Kubanita

Great great great review !!! and the photos are so amazing I just want to go buy new lens for my camera ! Thank you ! :D

Your son is absolutely GORGEOUS ! God bless him !!! Thank you for the review !!! :D

thank you for the review, specially your thoughts on the piano bar, will def check that out !! :):D !!

Looking forward to your review. It's very nice of you to give mention to those who inspired you to do a great review. :)

It sure is !!!!

I only wish I had come

Across this review earlier... But now I am going to grab a drink and enjoy reading it!!!! Super excited!!!!!

THANK YOUU SO SO SO MUCH FOR THE DEDICATION!!!!!! It is wonderful to know I inspired you somewhat. Ok now... Time to read... Hehehe... :)

Kubanita

 

Great review ! My wife and I have been on the Silver Moon twice and loved the experience. That Banks beer they serve was great and the lunch was fantastic.

 

Dont you think the Silver Moon captain looks like Charlie Sheen ? Both times were were onboard he steered the boat with his bare feet. =) I'd love to have his job !

Hahaa he has the coolest job!!!! And yes he kinda does!!!! I loveddd the Silver Moon. No regrets there!!! Lunch was awesome.... Plus everything else ofcourse!!! :)

That is a female sand dollar :) looks like you are having a great time..enjoying your review

Hehehehe oopss! Thanksss!!! :):)

Not sure how I miss this review! Very nice pics and you are gorgeous!

Thank youuuu soo muchh!!!! :)

Hi, I like the way you have your pictures. How did you get them embedded in your post? Mine come up very small. Thanks.

I use this website to upload pics its called imageshack.com I have an account there which allows be to upload the pics as they are. You should try that one :) see if it helps

Great review, thanks for sharing! You wouldn't happen to have pictures of the Ionian Lounge, would you? We are on this ship in July 2013 (a different itinerary) and I am getting married on board! I can find few and far between reviews and pictures as good as yours on the ship, so I thought I would ask!! :)

Awww thank you soo much!!! and congratulations on your wedding!! Unfortunetly I do not have any pics of the Ionian lounge, I am so sorry :( I wish I could have helped!! :(:( I hope I can see some pictures of the wedding and the experience! I wish you a wonderful time !!!!!

Great Pics/Review! Love all the green on the ship .. lol

Thank youuu!!!! YES the green was A LOT !!! Hahaa :)

Great review and love your pics. I booked this intinerary for Oct 2013, but I will be on the Valor. I can't wait, reading your review and seeing your pics I know we are going to have a great time.

You will have an amazing time!!! This itinerary is actually one of my favs!!! All the ports have so much to offer!!!! :) Enjoy ittt !!!! Hope to see some pics!!

Great review and WONDERFUL pictures! I do have a couple questions. Did you capture the airplane shots with the Nikon D3000 or the Canon water camera? Also, did you do anything (like photoshop) with the pictures after taking them or did they naturally come out that vivid?? I'm interested in a new camera for my upcoming New Years cruise and my birthday is this upcoming Tuesday. Thanks :)

Hello there!!!! And I apologize that I just see this post. For the airplane photos I used the Nikon and always on vivid mode. I did not use photoshop but I did however use the program that comes with my mac computer which just enhances the photos even a bit more. It pops out the color even more. Honestly the vivid feature on the Nikon is great regardless. I absolutely love it !!!! I hope this helps and you can always email if any other questions! Happy belated birthday!!!! And have a wonderful New Years cruise!!! :)

i take my hat off very very nice photos and awesome review.

Thank you very much, I am glad you enjoyed! :)

LOL..when you first mentioned "green", I thought you were referring to some extra recycling program that they had on board. Then I saw your pictures..welcome to the Emerald City! Btw, Love, love, love reviews with lots of pictures, so I'm loving your review.

Hahaaa thank youuuu thank youuuuu...!!!!!!!! :):):)

Hi there

 

Love your reviews! As a younger cruiser myself- I can definitely relate to your cruise addiction!

 

Thanks for sharing.... What's your next cruise booked? Also, I noticed the hubby must not like his pictures taken? Lol....

Heheee thanks! Yes an addiction indeed... Where have you been to lately?? I have no cruise planned. Any ideas?? Suggestions?? Email me lol. :(:( hopefully soonn. I want to travel somewhere in South America next, lets seee.... :p and oh lord he did nott want to be in most of the pics lmao.

Awesome review! Your photos are superb! :)

Thank you.. I am glad you enjoyed! =)

im doing this cruise on the sept 16th. spending 4 days prior in old san juan first though. i tried to book with Cabaloza (sp) for barbados, but they said that their ship was in dry dock for repairs and that i should book with silver moon instead. i was slighty hesitent in doing so, but after seeing your pictures im very glad i did.

 

the part im most excited about though is viewing the airplanes landing in Malo beach.... ive been dying to go here for years, the only down side is that the 747 only lands on tuesdays and sundays i believe, and we are here on a saturday. oh well... im really looking forward to it after seeing your pics. thanks for the review, now im even more excited than before. only 25 days to go.

