The Avid Cruiser Luxury Cruise Report

Silver Whisper: Smooth Sailing

Can the nearly all-inclusive, ultra-luxury Silversea Whisper satisfy your insatiable appetite for pampering? Ship: Silversea Cruises Silver Whisper Entered Service: 2001 Date Reviewed: February 2007 Overview: This coming fall, the six-year-old Silver Whisper goes to drydock fo... [More]

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Truly Asia Galley Buffet

CLICK TO PLAY One day of each cruise, Silver Whisper features its popular galley buffet, where you get to go “behind the scenes” for a taste from the galley. Formats available: Flash Video (.flv)  

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$150 For Dinner? What You Get May Surprise You

CLICK TO PLAY If you thought Silversea Cruises was all-inclusive, I’ve got news for you. Dining at Silver Whisper’s Le Champagne costs $150 per head. Now before you get put off, let me tell you what you get: the rare opportunity to sample wines that cost as muc... [More]

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Money Saving Tips On Silversea

Silversea Cruises isn’t noted for low lead-in cruise prices, but the company does offer good value for its all-inclusive product. In fact, if you do the math, you’ll find that Silversea compares reasonably to other cruise lines. I spoke with Silversea Cruises’ Director of Cor... [More]

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Motor Bike Ride Through Ho Chi Minh City

CLICK TO PLAY Ask Silver Whisper's crew members what they do when they come to Ho Chi Minh City, and they all respond almost uniformly: "Look for the guys in the blue shirts just outside the gates of the port. For a few dollars, they'll give you a tour arou... [More]

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Silver Whisper Suites & Staterooms

CLICK TO PLAY Silversea Cruises' Silver Whisper (and its sister, Silver Shadow) feature seven categories of suites and staterooms. Silversea refers to all categories as suites, but some are more on par with staterooms. For example: While there are no inside state... [More]

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Silversea Cruises Far East Cruise

Click To Play Flash or Quicktime MPEG4 We live on a big planet. From my home in Western North Carolina, halfway around the world to Bangkok, I spent more than 30 hours from tarmac to tarmac. En route to a Far East Cruise on Silversea Cruises’ Silver Whisper, I flew ... [More]

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From The Editor

Welcome to The Luxury Cruise Report by The Avid Cruiser, the online supplement to The Avid Cruiser magazine, published quarterly by Avid Travel Media.

The Avid Cruiser was developed for sophisticated "been there, done that" travelers who want to be the first to experience new cruise products and destinations.

Our goal is to help you make informed cruise vacation choices and to give you as much information as possible about the ships you'll sail on and the places you will visit.

Join us to explore a world of possibilities for people, like us, who love ocean travel.

Bon Voyage,
Ralph Grizzle
Editor/The Avid Cruiser

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