Silversea Cruises · Ultra-luxury
Only 17 of the 176 ships we grade score higher than Silver Shadow. It takes 7.4 of 10. It is unusually roomy: 72 tons of ship per guest against a fleet median of 41. Staffing is generous at 1.3 guests per crew member, against 2.4 across the fleet.
Passengers rate it strongest on service and weakest on entertainment — reported separately, and not part of the grade, which measures the ship itself.
Graded against every other ship we track, on one curve. The method.
On today’s fares, yes — the best sailing we can currently price scores 8.3 out of 10 for value, a genuinely good deal for a ship of its class.
That is a 12-night Europe sailing departing 21 August 2027, from $4,700 per person in a suite — about $392 a night. A Value Score of 5.0 means a sailing costs what genuinely comparable cruises cost: same class of ship, same region, similar length. Above 5.0 the fare beats that going rate; below it, it does not. Silver Shadow grades 7.4 of 10 on vessel class, and 3.8 of 5 from 296 traveler reviews. How the score is built.
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