**Two** readers want to know if I’d recommend Silversea Cruises.
Well, we don’t really do testimonials on The Corner, and I anyway don’t have much of a database to work from, not being a frequent cruiser. And anyway-anyway, it was a comp cruise for me, so perhaps it’s not proper to comment. I *will* say that I think the smaller cruise vessels are more to my personal taste. With just 300 or so guests you have a much better shot at getting to know most of your fellow passengers & so a better family atmosphere builds up. The downside of the smaller ships, if you are susceptible to motion sickness (which I am not, but my wife is) is that you get more motion. And in fairness I should say that cabins in the bigger ships are often sold off in blocks to common-interest groups (like NR readers!) so you get your family atmosphere right there, just by ignoring the rest of the passenger list.
Yet another advantage of the smaller ships is that they can actually dock in more places, so you can walk off the ship, instead of fussing around with tenders.
These boats are getting BIGGER, by the way. Look at this behemoth. And cruise ships are now on the drawing board with room for ***six thousand*** passengers. Heaven only knows how long it takes to embark/disembark 6,000 people.
And, heck, I’ll add this: If invited to offer suggestions as to how my Silversea cruise experience could have been improved, absolutely nothing comes to mind. Boy, I miss that room service. Hey, honey, any chance of getting room service here at home in my study? [Sound of large cast-iron wok being applied forcefully to Derb’s head.]