Silversea Silver Wind

Pros: Elegance, luxury, "the best"
Cons: Vapid port talks, conveyor belt shore excursions.

I wanted to weigh in on Silversea and "the Wind". It was my first experience in cruising, and definitely puts anything else below it. I'd just sold a house in the Bay Area, in the "good times", and at quite a profit, so my friends and parents said "do ...

Pros: Shipboard Service & Amenities, All-Inclusive Policy, Quality
Cons: Tepid Jacuzzi's, Too-Warm Pools & Unaccomodating Commode Seats (ouch!)

It's impossible to describe the indescribable, but this cruise was absolutely fabulous! All airfare, transfers, pre-cruise hotel with breakfast, shipboard drinks and tips are included. We cruised aboard the Silver Wind from Athens to Istanbul May, 2000,...

Pros: The amenities, service and food.
Cons: Decor, perhaps.

I spent 8 days as part of a corporate hospitality package on the Riviera - and therefore didn't pay myself. Most of the time, the ship was anchored off Cannes for the festival and I ended up spending a lot of time on board. I found the service and ...

Pros: none
Cons: none

This was an incredible and heart warming ship. I found many things that I desired to most on this ship. Most of them would be great food, nice people, bars, and good service. Even though the rooms were a bit small, but everything else was pretty...

Pros: Magnificent accommodations, great food, great personal attention and style
Cons: I want to live on one of their ships but can't afford to do so

I have sailed on 103 cruises to date. This is one of the best! I was honored to have been one of the Travel Experts that Silverseas invited to Monte Carlo to visit their first ship while in the final stages of completion in Genoa. I was the very first Travel Professional to step foot on their ship..even had to wear a hardhat! This cruise line listened to cruise experts in the design and style of cruising. It is evident in being named one of the top cruise lines in the world. Not only that, one of the top destinations in the world! These magnificent ships are destinations in themselves. I highly recommend these lovely ships and the style of cruising that Silverseas brings to the public. They are the best, and they work hard to maintain that. They make you not only feel welcome but as if you were the most important passenger they have ever welcomed! Now that is what makes a great cruise even better.