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More energetic and with more extra-fee attractions than its three Solstice-class predecessors, the 122,400-ton, 2,886-passenger Celebrity Silhouette debuted in July 2011 as the fourth of five ships in the now-iconic series. The Solstice signatures -- a stable of themed dining venues, a public hub that smells of crepes and waffles, a strikingly green and grass-covered deck space, the use of glass and marble throughout -- are all there. But Silhouette also reflects a handful of significant modifications to the blueprint.
The most visible are found on the Lawn Club, a half-acre of spongy grass that tops every Solstice-class ship's stern sun deck area. On Silhouette, the public park has become something of a gated village green, and the space is much more exclusive -- and expensive -- to use than those planted on Solstice, Eclipse and Equinox. Gone is the (free) Corning Glass Show, replaced by the breezy Lawn Club Grill, where participants pay for a combination meatfest and cooking class under Caribbean or Mediterranean skies. The Porch, a fee-extra casual breakfast and lunch option modeled after a private deck in the Hamptons, has also been slotted into space previously free to occupy. But the most controversial additions to Silhouette's Lawn Club are the eight alcoves, private cabana rentals that occupy prime real estate in what was a common sunning area on previous lawns.
Inside, Michael's -- the clubby Celebrity staple, adored for its bawdy piano sing-alongs -- has been re-tuned. The piano-free bar now features a rotating lineup of more than 50 beers, with labels from Bud to Delirium Tremens, paired with televised sports and acoustic guitar work. Beer-lovers, long ignored at sea, are rejoicing.
Silhouette's custom-collated multimillion-dollar art collection is also a key differentiator. Two installments that draw the most shouting, laughing and exuberant pointing: caged birds on video screens and the enchanted forest with piped-in chirps, positioned in a vestibule through which hundreds of passengers walk en route to the ship's specialty restaurant hub. Intrigued? Check out our 7 Hits and Misses on Celebrity Silhouette.
Still, despite these distinctions (or perhaps in spite of them, considering the Lawn Club changes), Silhouette is nothing if not quintessential Solstice class. It's the most sophisticated experience you'll find on a nearly 3,000-passenger ship -- see the focus on wine, sleekly styled spaces and slightly upscale dining -- without being overly stuffy. Celebrity does a commendable job of keeping the pretentiousness quota in check by inserting playful touches, like an ice-topped martini bar that features juggling bartenders, the aforementioned cook-your-own steakhouse and another restaurant, Qsine, where passengers are encouraged to play with their food. Solstice-class stalwarts won't miss a beat, and for first-timers, Silhouette will showcase why the series has become one of the most acclaimed in modern cruising.
Silhouette's banquet hall is the Grand Cuvee Dining Room, a cavernous space that features flying buttresses, a room-filling chandelier resembling an iridescent jellyfish, and a shimmering metallic wine tower occupied by 1,800 bottles. (Cuvee means
in French wine-speak.) Credit designer Adam Tihany, the man behind New York City's Per Se and Vegas' Seablue, with creating one of the most striking main dining rooms afloat.
For dinner, passengers can opt for early (6 p.m.) or late (8:30 p.m.) set seating or go with "Celebrity Select Dining," which offers open dining between 6 and 9:30 p.m. Passengers choosing the flex-dining option can pre-reserve space (online up to four days before sail date or while onboard) or walk in at any time during the allotted hours.
Menus consist of appetizers, soups and salads, entrees, and desserts. Expect a combination of standard favorites like herb-crusted fish, pork chops and prime rib, and traditional cruise "luxury items" like beef tournedos, pate and Cornish game hen.
For vegetarians, there are always meat-free options like eggplant napoleon or veggie paella. Lower-calorie dishes, like baked fish and sugar-free cakes, are designated with a little heart. If nothing on the rotating menu suffices, "always available" choices, from soups to desserts, include escargot, lobster bisque, steak, chicken and creme brulee.
Passengers can bring their own wine onboard, but there's a $25-per-bottle corkage fee to drink it in the dining room -- one of the highest in cruise travel.
The dining room is open-seating for breakfast and lunch. Classic dishes like eggs Benedict and made-to-order omelets are served for breakfast. The lunch menu offers the typical soups (including a chilled soup), salads and hot entrees. Passengers can also order items like burgers and dogs from the grill.
Those looking for food without fanfare should head to Silhouette's top-ship 24-hour buffet, the Oceanview Cafe. The ovular space features various "action stations" positioned along the loop -- pizza, pasta and stir-fry bars; Asian (sushi) and British comfort food (fish 'n' chips, shepherd's pie); sandwiches; and a build-a-salad bar. Readers and editors agree: Celebrity's buffet, featuring an excellent range of International cuisine and standards, is one of the best in big-ship cruising.
For dinner with a view, head up and sternward to the top-ship Lawn Club Grill, a Silhouette/Reflection exclusive where passengers wear the aprons and flip the filets. The 58-seat venue is a $40-per-person concept that marries a cooking lesson, all-you-can-eat churrascaria and pizzeria. (That type of marriage is illegal in several states.) Here's how it works: Under the tutelage of a Celebrity chef, one member per party transforms into the "grill master," an everyman superhero who selects the cuts, applies the rubs and sears the meats. Choose your grill master carefully -- our filet came out pleading for its life. (It was returned to the grill, still screaming, and then eaten.) Appetizers come in the form of made-to-order pizza -- kneaded and topped by a passenger pizza-maker -- and selections from the salad bar.
Nearby is the Porch, a casual, new-to-Silhouette venue serving paninis, fruits and salads for breakfast and lunch. The Porch, whose design is inspired by a rich guy's porch in the Hamptons, carries a $5-per-person cover.
Lawn Clubgoers can also order picnic baskets from the line. These start at $50 and might include sandwiches, sides and desserts. A bottle of wine also comes standard.
