Reviews & Ratings for the Celebrity-Silhouette

On October 29, 2023, the Celebrity Silhouette spotted an inflated liferaft approximately 290 nautical miles northeast of Bermuda. The cruise ship promptly alerted the Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre (BMOC) via email at 3:25 p.m., indicating that the liferaft was seen around 2:20 p.m. Following the sighting, both the Celebrity Silhouette and a U.S. Coast Guard C130 aircraft initiated a thorough search to confirm that no vessels were in distress in the area. Despite requests for further details from BMOC and the U.S. Coast Guard, the Celebrity Silhouette continued its journey. However, the ship was instructed to return to the liferaft's location to verify that no individuals were in peril. The U.S. Coast Guard also dispatched a C130 aircraft to aid in the search efforts. After extensive searches, the Celebrity Silhouette confirmed that the liferaft was empty, and the C130 did not identify any signs of distress in the vicinity. With no further concerns for safety, all search operations were subsequently stood down. The Celebrity Silhouette continued its course and arrived in Bermuda on schedule on October 30, 2023.

The Celebrity Silhouette is facing delays due to inclement weather, causing it to miss its scheduled return to Southampton. Passengers were informed that embarkation for the next cruise will also be impacted by this unforeseen weather disruption. Currently, the ship is completing an 11-night roundtrip itinerary that includes stops in the Canary Islands and Portugal but has been challenged by rough sea conditions during its return to the UK. As it stands, the vessel was expected to arrive back on October 22, but guests are anxiously awaiting further updates regarding the specifics of the delay and recommended adjustments for arriving at the cruise terminal. The Celebrity Silhouette docked in Lisbon on October 19, where it remains for the time being. While an exact duration for the delay has not yet been provided, Celebrity Cruises plans to communicate new embarkation times to guests on October 21. Following this sailing, the Celebrity Silhouette is scheduled for an exciting 11-night transatlantic repositioning cruise from Southampton to Fort Lauderdale, with memorable stops in the Azores, Bermuda, and Nassau along the journey.

In the early hours of September 2, 2019, a medical emergency unfolded aboard the cruise ship Celebrity Silhouette, prompting a swift response from the CROSS Gris-Nez. At 12:53 a.m., the CROSS received an urgent message regarding a passenger in distress. Following discussions with the ship's captain, a decision was made to proceed with a medical evacuation. The CROSS deployed a Dauphin helicopter from the Navy base in Le Touquet, which took off shortly after at 1:37 a.m. heading toward Boulogne to pick up a medical team from SAMU. The helicopter then set course for the Celebrity Silhouette, located nine miles north of Cape Gris-Nez. By 2:48 a.m., the medical personnel onboard had stabilized the situation, allowing for the extraction of the 76-year-old woman, who was subsequently hoisted into the helicopter. She was swiftly transported to Calais hospital, where she received medical care beginning at 2:58 a.m.