We choose this cruise as the ship was new and itinerary interesting as we had not seen several of the ports.
The positive
1. New ship with good (not great) suites. Ship handles the seas well and is smooth
2. Lots of staff who are very polite
3. Multitude of dining options
4. Shuttle service in many cities
5. Good coffee, and cocktails. Typical low quality wines ...
Several friends had taken this Baltic cruise and raves about it. Chose Silver Spirit because it could dock in downtown St Petersburg (instead of naval marine terminal out of town).
Embarking in Stockholm was a breeze, but luggage delivery was strange. Two bags quickly came to cabin, but a hour later two were still missing. Went looking and found both in the hall - one near our cabin, the ...