Back inside, the standard cluster of Solstice-class alternative restaurants is located on Deck 5 (Entertainment Deck). These include Murano, serving rich French-Continental cuisine ($45); Tuscan Grille, a northern Italian steakhouse with lovely wake views ($35, try the ribeye); Blu, the Mediterranean restaurant focusing on ever-so-slightly lighter fare (ahi tuna, grilled chicken); and Qsine, a quirky venue where passengers order off iPads, and no dish is served on a standard plate. (A Middle Eastern sampler comes in what looks like an Ikea shelving unit, while spring rolls are served in actual metal springs). It's $45 per person to dine at Qsine. Two caveats: First, Blu is designated for passengers staying in Silhouette's AquaSpa cabins (who eat free), but the venue is available nightly to everyone else on a first-come, first-served basis and for a $5 fee. Second, Celebrity offers alternative dining packages, bookable in advance, that offer savings of some 20 to 30 percent over retail.
If you're not full yet, there are more dining options in Silhouette's indoor public hub, encompassing Decks 4 and 5. The two-deck space is airy -- which means the scent of cooking waffles from the gelateria and crepes from its creperie are free to waft. It's almost as if Celebrity is pumping the drool-inducing smell through the ventilation system. It's the type of scent that seeps in the subconscious ... and makes you want to pay $5 for crepes at Bistro on 5 or a few dollars for chocolate gelato in a waffle cup. The venue also sells specialty coffee drinks.
Finally, the room service menu, which includes sandwiches, salads and snacks, is offered 24 hours a day.
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In addition to being elegant, Silhouette is effortlessly organized. Deck 3's marble-washed Grand Foyer is the ship's entry point. Passengers will find the guest relations and shore excursions desks there, along with the requisite lobby bar, a place to relax before or after registering a complaint or booking a tour.
Decks 4 and 5 make up the ship's main hub and are the location of Silhouette's entertainment venues, casino, shopping venues, art gallery, dining rooms and most alternative restaurants, as well as countless bars. Amidships are some 20 boutiques and shops. Running parallel to the casino on Deck 4 are the shops on the Boulevard, showcasing the standard mix of jewelry, clothing and duty-free goods. If that's not enough, the Galleria Boutiques, which include the first dedicated Bulgari boutique at sea, are just a flight of stairs away.
The iLounge Internet cafe, "Hideaway" lounge, card room and library are stacked midship on Decks 6 through 10. Each venue abuts a towering vertical corridor in which a massive potted tree appears suspended in mid-air. Cool. The iLounge, Silhouette's trademarked computer lab, is populated by Apple products. The venue also holds classes on subjects like photo and video editing, rents out the latest iPads and sells iPods and notebook computers at legit prices. Using the Web, either in the cafe or via bow-to-stern Wi-Fi, starts at 65 cents if you're paying by the minute. Purchasing a package can bring the cost down to 42 cents a minute.
Exclusive to Silhouette is the aforementioned Hideaway, a two-deck venue punctuated by a pair of overhanging second-floor seating arrangements that look like dangling wicker cages. The venue, which is basically a place to relax (there are coffee machines nearby), replaces Team Earth, an interactive environmental exhibit that has elicited shrugs even from Prius drivers.
The ship does not feature self-service laundry facilities.
Silhouette has 1,443 cabins in 11 main categories, ranging from the two 1,291-square-foot Penthouse Suites -- which each feature floor-to-ceiling glass doors, a master bedroom, a separate living room, a bar and a piano -- to comfortably sized insides (183 to 200 square feet).
Standard insides, balconies (194 square feet with 54-square-foot balconies) and oceanviews (176 square feet) feature gently undulating light-brown walls; hotel-style white bedding with red and cream trim; sitting areas and desks; safes; shower-only bathrooms; and framed pieces of modern something-or-other for some color. Wardrobes are filled with wooden hangers, and there are plenty of drawers, shelves and cubbies. Flat-screen televisions are interactive -- you can make restaurant and shore excursion reservations, check onboard accounts and watch movies. Channels include a range of news, sports and cruise-line advertising. Each cabin has a hair dryer -- but you may want to bring your own if you require something with a little pep.
The 283 ConciergeClass cabins are identical to regular balcony cabins, but they're distinguished by location -- higher up, aft-facing, etc. -- and perks like priority check-in and debarkation, welcome bubbly, fresh fruits and flowers, Frette bathrobes, a pillow menu, massaging showerhead and expanded room service breakfast menu. In 2012, Celebrity expanded the ConciergeClass services to include an exclusive pre-departure lounge with free coffee and juices.
The 130 AquaClass cabins (also the same size as standard balconies, with the same configuration) give passengers access to the AquaSpa relaxation room, the Persian Garden (DIY spa suite) and Blu restaurant. Special perks include (fluffier) bathrobes and towels, as well as AquaSpa amenity kits. During each cruise, you also get fresh iced tea, water and canapes on a daily basis, as well as an upgraded (and healthier) room service menu. The bathroom has spa products (foot spray, lip balm, relaxation mist), and the shower has a five-head Hansgrohe setup.
Silhouette has four categories of suites. The 44 entry-level Sky Suites are each 300 square feet with a 79-square-foot balcony. In addition to the added space inside and out, the Sky Suites feature larger TV's, mini-fridges and shower-tub combos. Twelve 394-square-foot Celebrity Suites (105-square-foot balconies) add yet more space, a distinct separation between bedroom and living room and two TV's -- one in the sleeping quarters and a second 52-inch display that's part of a surround-sound entertainment setup in the living area. There are eight 590-square-foot Royal Suites with 158-square-foot balconies. Added amenities include wet bars, dining room tables, walk-in closets in the bedrooms and whirlpools on the balconies. Silhouette's top accommodations are its two 1,291-square-foot Penthouse Suites, each with a full bar, baby grand piano and marble master bath (with 26-inch TV). The 389-square-foot balconies feature plenty of lounge seating and a whirlpool each.
All suite passengers have access to a butler, in-room lunch and dinner service, evening hors d'oeuvres, and complimentary espressos and cappuccinos, among other perks.
For families, there are 121 interconnecting cabins and four oceanview family suites, which are 575 square feet each. They feature two bedrooms and one shared bathroom.
There are a total of 30 wheelchair-accessible cabins, insides to Sky Suites, for disabled travelers.
