Cruise Review: 7 Day Alaskan Cruise | Silversea Muse | Best Cruises

#cruisereview #alaska #silversea UPDATE: SILVERSEA NO LONGER INCLUDES EXCURSIONS IN FARES! see video here:    • Silversea’s “All-Inclusive” Fare Controver...   Watch this video to see what it’s like to spend seven days on luxury cruise line Silversea Cruises. This all-inclusive, high-priced cruise operator is second to few (if any). We toured most of their suites and guest rooms on Silversea Muse, dined at all the restaurants and now we’ll take you with us! ABOUT US: We are two 60-somethings who are fortunate enough to be able to smell the roses---and we do---while we still can! We don't like videos in which the content creator is the star of the show. We prefer to show you what you want to see: the surroundings, the physical space and the atmosphere. We want to impart good, useful information to help you plan your travels! We give you how-to-guides, flight reviews, airline lounge tours, train excursions, cruise information, info about boat rentals, amazing hikes and luxury lodging, garden tours and 4K walkabouts. Follow us at   / nahbee124   The Alaska Coastal Classic Train:    • Train Excursion: Anchorage to Seward | Top...   Complete walk-thru of Silver Muse:    • Cruise Silver Muse! Complete 4K walk-thru ...   Dining Options on Silversea:    • Dining options on Silversea's Silver Muse ...   Glacier Walk and Chopper Flight:    • Chopper to Mendenhall Glacier | Top 10 exc...   Puppy kisses at the musher sled dog summer camp:    • Top 10 CRUISE EXCURSIONS | Puppy kisses! |...   00:00 intro 00:36 train ride from Anchorage to Seward 01:51 embarkation 02:07 our suite 02:58 dinner at Silver Note 03:54 Day 2: Hubbard Glacier 05:19 the glacier 05:50 Formal Night at La Dame 07:02 Day 3: Juneau 07:50 excursion: helicopter ride and glacier walk 08:24 excursion: whale watch 08:44 dinner at La Terrazza 09:03 Day 4: Skagway 09:19 excursion: Gold Rush train 10:16 excursion: mushers camp 11:56 dinner at Kaiseki 13:01 Day 5: Sitka 13:24 excursion: zodiac and crab adventure 14:25 Tor's Observation Library 14:53 dinner at Atlantide 15:51 Day 6: Ketchikan 16:20 the fitness center 17:30 dinner at Indochine 18:43 dinner at La Terrazza We are big fans of Silversea Cruises. We love the all-inclusive fares… the smaller-sized ships… and the butler service offered in ALL suites and cabins. But, what is it really like to take a seven-day Alaskan cruise with Silversea? Well, stay tuned and we’ll show you! INTRO We start this cruise in Alaska—-Anchorage to be exact—-at the Alaska Railroad Depot—- which is conveniently located directly adjacent to the Ted Stephens International Airport. From here, we’ll travel on a spur line to join the main line to where the cruise ships dock in Seward. This line has never had scheduled service. Instead, it it used by cruise operators to transport passengers to and from the port in Seward. For us, Silversea chartered the Grandview Train to take us from Anchorage south to Seward where we will embark. Known as “The Coastal Classic”, this trip is a favorite among train enthusiasts and our video of it is one on the most popular on our channel! Check it out at the link above or below. It’s a lovely passage with drinks …. and snacks….. and fantastic glass-domed cars. This 114-mile (183 km) trip takes around four and a half hours due to some slow trackage as the line winds its way over the mountains. By the way: the cost of this transfer from the airport to the ship was NOT included in our cruise fare: it was an additional $210 per person. A basic motor coach transfer from Anchorage to the ship is included in your fare at no additional cost. Before we know it, we’re embarking the beautiful Silversea Muse! Built in 2017, Muse can accommodate just 596 passengers and more than 400 crew. We posted a complete walking tour of the ship ——if you’d like to see it—- at the link above and below. Our cabin is number 650: a deluxe veranda suite, with 387 square feet (36 m2) of living space… and that includes the 65 square foot (6 m2) veranda. There is a very nice shower with rain shower head. Bulgari brand toiletries. And a well-appointed tub. We paid a little more than ten thousand dollars for this cruise and that works out to about $750 dollars per person, per night, or —-for all my fellow geeks out there—-about two dollars per person, per night, per square foot. Out first night’s meal was at Silver Note. This has been our favorite dining spot on all of our Silversea cruises, mainly because we love the idea of enjoying live music while we’re dining. Although the menu is described as “small plate tapas-style”, we can assure you there are several larger-sized items you can order. For example: the lobster dish. We always order two—-for each of us—- it’s that good! And, the desserts at Silver Note are amazing. See a complete guide to dining on Silversea—-including all the menus—- at the link above or below. And, see all the menus for all the restaurants on Muse at the end of this video.