Silver Whisper

I've sailed with Silversea both as a host as well as a paying passenger. Frankly I've been concerned with how things have changed over the past year until this cruise on the Whisper. Little improvements I noticed with a lot more consistency. More smiles, eye contact and greeting by name from staff and crew. Helping passengers with their plates in the buffet. Holding the chair when sitting down. Serving bread instead of just leaving the basket on the table. Food has noticeably improved in all dining venues. Better quality meats. More choices on the menus. Hot meals were hot and cold meals were cold. Special requests were easily fulfilled according to some guests (in the past there was hesitation). I gave a 4* for dining because there's still room for improvement but was much better than Dawn (2024) or Vista (2024) Pool area was kept neat and tidy. Public bathrooms were extremely clean throughout the ship. Cabins - of course these are some of the largest at sea. Very comfortable. The butlers do a wonderful job being attentive and seemed disappointed if you didn't have something for them to do. Because this was port intense, onboard activities were not well attended as much as an itinerary with a lot of sea days

The World Cruise isn’t just about the Destinations. When you’re onboard, you can expect to be continuously spoiled and entertained. The world is expanded and explained by enrichment expert lecturers and time for the varied activities programs, The food is exceptional and nothing rivals the stellar personal service of the crew - from.the laundry worker to the waiters to butler to the officers.

The reception staff worked so hard trying to locate luggage for myself and also 4 other staterooms that were missing their luggage as well. They contacted the agents in the ports of call and the agents were the ones to pick up my luggage and deliver both pieces to the ship. I had an opportunity to meet with the Future Cruise Consultant and he was extremely knowledgeable regarding upcoming cruises. Silversea cruises offered candy in your stateroom upon arrival which is something new. They also delivered sweets to your stateroom during the cruise. Having lost my luggage, the Whisper gave me essential sundry items I needed until my luggage was found. 5 Stars for Silversea Cruises.

This is one of the few ships offering a Full World Cruise with plenty of formal evenings, live music, elegance and offers dancing with a dance instructor who are part of the Gentlemen and Lady host program. This feature is very appealing to solos, singles, widows and widowers. On this ship one never feel alone even if one chooses to dine alone. Despite the ship needing some significant refurbishment, Whisper may likely offer the best overall atmosphere for solo travelers desiring some luxury touches, at the current time. The single supplement was lower than what the competing lines were charging on the 2017 FWC. Deck 4 Vista suites were dominated by Solo passengers. Very easy was embarkation in San Francisco at the cruise terminal. And because of the size of the ship and the outstanding crew, rarely will you find a queue. We left port from San Francisco off to 5 days at sea before reaching Hilo, Hawaii. Days at Sea were a perfect opportunity to settle in, sample the various activities and shows, and well just get to know each other. The ship visited Hilo, Maui, Honolulu then sailed 5 days at sea to reach Samoa, we crossed the international dateline and lost a day. Then on to Tonga, 2 days at sea, to Auckland, NZ. From there we sailed New Zealand then Australia from Newcastle, Sydney Melbourne, Adelaide, Fremantle, Geralton, Exmouth ( beautiful town tournament fishing but with more flies than people) The main ports thereafter were in Bali, Palawan(spectacular beaches) Manila, Taiwan, Japan ( we crossed International Dateline again) Shanghai, Hong Kong, Viet Nam, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, India, Doha, Dubai, Oman, Egypt, Jordan, Greece, Italy, Malta ending in Monaco.