Celebrity Cruises is increasing its suggested gratuity by 50 cents per passenger/per day beginning on all bookings made on or after April 29 for all cruises that begin on or after the same day. The new suggested gratuity will be $12.00 per person/per day, if you're in a standard cabin; $12.50 per person/per day, if you're in a Concierge Class or AquaClass; and $15.50 per person/per day, for passengers in suites.
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Elemis, Ltd. (part of the omnipresent Steiner) operates Silhouette's spa, which offers a slew of treatments, from all manner of massages to teeth whitening and acupuncture. The Persian Garden, a large suite of centrally located rooms for DIY spa enthusiasts, includes a coed sauna and steam room, tropical rain shower and heated oceanview relaxation chairs. The facility is available for free to AquaClass passengers and for $100 to all other passengers (based on a one-week cruise.)
The glass-and-steel-covered Solarium, a fixture on every Celebrity ship but Century, battles the Lawn Club for most eye-catching space aboard. The adults-only greenhouse features a pool, two hot tubs, loungers with extra-thick cushions and a small "cafe" serving up salad, chilled soups and pre-plated dishes of grilled chicken and fish.
Silhouette's main outdoor pool area, midship, has a shallow family pool, a "Sports Pool" and the "Wet Zone," a rectangular rubber deck space that offers randomly firing water jets. There are four hot tubs mixed in.
Silhouette's well-outfitted gym features the expected ellipticals, StairMasters, treadmills, bikes, weight machines and free weights. Fitness classes (mostly for a fee) include yoga, Pilates and cycling. The jogging track (eight laps to the mile) is one deck up from the gym. Silhouette's Lawn Club also hosts a few sporting activities, including bocce ball and golf putting. At the forward end of the ship, on Deck 15, is a basketball court.
At the top of the ship, Silhouette's rectangular Lawn Club is less a public space than previous iterations. There's simply much more that's private or for-fee there, including two up-charge restaurants not found on the first three Solstice-class ships and a set of eight private cabanas called "alcoves." The alcoves, which line the port and starboard sides of the Lawn Club, four to a side, certainly are photogenic: white wicker chairs and chaises with thick, striped cushions, potted shrubbery and a canvas roof that stretches sail-like over occupants, all set atop a soft carpet of grass. But while evocative imagery is one thing, will people actually pay $99 (port day) or $145 (sea day), a cost that includes bottled water, fruit and use of a loaded iPad 2? But location is our main concern. Alcoves occupy real estate open to book-and-towel-toting passengers on Solstice, Equinox and Eclipse, who can plop down (surcharge-free) on sunny days. Moreover, while the alcoves are "private," they're situated on Silhouette's open-access lawn and face inward. Will the riff-raff be jockeying for space at the foot of the Cabana-dwellers? It could be muddy.
There is still some space for non-Alcove passengers in between the cabanas and along two grassy strips that stretch sternward on either side of the rear funnel. Also, opposite of the Lawn Club Club are eight free-to-use hammocks and a novelty-sized Adirondack lounge that's a favorite of many a photographer.
While Celebrity isn't in the same league as Royal Caribbean, Carnival or Disney when it comes to kids' programming, the line generally does a decent job of catering to families, who cruise in much larger numbers during summer holidays.
Deck 15 forward is the epicenter for Silhouette's kids' programming. Two dedicated kids' areas, X-Club (ages 13 to 17) and Fun Factory (ages 3 to 12), are each outfitted with age-appropriate gear (toys for the youngest tots, video games as they get older). The teen space also features a soft drink "bar" with a popcorn machine. The ship's video arcade is located nearby.
The youth program includes organized activities for four age groups, as follows:
Shipmates (ages 3 to 5) and Cadets (ages 6 to 8) participate in activities like cartoon trivia, face-painting and scavenger hunts. Ensigns (9 to 12) may enjoy pool games, talent shows, Wii and basketball. Those in the 13 to 17 sector participate in activities like pool Olympics, karaoke, an evening "dinner party" or hours of uninterrupted videogaming. During summer season sailings or cruises that have a large number of youngsters, teens may be divided into 12 to 14's and 15 to 17's. For-fee baby-sitting is available on a group basis ($6 per hour, per child, for an "afternoon party" on port days or late-night "slumber party") or individual ($19 per hour for up to three kids).
Fellow Passengers
Celebrity draws a wide range of upper-middle-class couples and groups, with the average age of passengers being in the mid-50's. Especially on European cruises from Rome and Venice (the ship is a Caribbean-European dual passporter), expect a large contingent of Brits and Continentals -- and a more international feel. The ratio of families with kids to couples may increase during the Caribbean season, bringing the average age down.
Dress Code
The two levels of dress on Silhouette are smart-casual and formal. Four- to six-night cruises have one formal night; seven- to eleven-night cruises have two; and Twelve- to fifteen-night cruises feature three. Silhouette's passengers typically dress for the occasion, which means you'll see a fair share of suits and tuxedos on men, and cocktail dresses and gowns on women. T-shirts, swimsuits, robes, bare feet, tank tops, baseball caps and poolwear are not allowed in the main restaurant or specialty restaurants at any time. Shorts and flip-flops are not allowed in the evening hours.
Daytime entertainment, which falls under the auspices of the line's "sounds better than it is" CelebrityLife program, consists of the typical cooking demos, wine-tasting seminars, port shopping talks and bingo. There are a handful of twists, including self-taught language classes from Rosetta Stone (for a fee) and lectures sponsored by the Smithsonian (on select cruises).
Another new stroke for Silhouette: Two artists are stationed onboard to answer questions and teach classes (for a fee) in the ship's art studio at the portside entrance to the Lawn Club. The space replaced the Corning Museum of Glass' showcase room.
The Silhouette Theater is the place to see the ship's "cirque-lite" productions. A new offering, "Silhouette: The Show" stars an everyman type thrust into a bizarre and colorful world of flying acrobats, opera singers and hip-hop dancers. Other shows include "Broadway Nights," which features -- you guessed it -- popular song-and-dance numbers from New York's theater district, and "Velocity," another cirque-style show featuring lots of flashing lights, performers dangling from the ceiling and hit pop tunes (think U2).
