Hi , I am also a Coeliac we were on the Whisper in Alaska last year our first Silversea cruise but not our first cruise.I found knowledge from waitstaff a bit hit and miss.
At the start of the cruise I had a meeting with the Chief and was assured that there was no need to preorder as every Menus in all the restaurants would have many options available and that staff would be aware of my dietary requirements as all waitstaff have a IPad with details on it. I will say that I had no problems with what I ate and no issues with cross contamination .I did find it repetitive to have to explain at every meal that I was a coeliac only twice did staff members mention on seating us that they were aware of my dietary requirements .
Like “Port Power “ I automatically check that they have made note of Coeliac Gluten Free meal .
I found the Grill very difficult to eat at other than plain grilled meat or fish with a plain baked potato I was told by staff that nothing else was safe for me to eat. I did manage to get some butter for the potato .No offer of bread.😞 we only ate there once over our 12 days on board
I will say that we got the impression that a lot of the staff were new and were learning on their feet.
Our Butler was brilliant and arranged gluten free canapé’s some of which were made with gluten free water biscuits or wafer crackers ,which were missing from the restaurants.
Lucky we shared a table with the hotel manager one evening and by magic the crackers appeared in the restaurants when I needed them 🙂
My one big tip would be ask if you don’t like the options available they will do the best to prepare something. We dined in La Dame one night and I was told that the only dessert available to me was a fruit platter. This was beautifully served and very nice but not a dessert in my mind ( if it doesn’t have chocolate it isn’t dessert). Next time we dined there I asked if they could find me something more interesting the resulting dessert looked fantastic and tasted great but wasn’t on the menu
I will say that I always travel with some gluten free supplies with me but only had to use them when off the ship. The one booked excursion with included lunch did provide a very nice gluten free option but I was prepared just in case🙂
I hope this helps reassure you that you won’t starve on board 🤣
