I Cruise Silversea To See If Its New Owners Have RUINED It (Podcast #401)

Published: April 10, 2024, 1:15 a.m.

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\u201d and \u201cBefore it was sold, we thought Silversea was superb, well run, with delicious food. Not now\u201d were right or not. So, I booked myself on Silver Spirit for a two-week cruise, and this is what I found