Silhouette's casino is located on Deck 4 and features the standard smattering of losing propositions, including slots, craps, blackjack, roulette and three-card poker.
More than a dozen lounges, from the ice-topped Martini Bar to the steaming cocktail-producing Molecular Bar, are found throughout Silhouette. We have a special commendation for CellarMasters, one of cruising's only truly 24-hour bars. How do they pull it off? The wine on offer is dispensed via self-service "enomatic" machines. Passengers without two left feet should head to Quasar, the ship's mod-futuristic discotheque. Though we must warn you: The older the crowd (see longer, non-summer cruises), the less populated the club tends to be.
Michael's, Celebrity's staple piano bar, modeled after a world explorer's parlor room -- think globes, leather chairs and atlases -- has morphed into an uncluttered bastion for beer snobs. Celebrity is putting cache into the fledgling at-sea concept, which offers a rotating lineup of at least 50 bottled ales, stouts, ciders and lagers with names like Old Speckled Hen, Old Dead Guy Ale and Delirium Tremens (and also Bud and Guinness). Oddly, there are only two ho-hum options, Heineken and Amstel, on draught. Long the spot for sometimes bawdy piano sing-alongs, the venue now features acoustic guitar music. It's the end of an era -- but beer aficionados think the chance couldn't have come sooner.
Silhouette splits time between the Caribbean and Mediterranean, so shore excursions reflect the different deployments. In the Caribbean, options focus on snorkeling, beach days and island tours. Mediterranean cruises may concentrate on more cultural endeavors, with food, wine and city tours informing many of the offerings.
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Now this is living large. All passengers have butler service, an Italian marble bathroom with both shower and a separate tub, a stocked fridge and Champagne upon arrival, replenished as desired.
Silver Spirit has 270 oceanview suites, 95 percent of which have private teak balconies. The suites range in size from 312 square feet to 1,668 square feet. Four suites, all on Deck 5, have handicap access.
There are 216 Midship Veranda and Veranda Suites -- identical in layout, at 376 square feet (including the balcony.) Our Midship Veranda Suite was easy on the eyes with warm two-toned wooden furnishings that complemented the gold and burnished red bed linens and drapes. It's a soothing palette. The bedroom has a queen size bed that can be separated into twins. There's also a built-in vanity with a mirror and flat-screen TV.
New to Silver Spirit are the interactive TV service and movies on demand. Passengers can now review their accounts, check messages or choose from one of 387 movies. The televisions themselves give new meaning to "flat-screen." They are actually part of the mirror so they take up no extra room.The programming lineup includes Fox News, CNN International, BBC World and ESPN.
The sitting room is efficiently arranged with a full-size couch, a chair and a coffee table. There's also a built-in desk, a second flat-screen TV, plenty of shelving and a small refrigerator that our butler kept stocked with Chilean whites and Diet Coke. The balcony, 65 square feet, has two attractive taupe chairs and matching foot stools along with a table for drinks.
As for the bathroom, it's gorgeous -½- modern in feel with brown and cream marble, a huge elevated sink, and nine different lighting fixtures. The shower has both a handheld showerhead as well as a permanent head that pivots, producing something that almost feels like gentle rainfall. The tub is full-size. Toiletries are compliments of Salvatore Ferragamo, Bvlgari and Neutrogena. I confess it bothered me that there was only one hook in the bathroom, no clothesline and, for some unfathomable reason, the sink was designed with no stopper.
Every suite has a small walk-in closet with a safe, chest with six drawers, and a spa robe and slippers. The cabins, completely wireless, have an iPod station, alarm clock, hair dryer, umbrella and binoculars, a very fine touch. Outlets are wired for both 110 and 220 volts.
Additional amenities in the Silver, Grand and Owner's suites include afternoon canapes, dinner at the officers' table and two hours of complimentary worldwide phone use. The Grand and Owner's suites also feature laundry service (including dry cleaning and pressing,) an espresso maker, dinner for two at Le Champagne, a daily newspaper and two hours of Internet service per day.
The one-bedroom Owner's Suite is 1,292 square feet including a 190-square-foot veranda. Adjoined to a 312-square-foot Vista Suite, it can be configured into two bedrooms. Unlike the standard suites, this one has a separate dining area, a marbled bathroom with a double vanity, a whirlpool tub and a powder room.
The Grand Suite is 990 square feet including a 125-square-foot balcony. When adjoined to a Veranda Suite, it bumps up to 1,302 square feet and accommodates two bedrooms. It has a different layout than the Owner's Suite but offers all the same extras.
The Silver Suite, at 742 square feet including a 118-square-foot veranda, has a separate dining area but, unlike the other deluxe suites, it does not have a whirlpool tub or powder room.
The Vista Suite, at 312 square feet, is the smallest onboard and has a large picture window but no balcony. Some of the suites accommodate three guests.
A butler and junior attendant are assigned to each suite and will do as much, or as little, as asked. As is the custom, our butler made our dinner reservations, delivered room service and kept the refrigerator stocked. The junior attendant provides daily suite service with a nightly turndown.
Notably, there are seven complimentary laundry rooms onboard. Soap is provided. There is also laundry, dry cleaning and pressing service, but it's pricey.
When it comes to traditional shipboard entertainment, Silver Spirit seems a little quieter than most. Sure, there's team trivia, bingo, golf-putting competitions and an occasional movie in the theater, but most of the spirited entertainment takes place well after dark with Broadway-style productions and really fine live jazz in the Stars Supper Club.
The Silver Spirit singers and dancers on our 10-day cruise put on five shows -- one a "Europe's Got Talent" knock-off, another an Elton John retrospective. They did a very nice turn with the outdoor "Spirito della Celebrazione," a Latin-inspired production that followed a spectacular pool deck barbeque.