Heyy there..!!! Sorry it tooke me so long to answer... and now you are probably back from the cruise.... tell me how was it?? Did you enjoy Maho Beach?? and how was the experience with silvermoon?????? I would love to know your review on that, if you enjoyed....and also if you have any pictures youd like to share... i HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU... :D

Thank you! You are so sweet to answer even though your trip is over. So you kept you canon on Beach the whole time even underwater? Sounds simple enough to me, coz once I figure out how to change the settings I want to leave it alone. Did you have to soak it in the sink after each beach day?

 

I will def get back on this page and share some pix and thoughts on our trip.

Heyy sorry i took soo long to answer!!! Yes I used the camara on underwater the whole time..... because I pretty much used it only while at the beach/ water etc and the featue is pretty simple and good to use... I actually did not soak it in the sink after each day.... but I guess you could just to be precautions. Please do come to this post as I do check it, I would looove to see the pictures of your trip !!!!!! Will be looking forward to it !! :)

Yes! Yes! Yes! I can't wait to get to Maho Beach!!!!!! Hi Beatriz! Long time no see. Great photos from Maho Beach. That photo of the Air France A340 is fantastic! The pictures of you are nice too but wow the airplane shots are magnifico! I hope I can get as good a set of photos as you did. Can you tell I am an aviation nut???

Happy Cruising! Harold

Hey Harold !!!!!!!!!!

hehe yes I can definitely tell!! I am glad you loved the photos.... Of course you will be able to take some great shots!!!! You will loooove this beach, I can picture you going nuts over all the planes flying through. :D hehe great experience! Nice hearing from you again! =)

Hi there, we are due to go on this cruise 9/16/12 and it is sooooo slow getting here. I have a couple questions. I did just treat myself to the Canon D10 which I am saving to use on this trip. I am going on the Silvermoon cat tour and wonder if you kept your camera on Auto or did you have to change settings at all. I hate to read directions and am hoping just to keep it on one setting and not mess with it. Takes me forever to figure out then I lose the photo op.

 

Since we have to be under 5he 50 lb in baggage with I find impossible to fathom you mentioned you wish you would have brought different clothes. In what way? I am hoping to bring a sundress for the evenings in the MDR and then just bathing suits with cover ups during the day. What would you reccomend? Would dresses be uncomfortable up on the deck at night. Or would you just wear PJ's out on lido for sail away : )

Also, since we have to run up and get coffee in the morning can I do that in my p.j's too. : )

hey there!!!!!! You are going to love the silverman cruise.....!!! we had such a good time... the camara was set on beach mode when outside and underwater when under the water lol. just make sure that you dont use the underwater feature when you are taking the regular pictures...because otherwise it will give you like a purplelish weird effect. you can also use the auto feature when you are not underwater...it works just fine.

I wish I would have brought more cloths to hang out...more shorts, tank tops, and flip flops...dresses etc. because you spend most of your time out, doing a lot of the excursions...and not as much onboard the ship. So the bathing suits, cover ups and shorts etc will be perfect..!!!!! the dresses for the nightime is also a great idea and take a litle sweater as it does get cold in the dinning room. and yessssssss pjsss all the wayy..!!! i saw many people with pjs at nights relaxing and also mornings... dont worry..!! you are on vacation!!!! hahha. you are going to have a blast!!! I hope to hear from you and see pictures... and im sorry I took so long to answer...

xoxo.

Bea

Great review. Loved your pictures. Thanks for taking the time to do it. We are going on the Victory again this December.... can't wait.

thank you!!!!! I wish you guys a great trip... I also want to go back on this same ship.!! Its thattt amazing!!!!:D

Hi LOved Loved Loved your review!! I am going on this cruise 9/16/12. I have also booked Silver Moon.

 

I have a question in regard to what to pack. I noticed you had long pants on at night on the Lido. Since we have a 50 lb limit. I am trying to be efficient in my packing.

 

Did you find you needed a jacket or long pants very often? I am thinking just bathing suits and cover ups during the day. Do you agree that works for the day. The only nice clothes would be for dining on the ship...

the only nice cloths you need is for the nightime. I took some nice pants which I matched with different shirts. I mostly took morning/afternoon cloths as I found these you wear the most. YES- YOU WILL NEED A JACKET it was cold !!! At least I thought it was at night specially sometimes at dinner or outside lido deck. You will looooveee this cruise though, awesome awesome!!!!!! =) i WISH YOU A WONDERFUL TRIP!!!! Any more questions I am here to help and thank you for reading my review :)

Bea

hey kubanita i sent you an email with a question. When ever you get a chance to answer i would greatly appreciate it. Thanks :)

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Bea - a couple of questions about the St Martin day. I think you said you paid a cab driver $30 and he took you to Orient Beach, Marigot and Maho. Did he wait for you at Orient, or leave and come back later? Same with Marigot. And did the $30 include return to the ship?

Yes he waited while we were at orient beach, this stio was only about 15 minutes though.. To see the place and just take a few pictures. Same thing for the other places we stopped to explore. When we stopped for the 45 min at st martin around downtown etc he waited in the bus while we did our thing. Once at our final destination Maho beach, we payed and that was the end of the trip. It did not include the return to the ship. Overall i was pleased. Maybe you can even find a better deal if you negotiate with them since is private or get a bigger group :)

Excellent shots! Awesome!

Thank You !! :):)