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Silversea Cruises, thanks in part to their partnership with the Grand Chefs of Relais & Chateaux, promises an elegant and refined approach to gourmet cuisine. On all their luxury ships you can expect astounding cuisine where dinner is always open seating. You can also get healthier options marked as CruiseLite in conjunction with Silversea’s Wellness Programme.

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As your ship changes latitude and longitude, Silversea's menu changes to reflect the flavors of the region. Step into The Restaurant and you know you've arrived for a very special dining experience. The Restaurant is elegant, but not stuffy. The European-trained waiters are attentive and personable. The inspired dishes, created by Silversea's Master Chefs, are marked by innovation and creativity. The Terrace Café offers the same culinary excellence in a more casual setting. Silversea's regular room service menu is available 24 hours a day with multi-course meals available from the Restaurant during regular dining hours. Main Dining Room Policies: There is open seating on all Silversea cruises. Dress Code: For casual dinners, appropriate attire for men is slacks (no jeans) and a sports shirt, while women are advised to wear slacks and blouse, a sundress or a pantsuit. At informal dinners, men are expected to wear a jacket, with or without a tie, whereas women should don a dress or pantsuit. On formal evenings, men should wear a dark suit or a tuxedo, while women should dress in an evening gown or cocktail dress. 9-night cruise or less: 1 Formal Night 10-13 night cruise: 2 Formal Nights 14+ night cruise: 3 Formal Nights Beverage Policy: All beverages included throughout the cruise. Special Requests: Special meals are available including low-calorie, vegetarian, no MSG, low/no sodium and low/no cholesterol meals, as well as sugar-free and fat-free desserts. With at least 75 days advance notification, Silversea can offer a selection of pre-packaged kosher meals to guests on all ships and itineraries. All dining rooms onboard Silversea ships are smoke-free.

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Dining Onboard Silversea Cruises

Silversea covers all bases when it comes to onboard dining. Those with a desire for a quick bite can hit one of the several grill areas. Anyone who wants a bit more interactive of an experience can cook their proteins themselves on hot volcanic rocks. Even guests with a taste for the most extravagant dishes will have many different options during a Silversea cruise.

Room service is available for all cabins with a variety of options delivered directly to your stateroom. Beverage packages are also available for those with a taste for cocktails.

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This cozy bar and grill is an alternative to The Grill. Seafood is the star of the limited menu at Atlantide with dishes like Blue Crab, Lobster and Red Snapper leading the charge. There are only a handful of tables in this comfortable spot so get them while you can.

Discoverer Lounge

The Discoverer Lounge is one of the two main dining areas on a Silversea ship. Breakfast, lunch and snacks are served in a comfortable atmosphere with a view. You can also get coffee and other beverages 24/7 with a simple stop at the Discoverer Lounge.

Your favorite views, items from the grill and custom homemade pizzas can be found at The Grill. At night, the linens hit the tables and The Grill turns into a casual spot for a great meal.

Enjoy your food as you like it in an experience where you cook fresh meats and seafood items on hot volcanic rocks. This interactive experience is a fan favorite and you can also get your hands on fresh vegetables to round out your meal at Hot Rocks.

Regina Margherita

Regina Margherita is an all day pizzeria with an extensive menu offering your favorite pizzas and side items. Enjoy a slice (or even a whole pie) in this relaxed outdoor venue.

The Restaurant

Dine when you want with whom you want at The Restaurant. This main gathering area features open seating and an impressive selection of your favorite dishes from around the world. You’ll be very familiar with The Restaurant by the end of your journey and you’ll certainly want to keep coming back for more.

Silver Note

Enjoy tapas-style dishes in a comfortable venue with one of the most amazing views on deck. At the silver note, you can experience a wide variety of flavors without focusing on a single menu item. Build the meal of your dreams on your schedule and then hit the dance floor to kick things up a notch.

Those in search of mystical Asian flavors will embrace the menu at Indochine. From Indian dishes to a culinary tour through the spices of Vietnam, this refined restaurant will impress true fans of Asian cuisine.

Embrace Japanese culture and cuisine at Kabuki. A balanced traditional menu will transport you to one of the most beautiful and unique spots on the planet. Sushi, sashimi and raw dishes plus evening teppanyaki are included on a menu that is as interesting as it is delicious.