Silver Spirit also hosts guest entertainers. Music theater star John Bowles, from Australia, and U.K. entertainer Jon Courtenay both headlined shows during our segment of Silver Spirit's world cruise. Also important to acknowledge are the destination-focused enrichment lectures that have become a hallmark of the luxury lines. Bill Toone, an American conservationist, and Hugh Thomson, a British writer and documentary-maker, added considerably to our understanding of Mexico's natural and cultural history. Broadcast journalist Dan Rather, British biographer Robert Lacey and Zahi Hawas, the world-famous Egyptologist, are part of the deep bench Silver Spirit will bring to its 2011 world cruise.
Fellow Passengers
Slightly more than half of the passengers on our cruise were American, the rest English, Australian, German, Canadian, French and Japanese. It was a nice mix. There were also a number of families with teenagers, which was refreshing. Silver Spirit hoped to attract a younger clientele and with an average age of 64 on our cruise, it seems to be succeeding.
Dress Code
A 10-day cruise typically has three formal nights, four informal nights and three that are deemed casual. Essentially, it's a resort-wear crowd. You're not going to find a lot of denim. On casual evenings, men wear open-neck shirts and slacks while women opt for dresses, blouses and skirts, or pantsuits. On informal nights, men up it a notch with jackets though ties are optional. For women, informal and casual are pretty much the same. Formal night translates into tuxedos or dark suits for the men and evening gowns, cocktail dresses or dressy pantsuits for the women.
Public Rooms
Silver Spirit has a great flow. Venues aren't jammed together against a central atrium, as is the case on so many ships. The six dining venues, for example, are located on different parts of three separate decks, which to me seems nice spatially. New on Silver Spirit is The Bar, a gathering place for coffee and complimentary cocktails next to the Reception Desk lobby on Deck 5. It has been so well received that the cozy seating was rearranged recently to accommodate more people. The theatre, which hosts both Broadway-style productions and guest lecturers, is just steps away from The Bar.
The public room that feels most like the ship itself is The Observation Lounge, nautical in design and located above the bow on Deck 11. It has evening bar hours, but it's almost too tucked away for its own good. By contrast, the more centrally located Panorama Lounge, on Deck 9 in the stern, is popular for afternoon tea and has bar service starting at 10:30 a.m. Deck 8 is the retail hub with three shops: an H. Stern outpost with jewelry and watches and two boutiques equipped with Silversea logowear, perfumes, designer jewelry and clothing. Also on Deck 8 is a cigar bar and a casino with 50 plus slot machines as well as roulette, blackjack and poker tables.
The all-important Internet Library Cafe, on Deck 7, houses seven computers although there's wireless Web access shipwide. Payment plans vary, ranging from 1,000 minutes for $250, or 25 cents a minute; 250 minutes for $85, or 34 cents a minute; and 100 minutes for $45, or 45 cents a minute. The pay-as-you-go option costs 50 cents a minute. The library has a fairly robust selection of books and magazines, and it's a quiet place to catch up on crossword puzzles, distributed there daily.
Another thing that Silver Spirit does exceptionally well is create what amounts to public rooms in outdoor spaces. Above La Terrazza, on Deck 8 and removed from any bar or pool, is a quiet spot with deck chairs that's just lovely. There's another respite, this one shaded, by the whirlpool outside of the fitness center on Deck 6 that is free to all guests. The piece de resistance is the deck beyond the Panorama Lounge with its cushioned seats and, best of all, cocoon-like chairs -- think of a convertible with the top up or down, depending on your pleasure -- that are roomy enough to accommodate two.
Fitness and Recreation
With its first new ship in a decade, Silversea introduced with Silver Spirit something the rest of the fleet doesn't have: a stunning spa that includes a ceramic-tiled thermal suite with heated lounge chairs and an array of all-new body scrubs and massages. There's even a Botox doctor on board.
The 8,300-square-foot spa, located on Deck 6, features a beauty salon, fitness center, nine spa treatment rooms, two sauna rooms and two steam rooms. New treatments include the Private Hamman Experience, an ancient Arabian body scrub performed by a therapist; a do-it-yourself scrub bar glow; and a bamboo massage.
Additional services include acupuncture and the usual selection of services that Steiner, the popular shipboard spa operator, offers: among them, tooth whitening, facials, cellulite reduction, milk wraps and lime glows.
Silversea skimped on the fitness center, open from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. There's one bike, three ellipticals and four treadmills -- all with TV screens. There are a few resistance machines and some free weights but, due to space, the two free weight benches are so close together you can't work out if someone is next to you. With more than a half dozen or so people in the room, the space feels cramped. We found the best time of day to work out was at 6:30 a.m., shortly after it opens.
A fitness trainer offers yoga, Pilates and stretching exercises at no cost. And for a nice jog or walk, there's always Deck 10, where 10 circuits equal a mile.
There is no childrens' programming on Silver Spirit.
With Silver Spirit, its first new ship in a decade, Silversea Cruises wanted to build on its tradition of classic luxury while punching up the experience a bit with stylish Art Deco design elements, wider variety in dining venues, and a spacious spa. But the big headline for small-ship purists is Silver Spirit's size. With 540 passengers, it is considerably larger than Silversea's five other vessels, (which accommodate between 132 and 382 passengers.) That's not exactly super-sized by today's standards, but it's big enough to trigger discussion, debate and disassembling by Silversea loyalists.
Does it succeed? On our 10-night cruise of Mexico's Pacific coast, Silver Spirit wasn't sailing at full capacity so it's difficult to judge how crowded the ship might feel otherwise. A few passengers I talked to who had sailed when the ship was fully loaded were disappointed with the experience. Others could have cared less. Notably, with 6,700 cubic feet of space per guest, Silver Spirit does boast one of the highest space-to-guest ratios at sea. And sure, while size does matter, the underlying issue seems not to involve size at all but a few quirks in the ship's design.
Let's just say design at times trumps some of life's more practical considerations. As an example, the Midship Veranda Suite is longer and larger than it is on Silver Spirit's companion vessels but it is also narrower; there are a scant 22 inches between the end of the mattress and start of the built-in vanity table. It makes for a tight squeeze in what amounts to the bedroom's only passageway. Outside the theater, which seats 320 people, there are just three toilets: one for men, one for women and one with handicap access. Get 20 people in a hallway waiting for the loo and you bet it will feel crowded. And on Deck 11, where the handsome Observation Lounge is housed, there's no public restroom at all. One other oft-heard lament: There's no bar, and therefore no bar service, in the theater. It's BYOB.
