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I have a question about the Wind.Since you were just recently on the ship what was her condition?Been hearing that she is in bad shape.Any information would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

We thought the Wind was in great shape! Had a fabulous cruise on her. Probably the best food we have had on any cruise in the past few years (including cruises on the Seabourn Sojourn, QM2 Queens Grill and the Shadow). The complimentary wine was uniformly drinkable and sometimes quite good. We noticed a bit of wear and tear in carpets, etc but overall thought the ship was in great shape. Despite recent reports we had no issues w/ the AC even though it was very hot and sunny for most of our Caribbean cruise.

We sail the first week in March. I'll let you know when we return.

We had a similar experience w SS air on United this week. Flights showed up in my Silversea and on our United FF account, but per United they were not yet ticketed; thus we could not select seats or upgrade. I called our TA who called SS. Initially SS said we need to pay a $100 fee to get the tickets issued "early" (cruise is in 1st week of March), but then issued the tickets the next day without fee (TA told me the tickets were issued - wasn't apparent from my SS or United website). I then called United again and was able to upgrade with miles and pick seats. At least one other poster has said SS initially asked for a fee for "early" issuance of tickets but then waived it.

We just booked a cruise on the Wind for early March and SS economy air on United. Got a record locator, flight number, seats etc on My Silversea and called United to see if I could upgrade to business with miles.

United said upgrades were available, but the ticket needed to be issued first. Went to my travel agent on Thursday, who contacted SS, who said we needed to pay the $100 fee to issue the tickets early. I authorized it, but the tickets were issued the next day with no fee (travel agent let me know the tickets were issued -it wasn't apparent from My Silversea). I then called United and eventually was able to upgrade the seats (took about 35 minutes on the phone because per United the tickets were "so restricted" the upgrade had to be "done manually"). Got an email confirming the upgrade last night - hopefully we won't have a problem at the airport.

Thanks!

We haven't been on Silversea's in over a year and have an upcoming cruise on the Wind. Does anyone know what type of champagne and beer have been available recently?

Thanks!