torst
July 26th, 2010, 02:58 PM
Having greatly appreciated the questions, tales and oberservations on this board I feel obligated to happy to give you a few thoughts of my own.
We have just recently completed the Copenhagen to Copenhagen (west coast of Norway) on the Whisper. We are middle aged and our only previous cruise experience had been on the Seven Seas Voyager in 2007.
The cruise certainly lived up to our expectations. A midship verandah on deck nine was very comfortable and quiet.
The food, though not always exceptional, is very good, we particularly enjoyed the hot rocks on the pool deck as it was great to eat outside on nice evenings. I though the pool deck lunches sub standard. La Terrazza for dinner was a pleasant alternative to the restaurant but would be more interesting if the menu changed. A highlight was the galley buffet, as much for the glimpses behind the scenes as for the food. I do think a centralized reservation system for the restaurants would be an improvement. It should not be necessary for a passenger or their butler to have to call and then wait for someone to return their call to conirm.
The service in the restaurants, bars and decks very fine almost excessively so. For us the butler service was a non event. I guess we just do not need a butler.
Embarkation and disembarkation were flawless. We more no more than 10 minutes from being dropped off at the ship to opening champagne in our room! Port access when docked or tendered was very smooth as well.
The champagne was drappier though pommery was always available by request. The chosen wines at dinner were always very good but many other options were readily available if and when one chose.
The mixed nuts always good, the potato chips alas second rate.
We are non smokers and were never disturbed by smoking.
The crew were most efficient and always appeared more than happy to provide anything that was requested. It did appear to be a very happy ship!
I do not envy anyone the job of cruise director and ours was fine but a little too rah rah for a ship full of grown ups. A low point was the evening that quiet music and drinks in the main bar was interuppted at 11pm for a game of wheel of fortune. Many left and went to bed. This was a sophisticated, worldly group of travellers if we had wanted a party ship we would have chosen Disney.
The charitable charge did appear on our bill. Enough said...
We greatly enjoyed being on a small ship and often wondered where the people were (the ship was full).
The weather was great and the fjords most beautiful.
Silverseas vs. Regent? As someone else on the board put it Silverseas does it better. We would certainly consider a Silverseas cruise in the future.
We have just recently completed the Copenhagen to Copenhagen (west coast of Norway) on the Whisper. We are middle aged and our only previous cruise experience had been on the Seven Seas Voyager in 2007.
The cruise certainly lived up to our expectations. A midship verandah on deck nine was very comfortable and quiet.
The food, though not always exceptional, is very good, we particularly enjoyed the hot rocks on the pool deck as it was great to eat outside on nice evenings. I though the pool deck lunches sub standard. La Terrazza for dinner was a pleasant alternative to the restaurant but would be more interesting if the menu changed. A highlight was the galley buffet, as much for the glimpses behind the scenes as for the food. I do think a centralized reservation system for the restaurants would be an improvement. It should not be necessary for a passenger or their butler to have to call and then wait for someone to return their call to conirm.
The service in the restaurants, bars and decks very fine almost excessively so. For us the butler service was a non event. I guess we just do not need a butler.
Embarkation and disembarkation were flawless. We more no more than 10 minutes from being dropped off at the ship to opening champagne in our room! Port access when docked or tendered was very smooth as well.
The champagne was drappier though pommery was always available by request. The chosen wines at dinner were always very good but many other options were readily available if and when one chose.
The mixed nuts always good, the potato chips alas second rate.
We are non smokers and were never disturbed by smoking.
The crew were most efficient and always appeared more than happy to provide anything that was requested. It did appear to be a very happy ship!
I do not envy anyone the job of cruise director and ours was fine but a little too rah rah for a ship full of grown ups. A low point was the evening that quiet music and drinks in the main bar was interuppted at 11pm for a game of wheel of fortune. Many left and went to bed. This was a sophisticated, worldly group of travellers if we had wanted a party ship we would have chosen Disney.
The charitable charge did appear on our bill. Enough said...
We greatly enjoyed being on a small ship and often wondered where the people were (the ship was full).
The weather was great and the fjords most beautiful.
Silverseas vs. Regent? As someone else on the board put it Silverseas does it better. We would certainly consider a Silverseas cruise in the future.