La Dame by Relais & Châteaux

La Dame is home to some of the heights of culinary accomplishment on a Silverseas cruise. French dining in a chic venue with white gloved service rivals any of the finest hotspots featured in the magazines. Top chefs from the Relais & Châteaux team continue to reinvent the classics with respect to the original dishes.

La Terrazza

La Terrazza is an Italian fine dining experience on Silversea cruise ships that embraces the concept of slow food. Starting with seeds and sustainable, locally grown, whole food ingredients and ending up in a beautiful arrangement on your plate with a truly attention grabbing flavor is a signature mission at La Terrazza. Reservations are required.

Le Champagne*

Le Champagne is an incredibly exciting restaurant for those true connisseurs at sea. The Relais & Châteaux team creates a menu that varies by season, availability of key ingredients, sustainability and port of call. Dine as the locals do and benefit from what a highly experienced team of chefs can do when given room to stretch their culinary muscles. Quite possibly the most desirable restaurant at sea for those seeking fine dining, Le Champagne is not to be missed.

Seishin Restaurant*

Join the passionate staff of Seishin Restaurant for the latest and greatest in Asian fusion cuisine as well as regional fare. On sea days, you’ll find a sushi bar with other accompaniments at Seishin. Expect a heavy dose of fresh, local ingredients and a dish that will be as memorable as it is delicious.

Stars Supper Club

Cocktails, dinner and music go well together in life but they truly align at Stars Supper Club. Experience a jazzy cabaret feel in an Art Deco-inspired dining hall as the music keeps you tapping your toes but the food truly shines as the star. Take a trip around the world with tapas-style small plates from a wide variety of cuisines as you take it all in at Stars Supper Club. Reservations are required.

Room Service

In suite dining is always a delicious and available option. In fact, it’s available 24/7. Whether your inclination is a light snack or a formal course-by-course dinner from The Restaurant, your appetite will be rewarded.

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All menus and dining times are subject to change without notice. Some venues are only available on select ships.

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Silversea Dining Questions

By RELS , January 30, 2022 in Silversea

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This is our first Silversea voyage. I just booked dining reservations for the restaurants that require them. I have a few questions about how things are handled:

1. There are only three timeslots for reservations: Early = 7pm to 8pm, Regular = 8pm to 9pm, Late = 9pm to 10pm. Do they expect you to show up at the beginning of the reservation timeslot? Or can you show up any time during that timeslot? For example, can we arrive at 7:30 for an Early reservation, or will we lose the slot because we didn't arrive at 7?

2. We are dining with another couple, so I reserved for us plus 2 guests. At this point, for the upcharge restaurants, we are being "charged" (I know that the charge doesn't happen until we actually dine) for all 4 of us. Can we rearrange this charge when we get on board? We trust them to reimburse us if not :-).

3. Is there a way to get the reservations to show up on the other couple's calendar in MySilversea? On RSSC, when you book for other guests, you put in the reservation number of the other guests, and the reservation then shows up on both calendars. I did not see anything on SS that allowed for this.

TIA for the benefit of your experience.

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1. Technically speaking, you haven’t made a reservation but rather a request.  I know it’s hard to believe in this day and age, but SS doesn’t have a reservation system yet that functions like Open Table, Tock, etc.  As such, when you arrive to your suite you’ll find your confirmed reservations and times.  Generally speaking, the times assigned can be changed with your butler.  For example, you have a confirmed reservation for 7:00p which coincides with the request you made between 7:00p to 8:00p, so you have the butler change it to your preferred time, say 7:45p.  We learned the hard way pre-Covid that you just don’t show up anytime between 7:00p to 8:00p without having your time confirmed with the

2. Yes, it will be no problem for the dining venue manager to split your specialty dining charges however you wish.

2 hours ago, RELS said: This is our first Silversea voyage. I just booked dining reservations for the restaurants that require them. I have a few questions about how things are handled:   1. There are only three timeslots for reservations: Early = 7pm to 8pm, Regular = 8pm to 9pm, Late = 9pm to 10pm. Do they expect you to show up at the beginning of the reservation timeslot? Or can you show up any time during that timeslot? For example, can we arrive at 7:30 for an Early reservation, or will we lose the slot because we didn't arrive at 7?

this should be no problem at all. Depending upon how occupancy is on a given cruise, they can be very flexible about reservations.   In any case, they do not expect you to arrive on the hour.