Is any of that a deal breaker? Not for me. But the niggles are valid -- and Silver Spirit to its credit has worked dutifully to address many of the nuts and bolts complaints aired by passengers. It's too late to massage the bones of the ship, of course, but during its inaugural world voyage Silver Spirit did make a few service adjustments that matter to long-term passengers accustomed to special handling. It added more hair stylists, for example, and began posting bartenders with trays of wine and Champagne at the theater entrance in advance of performances. The ship even moved up the opening hour of its stylish new supper club -- from 9:00 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. -- to accommodate American guests, who tend to dine earlier than later.
And there is plenty onboard to celebrate, just as Silversea had hoped for. With The Bar, a midship lounge new to Silversea, Silver Spirit has created a central gathering place that's become popular with passengers both day and night. There are two new restaurants unique to Silver Spirit: Seishin, an Asian fusion venue, and Stars, the supper club that is as much about trendy cuisine as entertainment.
Silver Spirit also retains the stellar service quotient that has become synonymous with Silversea. Can't read the menu because you forgot your glasses? No worries. Your waiter will appear with a silver tray featuring a selection of loaner specs. And I'll never forget the waiter who routinely warmed the ice-cold beer for a German passenger who preferred his beer at room temperature. Or the butler who drew me a bubble bath topped with flower petals. So yes, Silver Spirit is bigger than Silversea's other ships. More importantly, the ship lives up to its name. It's got an abundance of fresh, new spirit. And that is big.
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Pick your seats while they are still available! Richmond Ballet, The State Ballet of Virginia, awakens and uplifts the human spirit through dance. The new second company, Richmond Ballet II, is an elite group of ten professional dancers led by Richmond Ballet's own Resident Artist, Igor Antonov. They will present a mixed repertory program of classical ballets and invigorating contemporary works. Tickets on sale now! Click the "Buy Tickets" button above or click here. Group rates (for groups of 10 or more) are available. To purchase tickets at the group rate please contact Will Hankins at 276-466-7170. Also, VI faculty and staff should contact Will to purchase tickets. Richmond Ballet II is partially supported by funding from the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. |


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Family Compositae
The largest family of flowering plants , the Compositae (Asteraceae), comprising about 1,100 genera and more than 20,000 species and characterized by many small flowers arranged in a head looking like a single flower and subtended by an involucre of bracts. A head may consist of both ray flowers and disk flowers, as in the sunflower, of disk flowers only, as in the burdock, or of ray flowers only, as in the dandelion.
Genus Cirsium
, biennials, or perennials
, 5-400 cm, spiny
. Stems (1-several) erect
, branched or simple
, sometimes narrowly spiny-winged. Leaves basal and cauline; finely bristly-dentate to coarsely dentate
or 1-3 times pinnately lobed
, teeth and lobes
bristly-tipped, faces
green and glabrous
or densely gray-canescent, usually eglandular
. Heads discoid
, borne singly, terminal
and in distal axils, or in racemiform
, spiciform
, subcapitate
, paniculiform
, or corymbiform
arrays. ( Peduncles with ± reduced leaflike bracts.) Involucres cylindric
to ovoid
or spheric, (1-6 ×) 1-8 cm. Phyllaries many in 5-20 series, subequal
or weakly to strongly, outer and middle
with bases
and apices spreading
to erect, usually spine-tipped, innermost usually with erect, flat, often twisted, entire or dentate, usually spineless apices (distal portion of phyllary
in many species with elongate
, glutinous
resin gland
, usually milky
in fresh material
but dark brown to black when dry) . Receptacles flat to convex
, epaleate, covered with tawny
to white bristles
or setiform
. Florets 25-200+; corollas white to pink, red, yellow or purple, ± bilateral
, tubes
long, slender, distally bent, throats
short, abruptly expanded. cylindric, lobes linear
; (filaments
) anther
bases sharply short-tailed, apical appendages
linear-oblong; style tips
elongate (as measured in descriptions
including the slightly swollen nodes, long cylindric fused portions of style branches and very short distinct portions) . Cypselae ovoid, ± compressed
, with apical rims, smooth
, not ribbed
, glabrous, basal attachment scars
slightly angled
; pappi persistent
or falling in rings
, in 3-5 series of many flattened, plumose
bristles or plumose, setiform scales (longer
bristles shorter than corollas except in C. foliosum and C.
arvense) . x = 17.
Species ca. 200: North America, Eurasia
, n Africa.
Only three genera in Cynareae are represented by native species
in the New World, and of these Cirsium is by far the most widely distributed and diverse
. Native species of Cirsium range
from sea level to alpine
and from boreal regions of Canada to the tropics of Central America. Members
of the genus occur in a myriad of habitats
including swamps
, meadows, forests
, prairies, sand dunes, and deserts.
Preliminary molecular phylogenetic
studies by D. G. Kelch and B
. G. Baldwin (2003) indicated that this diversity
is the product of a rapid evolutionary diversification based upon a single initial
introduction from Eurasia. Relationships
among the North American species are apparently complex
, and molecular studies have only begun to provide an outline of phylogeny for these plants
. Although there has been a remarkable evolutionary and morphologic diversification in North American Cirsium, it has not been accompanied by very much divergence
in the base sequences of genes commonly used to elucidate phylogenetic relationships. This suggests either that the diversification has been very rapid or that genetic markers
in North American Cirsium mutate more slowly than in most other lineages
Chromosomal diversification has accompanied the morphologic radiation
of North American Cirsium. Many New World Cirsium species share the chromosomal base number
of x = 17 that also predominates in most Eurasian species. Among the North American thistles, however, is a mostly descending
series with chromosome numbers ranging from n = 18 to n = 10. Very few instances of polyploidy are known among New World Cirsium.
