Will be on the Silhouette from November 6 til 16th

[countess5]

[radarcruiser]

28 minutes ago, countess5 said:

We are onboard.  Captain says earliest alongside pier (pier 18 now) is 9am. All disembarkation pushed back 2 hrs at this point.  Could move later. 

[hasentreelake]

4 minutes ago, radarcruiser said:

We are onboard.  Captain says earliest alongside pier (pier 18 now) is 9am. All disembarkation pushed back 2 hrs at this point.  Could move later. 

Sorry to hear - particularly for those with earlier flights out of FLL.

That said, very excited to be following the Silouhette as we board her Monday morning for 10 days 😃

[Arzeena]

3 hours ago, hasentreelake said:

Sorry to hear - particularly for those with earlier flights out of FLL.

That said, very excited to be following the Silouhette as we board her Monday morning for 10 days 😃

We are on that sailing too. And doing the Pigeon Point in Tobago.☺️

[hasentreelake]

1 minute ago, Arzeena said:

We are on that sailing too. And doing the Pigeon Point in Tobago.☺️

We will be going to Pigeon Point too 😁

[Mike981]

On 11/14/2023 at 6:19 PM, aml3679 said:

Taste of Local Rum

 

Thank you.

[Alabaster Cruiser]

There were 60 mph winds at Fort Everglades this morning.  We finally got to our car at 2pm.  We had 2 new tugboat keeping us off the jetties as we came through the pass into port. Excellent job by the captain of parking a 15 story building in 60 mph winds!

[Alabaster Cruiser]

Also an excellent job of the Pilot jumping to our ship in that!  One brave asset to the port😁

[Arzeena]

14 hours ago, Alabaster Cruiser said:

There were 60 mph winds at Fort Everglades this morning.  We finally got to our car at 2pm.  We had 2 new tugboat keeping us off the jetties as we came through the pass into port. Excellent job by the captain of parking a 15 story building in 60 mph winds!

Were you shuttled to the garage? (Docking on T18 and assuming you parked at T25 garage midport?).

[aml3679]

On 11/14/2023 at 8:40 PM, NANCYR2 said:

Where did you book this tour? Ship or independent?
Thanks,

Nancy

We booked through the cruise line 

[aml3679]

Final thoughts 

 

Best cruise ever

 

Embarktion was so easy.  The Retreat had a separate entrance.  They had snacks and drinks and comfortable chairs.  They personally came to check you in and we were on the ship in 20 minutes.  Our first cruise, they handed out glasses of champagne, not any more.

 

The ship is stunning.

 

Our room was not available until 1:30, but we were able to get our sea passes and drop of luggage.

 

We had a Sunset Sky Suite in the back of the ship.

 

There were 3 large closets.  We had to ask for more hangers.  Robes, slippers, and a safe.

 

Beautiful bathroom with a rain shower head and a huge tub.  There were large fluffy towels.

 

A full size sofa, hair, coffee table, and ottoman.

 

Large king size bed.

 

Large balcony.

 

Deepak was our room steward and he was wonderful.  Left dark chocolate on our pillow every night.  He brought ice everyday and stocked our mini fridge every day without asking.  We would come back to find my husband’s clothes folded.  He is on a 7 month contract and then goes home for 2 months.  He has a wife and children.

 

He takes care of 17 rooms.  Two suites and 15 others.

 

Food

 

Overall, food was excellent.

 

Luminae was our main dining room.  Absolutely stunning.

 

Bibi was the hostess.

Cosmin was our Maitre ‘D

Keith was the Sommelier 

Stephen was our waiter

 

The burger was to die for.  Half pound cooked perfectly.

Most of the other food was outstanding.

 

Tuscan Grill -one of our favorites 

Ate here the first night at a 50% discount

 

Loved the chicken parmigiana and the pistachio crème brûlée.

 

La Petite Chef was fun as always

 

All four of us had a filet you could cut with a fork.

 

We ate at Murano our last night

Between the 4 of us, we had

Lobster bisque

Goat cheese soufflé 

Chateau (sorry, I cannot spell) briand

Lobster cooked tableside

Dark chocolate and Grand Manier soufflés 

 

We were able to bring 2 bottles of wine with no corkage fee because we were Retreat, otherwise it would be $25 each.

 

While we did not eat in the main dining room, we did order off the menu when we did not care for the Luminae menu.

 

We also ate at The Porch and The Lawn Club Grill.  Not horrible, but, we will not eat there again.

 

The Oceanview Cafe had a great variety and tasted good.

 

The two bars we went to were The Martini Bar and The World Class Bar.  They didn’t go cheap on the alcohol.  My husband said they served one of the best old fashions.

 

Cafe Al Bacio was wonderful as usual.  The staff knew us by name after the second day.  We enjoyed many hot and iced cappuccinos with many pastries and desserts.

 

Room Service is included and we had breakfast on our balcony one day.  
 

 

Entertainment, activities, and music you could find everywhere.  My husband and I played Country Music trivia and got 30/30.  Fun.

 

 I love the Solarium pool because it has stairs and I have a mobility problem.  I was disappointed because it was cold.  Our friends said the same about the outdoor pool.

 

We preordered 2 bags of laundry.  We could have gotten away with 1.  The laundry no longer comes back on hangers and takes 2 days.

 

We did not use the Spa.  The most inexpensive massage was $300.

 

Wi fi was great.

 

Shopping had a variety.  Jewelry, clothes, alcohol, tobacco products, watches, etc.

 

Casino is non smoking.  We had $1300 in onboard credit.  We quickly lost $100 and chose not to darken the doors again.

 

The Sunset Bar is attractive.  My husband is a cigar smoker.  Not a lot of shade.

 

Disembarktion

We had a 4 hour delay because Port Everglades was closed to to high winds and torrential rain.

 

Instead of getting off at 0730, we got off around 12.  We drove home and arrived around 6.

 

Today is grocery shopping and unpacking.

 

We had two very happy kitties.

 

 

 

 

[Alabaster Cruiser]

7 hours ago, Arzeena said:

Were you shuttled to the garage? (Docking on T18 and assuming you parked at T25 garage midport?).

Yes we were and it worked well.