2 hours ago, RELS said:   2. We are dining with another couple, so I reserved for us plus 2 guests. At this point, for the upcharge restaurants, we are being "charged" (I know that the charge doesn't happen until we actually dine) for all 4 of us. Can we rearrange this charge when we get on board? We trust them to reimburse us if not :-).

again, this should be no problem.   Simply ask the maître d’ to do two  charge slips for each evening.

2 hours ago, RELS said:   3. Is there a way to get the reservations to show up on the other couple's calendar in MySilversea? On RSSC, when you book for other guests, you put in the reservation number of the other guests, and the reservation then shows up on both calendars. I did not see anything on SS that allowed for this.

I have never been faced by this issue. But I am not aware of any way to put it on both calendars.

enjoy your Silversea experience.

2 hours ago, RELS said:   TIA for the benefit of your experience.

I would like to add a dining question.  What is the dress code for the Antarctica cruise?  Are there any ‘dressy nights’ or venues?  We sail Feb. 20- very excited and certainly don’t want to make Amy faux pas!

3 hours ago, PMJ said: What is the dress code for the Antarctica cruise? 

Completely different than the Classic vessels.  In general, very casual.  The dressiest night will be the Captain’s reception and even then, very few will even be dressed informally.

On our recent Antarctic Cloud cruise, I didn't see anyone thrown out of any restaurant for clothing-related reasons--most of the men wore polo or collared button-down shirts with or without a sweater or casual jacket to dinner--around 10% wore sport coats on a couple of nights. The women did tend to dress up for dinner a bit more, but I guess that's par for the course.

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We are going on our 1st SS cruise to Alaska. How strict is dress code there? We have a lot of waterproof stuff to bring so don't want to bring too many dressy outfits.

7 hours ago, Cruisegal5 said: We are going on our 1st SS cruise to Alaska. How strict is dress code there? We have a lot of waterproof stuff to bring so don't want to bring too many dressy outfits.

SS dress codes are adhered to.  With that said, how long is your voyage? Voyages of 7-days or less are always formal optional.

On 2/4/2022 at 1:25 AM, PMJ said: I would like to add a dining question.  What is the dress code for the Antarctica cruise?  Are there any ‘dressy nights’ or venues?  We sail Feb. 20- very excited and certainly don’t want to make Amy faux pas!

Something a bit smarter for ladies than usual casual (could be just a lovely scarf and pearls to dress up a simple sweater, ideally jacket for the chaps and maybe (but only maybe) a tie.   You will be fine if you make just a little more effort for the Captains welcome night.   Have a fantastic time, not long now.

ronrick1943

On 1/30/2022 at 5:47 PM, Stumblefoot said: 1. Technically speaking, you haven’t made a reservation but rather a request.  I know it’s hard to believe in this day and age, but SS doesn’t have a reservation system yet that functions like Open Table, Tock, etc.  As such, when you arrive to your suite you’ll find your confirmed reservations and times.  Generally speaking, the times assigned can be changed with your butler.  For example, you have a confirmed reservation for 7:00p which coincides with the request you made between 7:00p to 8:00p, so you have the butler change it to your preferred time, say 7:45p.  We learned the hard way pre-Covid that you just don’t show up anytime between 7:00p to 8:00p without having your time confirmed with the maître d'.   2. Yes, it will be no problem for the dining venue manager to split your specialty dining charges however you wish.

If I’m reading this right—you make a request to eat say 7:00PM to 8:00PM and they assign you the time later—like 7:15PM or 7:49PM?????

12 minutes ago, ronrick1943 said: If I’m reading this right—you make a request to eat say 7:00PM to 8:00PM and they assign you the time later—like 7:15PM or 7:49PM?????

Yes, this happened to us on the Moon.  I made a reservation for 7:00 pm on MySilversea several weeks before sailing; it went on the schedule no problem.  When I showed up at 7:00 pm, the maitre'd told me "but your reservation is for 7:30".  Apparently it was on my in-room TV schedule??  So I hung out at the bar for 30 minutes.  Obviously it helps the kitchen if everyone is not there at 7 pm.  I'll just remember to check the TV schedule next time.

39 minutes ago, ronrick1943 said: If I’m reading this right—you make a request to eat say 7:00PM to 8:00PM and they assign you the time later—like 7:15PM or 7:49PM?????

Yes.  Well, never 7:49p. 😉

Most voyages we’ve been on, there is usually at least one night that the time is different.

20 hours ago, ronrick1943 said: If I’m reading this right—you make a request to eat say 7:00PM to 8:00PM and they assign you the time later—like 7:15PM or 7:49PM?????