Cirsium species of remarkably different morphologies often are able to hybridize
. Although in some hybrid combinations
is reduced, in others the formation of complex hybrid swarms
indicates a lack of breeding barriers
and the potential for emergence
of novel character combinations. In the absence of adequate sampling
and field
observations, hybrids may go unrecognized, treated as distinct taxa or as variants
of non-hybrid taxa, or left occupying the indeterminate folders of herbaria. In other cases hybridization has been invoked without much evidence as an explanation for Cirsium variants encountered in herbaria or in the field. Hybrid combinations are listed herein when evidence is convincing. Additional hybrids are likely to be found where the ranges of Cirsium species overlap. I have seen no documentation
of hybridization between native
American Cirsium species and introduced
Eurasian taxa.
Much of the geographic range currently occupied by New World Cirsium species was greatly affected by the events of the Quaternary
. Large areas were glaciated and other areas were vastly different during glacial episodes. The ancestors
of thistles that currently occupy the high mountains of western North America were undoubtedly displaced elevationally and/or latitudinally during the recurrent glacial and interglacial
episodes of the Pleistocene
. Taxa that are currently isolated may have been in contact during glacial episodes with the opportunity for hybridization and genetic interchange. Episodes of prehistoric hybridization may have led to some of the character combinations found in modern American thistles, particularly in the western half of the continent. Current
and localized selection or genetic drift apparently have promoted differentiation
of populations separated on mountaintop islands.
One of the most challenging aspects
for a taxonomist studying New World Cirsium is the presence of species complexes that are apparently evolutionary works in progress. Some of the thistles, especially in the mountainous western part of North America, are frustratingly polymorphic
with much overlapping variability and intergradation of characters. Early taxonomists, basing their work on a limited sampling of the morphologic diversity, named many of the forms as species, and the literature is rife with species names
. The infilling that results from more collectors
visiting more localities within the ranges of these complexes has blurred the boundaries between many of the proposed species and often added forms that do not "fit" the characteristics of named species. As I faced the challenges
of preparing this treatment, I recognized that maintaining some of the named entities as species would, for consistency, require a further proliferation of species names. I have chosen to go the other way. Instead of proposing yet more ill-defined microspecies, I have chosen to recognize that the groups in question are rapidly evolving, only partially differentiated assemblages
of races that have not reached the level of stability
that is usually associated with the concept of species. Certainly much of such variation
within the genus deserves a level of taxonomic
recognition, or at least should be mentioned, but for those assemblages I think it much more prudent to recognize varieties -- entities that may be expected to freely intergrade
-- rather than species.
Many problems remain to be worked out in North American Cirsium. Further investigation will undoubtedly reveal the need for refinement or major revision
within some of the species groups. Studies that focus
on variation within and among populations and on the biological basis for the variations are much needed. The field is open and the challenges are many.
Preparation of a workable key
to Cirsium species has been frustratingly difficult. Extensive and overlapping ranges of variation in morphologic characteristics often require that a species be keyed two or more times. The resulting key is longer and more complex than I would prefer, and I have no doubt ignored, overlooked, or been completely unaware of variants that will not key out. Caveat clavitor!
The reputation of Cirsium has suffered greatly as a result of the introduction to North America of a few invasive weedy species from Eurasia. Cirsium vulgare (bull
thistle) and C. arvense (Canada thistle€"a misnomer) have long been despised as noxious weeds
. In recent years C. palustre (European swamp thistle) has joined their ranks
. Additionally, weedy Eurasian species of Carduus, Onopordum, Centaurea, etc.
, add to the public perception that all thistles are bad. Most North American native Cirsium are not at all weedy, and many are strikingly attractive plants. All are spiny plants that command respect, but they deserve a better reputation as one of North America€™s evolutionary success stories.
Native Cirsium species have come under threat
from biocontrol programs instituted to suppress populations of weedy introduced thistles. Beginning in 1968 the seedhead weevil Rhinocyllus conicus has been widely introduced in various areas of the United
States and Canada, primarily to control weedy species of Carduus. S. M.
Louda et al.
(1997) reported that R. conicus has crossed over to several native species of Cirsium. They observed that the number of viable cypselae in infested heads
was greatly reduced; e.g.
, heads of C. canescens infested by R. conicus produced
14.1 percent of the number of viable cypselae as in uninfested heads. Not all taxa are impacted as much as C. canescens, particularly those with later flowering phenology (Louda 1998) . R. W. Pemberton (2000) reported that 22 Cirsium taxa in North America are known hosts of R. conicus. I suspect that the number is higher. During my field work
I have observed that the heads of many Cirsium species are heavily parasitized, although I have not determined which of these are infested by R. conicus and which by native seedhead parasites. The long-term impacts
of R. conicus and other biocontrol agents on native thistles, particularly rare taxa, remain to be determined.[1]
- Domain:
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
- Haeckel, 1866
- Plants
- Subkingdom:
- Cavalier-Smith, 1981
- Phylum:
- Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Vascular Plants
- Subphylum:
- Class:
- Brongniart, 1843
- Subclass:
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Superorder:
- Takhtajan Ex Reveal, 1992
- Order:
- Lindley, 1833
- Family:
- Giseke, 1792, nom. cons., nom. alt.
- Subfamily: Carduoideae ()
- Family:
- Giseke, 1792, nom. cons., nom. alt.
