<description>&lt;p&gt;Four years ago, Royal Caribbean, best known for huge, good value resort ships, surprised many by buying Silversea known for ultra-luxury small ship cruising. Having cruised on it before the takeover, I decided I should return to see if the online reviews from other pre-takeover cruisers saying things like, "Not the same Silversea” and “Before it was sold, we thought Silversea was superb, well run, with delicious food. Not now” were right or not. So, I booked myself on Silver Spirit for a two-week cruise, and this is what I found.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Become a Tips For Travellers Patron: &lt;a href= "https://www.patreon.com/tipsfortravellers"&gt;https://www.patreon.com/tipsfortravellers&lt;/a&gt; and get exclusive Patron-only content, downloads and livestreams&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Visit my Tips For Travellers YouTube: &lt;a href= "https://www.youtube.com/tipsfortravellers"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/tipsfortravellers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;</description>

Tips For Travellers

Gary Bembridge

I Cruise Silversea To See If Its New Owners Have RUINED It (Podcast #483)

APR 8, 202414 MIN
Tips For Travellers

I Cruise Silversea To See If Its New Owners Have RUINED It (Podcast #483)

APR 8, 202414 MIN

Description

Four years ago, Royal Caribbean, best known for huge, good value resort ships, surprised many by buying Silversea known for ultra-luxury small ship cruising. Having cruised on it before the takeover, I decided I should return to see if the online reviews from other pre-takeover cruisers saying things like, "Not the same Silversea” and “Before it was sold, we thought Silversea was superb, well run, with delicious food. Not now” were right or not. So, I booked myself on Silver Spirit for a two-week cruise, and this is what I found.