So, we have booked the 8-9 slot - but don't really want to eat as late as 9 - if we are allocated say 8.45, can we speak to our butler or someone else to make it earlier?  It's our first SS. TIA

1 hour ago, HPfoodie said: So, we have booked the 8-9 slot - but don't really want to eat as late as 9 - if we are allocated say 8.45, can we speak to our butler or someone else to make it earlier?  It's our first SS. TIA

I don’t get it, why can’t you book the time you want if available at the time of booking, like 7:00PM. 7:15PM, 7:30PM, 7:45PM and so on.  Doesn’t make sense to me why Silversea does it the way they do.  

2 hours ago, ronrick1943 said: 7:00PM. 7:15PM, 7:30PM, 7:45PM and so on.

That’s what we think too. 

5 hours ago, HPfoodie said: So, we have booked the 8-9 slot - but don't really want to eat as late as 9 - if we are allocated say 8.45, can we speak to our butler or someone else to make it earlier?  It's our first SS. TIA

Yes, most definitely. I doubt you’ll have any trouble changing it to an earlier time.

3 hours ago, ronrick1943 said: I don’t get it, why can’t you book the time you want if available at the time of booking, like 7:00PM. 7:15PM, 7:30PM, 7:45PM and so on.  Doesn’t make sense to me why Silversea does it the way they do.  

Because SS doesn’t have a technology system to allow you to do so.  Plus, SS doesn’t want to provide early booking for all time slots.  It would defeat the long-standing purpose of the brand mantra to dine anywhere whenever you like.  As such, SS always holds a significant number of time slots and tables so that passengers can make reservations on board the ship.  

For many here, the thought of reserving the place, let alone the time, to eat months in advance isn’t appealing.  Some folks prefer to look at the menus posted outside each venue each day and decide at that time where to eat that evening.

15 minutes ago, Stumblefoot said: For many here, the thought of reserving the place, let alone the time, to eat months in advance isn’t appealing.  Some folks prefer to look at the menus posted outside each venue each day and decide at that time where to eat that evening.

I fully understand that. We would rather decide on a day by day basis, but got the impression from posts that some places may be fully booked. 

1 hour ago, Stumblefoot said: Yes, most definitely. I doubt you’ll have any trouble changing it to an earlier time.   Because SS doesn’t have a technology system to allow you to do so.  Plus, SS doesn’t want to provide early booking for all time slots.  It would defeat the long-standing purpose of the brand mantra to dine anywhere whenever you like.  As such, SS always holds a significant number of time slots and tables so that passengers can make reservations on board the ship.   For many here, the thought of reserving the place, let alone the time, to eat months in advance isn’t appealing.  Some folks prefer to look at the menus posted outside each venue each day and decide at that time where to eat that evening.

OK, sounds reasonable - but if you’re booking a table for a restaurant you want early you should get a time, not a time between 7 and 8 our 8 and 9!  Just an opinion.

2 hours ago, ronrick1943 said: OK, sounds reasonable - but if you’re booking a table for a restaurant you want early you should get a time, not a time between 7 and 8 our 8 and 9!  Just an opinion.

Trust me, I understand. When it comes to me, you’re preaching to the choir.    

In this day and age, there’s no excuse for not having a proper reservation system that at a minimum accommodates arrivals in 15-minute windows, especially when they could just license OpenTable’s white label product.  Such a system would have zero negative impact on the onboard guest reservation experience, while at the same time reducing the amount of time a restaurant manager has to spend organizing hourly dining periods.

Daveywavey70

1 hour ago, Stumblefoot said: Trust me, I understand. When it comes to me, you’re preaching to the choir.     In this day and age, there’s no excuse for not having a proper reservation system that at a minimum accommodates arrivals in 15-minute windows, especially when they could just license OpenTable’s white label product.  Such a system would have zero negative impact on the onboard guest reservation experience, while at the same time reducing the amount of time a restaurant manager has to spend organizing hourly dining periods.

I concur, There are many off the pegs already out there that could easily be incorporated. 

Host Jazzbeau

I don't know what IT system Silversea had before, but now that they are part of RCG they have to re-code everything in Cobol...

16 hours ago, Host Jazzbeau said: I don't know what IT system Silversea had before

Punch cards and 8-inch floppy disks?

Stickman1990

1 hour ago, jpalbny said:   Punch cards and 8-inch floppy disks?

No doubt made by that good old Italian computer company - Olivetti 😂

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