This week we begin coverage of a spectacular new ship - - Celebrity Silhouette. She is not spectacular because of her size although she is a large ship (122,000 gross tons). Nor is she spectacular in the sense of having shock and awe decoration. Rather, she is spectacular in the way everything comes together to form a really high quality whole.
Silhouette is a premium cruise ship. Her interior design is eye-pleasing and decorated in a contemporary style. There has been attention to detail in the design and in the people flow through the public rooms. Guests have an impressive range of dining options as well as a range of choices in entertainment and activities. It all just comes together very well.
One of the things that I like very much about Silhouette is that she is not merely a clone of her three sister ships - - Celebrity’s Solstice, Equinox and Eclipse. Having built one successful ship, a cruise line might well be tempted to merely build all the rest of the class in the same way. However, such an approach tends to make the subsequent ships uninteresting. In addition, it overlooks the fact that the cruise industry is quite competitive and the other cruise lines will have analyzed the first ship in the class and adopted the best ideas into their own fleets. Thus, to stay competitive, innovation is the key.
While Silhouette was built on the model of her predecessors, she also has several new innovations. For example, there are two new dining venues - - The Lawn Club Grill and The Porch. Several of the bars have been re-focused to create a different experience. She has a new Art Studio where guests can unleash their creativity. These innovations on top of the differences in décor give Silhouette her own character.
The Beyondships profile page for Celebrity Silhouette is at http://www.beyondships.com/Celebrity-Silhouette-Profile.html It includes examples of the ship’s daily programs (Celebrity Today) as well as copies of menus from most of the ship’s dining venues.
The multi-page photo tour of the ship’s public areas begins at http://www.beyondships.com/Celebrity-Silhouette-Tour-1.html
In addition, we have a dining guide in which Food and Beverage Manager Carlos Echaiz describes each of the ship’s dining venues. http://www.beyondships2.com/celebrity-silhouette-dining-guide.html
Rounding it out, there are my reviews of Blu - - a dining venue that is both a first class restaurant and a healthy dining venue. http://www.beyondships2.com/celebrity-silhouette-blu-review.html and of Silhouette’s innovative new dining venue The Lawn Club Grill. http://www.beyondships2.com/celebrity-silhouette-lawn-club-grill-review.html
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