- Order:
- Lindley, 1833
- Superorder:
- Takhtajan Ex Reveal, 1992
- Subclass:
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Class:
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- Subphylum:
- Phylum:
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- Plants
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Members of the genus Cirsium
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 146 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
C. altissimum (Roadside Thistle) · C. amblylepis (Mt. Tamalpais Thistle) · C. andersonii (Anderson's Thistle) · C. andrewsii (Franciscan Thistle) · C. araneans (Jeweled Thistle) · C. arcuum (Powderpuff Thistle) · C. aridum (Cedar Rim Thistle) · C. arizonicum (Arizona Thistle) · C. arizonicum var. arizonicum (Arizona Thistle) · C. arizonicum var. nidulum (Arizona Thistle) · C. arvense (Californian Thistle) · C. barnebyi (Barneby's Thistle) · C. brevifolium (Palouse Thistle) · C. brevistylum (Clustered Thistle) · C. calcareum (Cainville Thistle) · C. californicum var. californicum (California Thistle) · C. callilepis var. callilepis (Fringebract Thistle) · C. canalense (Canal Thistle) · C. canescens (Platte Thistle) · C. canovirens (Gray Green Thistle) · C. canum (Queen Anne's Thistle) · C. carolinianum (Carolina Thistle) · C. chellyense (Queen Thistle) · C. chuskaense (Monarch Thistle) · C. ciliolatum (Ashland Thistle) · C. clavatum (Fish Lake Thistle) · C. clokeyi (Charleston Mountain Thistle) · C. congdonii (Rosette Thistle) · C. crassicaule (Slough Thistle) · C. crassum (Thistle) · C. cymosum (Peregrine Thistle) · C. diacanthus (Ivory Thistle) · C. discolor (Field Thistle) · C. douglasii (Douglas Thistle) · C. douglasii var. breweri (Douglas' Thistle) · C. douglasii var. breweri (Petr.) Keil & C.Turner (Douglas' Thistle) · C. douglasii var. douglasii (Douglas' Thistle) · C. douglasii var. douglasii DC. (Douglas' Thistle) · C. drummondii (Drummond Thistle) · C. eatonii (Eaton Thistle) · C. eatonii var. eatonii (Eaton's Thistle) · C. edule (Edible Thistle) · C. engelmannii (Engelmann Thistle) · C. eriophorum (Woolly Thistle) · C. erosum (Glory Thistle) · C. flodmanii (Flodman Thistle) · C. foliosum (Drummond's Thistle) · C. fontinale (Fountain Thistle) · C. fontinale (Greene) Jeps. var. campylon (H.K.Sharsmith) Pilz ex Keil & C.Turner (Fountain Thistle) · C. fontinale var. campylon (Mt Hamilton Thistle) · C. fontinale var. fontinale (Fountain Thistle) · C. fontinale var. obispoense (Chorro Creek Bog Thistle) · C. gilense (Gila Thistle) · C. grahamii (Graham's Thistle) · C. griseum (Gray Thistle) · C. hallii (Hall's Thistle) · C. helenioides (Melancholy Thistle) · C. heterophyllum (Curly Head) · C. hillii (Hill's Thistle) · C. hookerianum (Hooker Thistle) · C. horridulum (Bristly Thistle) · C. horridulum Michx. var. vittatum (Small) R.W.Long (Yellow Thistle) · C. horridulum var. horridulum (Yellow Thistle) · C. horridulum var. vittatum (Yellow Thistle) · C. humboldtense (Humboldt County Thistle) · C. hydrophilum (Suisun Thistle) · C. hydrophilum var. hydrophilum (Suisun Thistle) · C. hydrophilum var. vaseyi (Vasey's Thistle) · C. inornatum (Cloudcroft Thistle) · C. iowense (Iowa Thistle) · C. japonicum (Japanese Thistle) · C. japonicum 'Pink Beauty' (Japanese Thistle) · C. kamtschaticum (Kamchatka Thistle) · C. laterifolium (Porcupine Thistle) · C. lecontei (Le Conte's Thistle) · C. loncholepis (La Graciosa Thistle) · C. longistylum (Long-Styled Thistle) · C. mendocinum (Mendocino Thistle) · C. mexicanum (Mexican Thistle) · C. modestum (Lacy Thistle) · C. mohavense (Mohave Thistle) · C. murdockii (Murdock's Thistle) · C. muticum (Swamp Thistle) · C. navajoense (Navajo Thistle) · C. neomexicanum (Lavender Thistle) · C. neomexicanum var. neomexicanum (New Mexico Thistle) · C. neomexicanum var. utahense (Utah Thistle) · C. nuttallii (Nutalls Thistle) · C. occidentale (Cobweb Thistle) · C. occidentale (Nutt.) Jeps. var. californicum (Gray) Keil and C.Turner (California Thistle) · C. occidentale var. californicum (Cobwebby Thistle) · C. occidentale var. compactum (Compact Cobwebby Thistle) · C. occidentale var. occidentale (Cobwebby Thistle) · C. occidentale var. venustum (Cobwebby Thistle) · C. ochrocentrum (Yellow-Spine Thistle) · C. olivescens (Summer Thistle) · C. oreophilum (Crow Thistle) · C. osterhoutii (Osterhout's Thistle) · C. ownbeyi (Ownbey's Thistle) · C. pallidum (Pale Thistle)
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Further Reading
- Hsi, Y.-T. 1960. Taxonomy, Distribution and Relationships of the Species of Cirsium Belonging to the Series Undulata. Ph.D. dissertation. University of Minnesota.
- Kelch, D. G. and B. G. Baldwin. 2003. Phylogeny and ecological radiation of New World thistles (Cirsium, Cardueae-Compositae) based on ITS and ETS rDNA sequence data. Molec. Ecol. 12: 141-151.
- Moore, R. J. and C. Frankton. 1969. Cytotaxonomy of some Cirsium species of the eastern United States, with a key to eastern species. Canad. J. Bot. 47: 1257-1275.
- Petrak, F. 1917. Die nordamerikanischen Arten der Gattung Cirsium. Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 35(2): 223-567.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
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- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:195702-1
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 3047982
- David J. Keil "Cirsium". in Flora of North America Vol. 19, 20 and 21 Page 57, 66, 82, 83, 93, 95, 96, 97, 100, 102, 1. Oxford University Press. Online at EFloras.org. [back]


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Dubinsky is a high-wire act. He's an emotional guy, with his heart by his cufflinks. The same passion that allows him to outcompete most players in the NHL also gets him in trouble sometimes. Late in Monday's 2-1 loss to Pittsburgh, Dubinsky was tossed for yapping at NHL officials, keeping him in the dressing room while the Blue Jackets tried in vain to mount a comeback.
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It must have been contagious.
Dubinsky and Atkinson each had the first four-point games of their careers, scoring ...
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