could look at the restaurant menus, read about the next destination, watch videos of different cruises, and occasionally watch a movie or documentary. Why would anyone actually watch TV on vacation??

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Classic Verandah Suite

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We loved our cabin, but it may not be for everyone. We were at the very front of the ship, so we had to walk far down the hall to get to the elevators, but it also meant nobody was walking by your door constantly. It was quiet! I also liked that we were on the same floor as the gym/spa.

The room itself is amazing. Compared to other cruise lines the room is HUGE. The bathroom is amazing and the walk in closet is unreal. The bed was super comfortable and we loved our balcony.

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