Celebrity Cruises vs Silver Seas

[goldenhorn]

I did 5 or 6 cruises with Celebrity Cruises prior to the pandemic. I'm thinking of another cruise next year, but not sure I want to go back to Celebrity.

Someone on one of our cruises highly recommended Silver Seas. I understand Silver Seas is all-inclusive. For those who have cruised on both, what are the main differences you find between the two?

I think, generally, I'd want to do a cruise that is a bit smaller (fewer than 3,000 guests) and feels a little more exclusive and luxurious.

 

[n7of9]

It's like comparing a hatted restaurant to Maccas

 

[SYD]

It's like comparing a hatted restaurant to Maccas

No, not really. Maybe RCCL or God forbid - Carnival!

Celebrity has all manner of classes that can filter out the riff raff, starting at Aqua Class (and the seperate Blu dining and comp spa access). Suites are basically the “all inclusive” equivalent with private spaces that come close to a small ship experience on a large ship.

I did 5 or 6 cruises with Celebrity Cruises prior to the pandemic. I'm thinking of another cruise next year, but not sure I want to go back to Celebrity.

Someone on one of our cruises highly recommended Silver Seas. I understand Silver Seas is all-inclusive. For those who have cruised on both, what are the main differences you find between the two?

I think, generally, I'd want to do a cruise that is a bit smaller (fewer than 3,000 guests) and feels a little more exclusive and luxurious.

If you’re done a few cruises on CC, you must have quite a few nights towards status?

The beauty of the RCCL family is that there’s an auto Status Match between RCCL, Celebrity and Silversea. Each have their own loyalty program but which ever you have the highest status carries across to the others.

They’re also about to introduce the ability to direct sailings on one company to the other two (albeit at a slightly reduced rate).

Cut a long story short, consider the cruise you want to do (region / duration) and compare Silversea v Celebrity (Aqua Class or Suites) and go for the best value!

There are of course many other options that’ll happily take your money.

 

[odysseus]

I did 5 or 6 cruises with Celebrity Cruises prior to the pandemic. I'm thinking of another cruise next year, but not sure I want to go back to Celebrity.

Someone on one of our cruises highly recommended Silver Seas. I understand Silver Seas is all-inclusive. For those who have cruised on both, what are the main differences you find between the two?

I think, generally, I'd want to do a cruise that is a bit smaller (fewer than 3,000 guests) and feels a little more exclusive and luxurious.

All you've written above is correct.

Silverseas has smaller ships, meaning fewer pax, with better service and food. All cabins are suites so bigger than entry level on Celebrity - not sure what you sailed. Whereas if you sailed suites in Celebrity the difference wouldn't be as great. One thing is there's less differentiation on Silverseas; pax have the same experience unlike Celebrity where there's more segregation and benefit separation depending what cabin you're in. But being a smaller ship, casino is tiny, and entertainment is more limited than Celebrity. I actually liked that boarding is so much quicker than Celebrity where you go through the big security apparatus.

In short, Silverseas matches what you are looking for.