Silversea is an excellent cruise line. The incredible service was almost embarassing. Service was just very, very good. We are not used to being catered to all day , every day. Also, we found the food to be very good, far superior to what we have experienced on the big cruise lines. The Silver Cloud is a great ship. It does need to be refirbished. However, the less than perfectly great condition did not lessen our very enjoyable experience with Silversea. We will, hopefully, have a chance to travel with Silversea again.