En route to Sandakan, Malaysia. Arrive on 19-Feb.

I was asked how the cabins were. First – take a peek at the Silversea Silver Whisper web site. From there you can select the “Suites” tab. The below image is for the “Veranda Suite” from that web site, and is the kind of cabin I am in. The cabin is 345 square feet (32 sqm) including the veranda (which is what you call a porch when you are trying to be fancy).

This is a good-sized cabin for a cruise ship, but it’s what I would expect for a cruise that could go on for months. The other, smaller, cabins I occupied in previous cruises were for only a week at a time. However, there are much larger “cabins” on this ship. The Grand Suite can be configured to 1,435 square feet, which is larger than my house!

The door to the hallway is at the bottom right of the image. There are no interior cabins (cabins with no windows to the sea) on Silversea ships. Below is a picture of my cabin from the veranda. The decor uses a silver, grey and sage color palette that I really like (I believe the entire ship had its interior updated within the last year or so).

Here is the actual veranda.

This image is from the bed looking out to the exterior focusing on the desk, with my laptop and external hard drive (and lots of bottled water – I have to take care not to get dehydrated).

And here is the “living room”, across from the desk.

The bed is two single beds linked together. I found there were too many blankets, so had them leave just one.

Finally, the bathroom – with actual marble walls and floor. I did not take a picture of the dual sinks.

My conclusion: after traveling in this cabin for five weeks (has it really been five weeks?!) I find it well sized. I do not feel at all cramped, or going stir crazy. What helps is that you have the rest of the ship to visit – I enjoy the nightly shows in the theater. However, I am traveling alone. If there were two people in this cabin, it would be a bit more difficult, especially with the size of the closet for 4 1/2 months of clothes. You’d better like your roommate.

Question: When you wake up, is breakfast in cabin or in restaurant?

It’s your choice. If you decide late in the evening to eat in for the next breakfast you can fill in a pamphlet with your breakfast and what time to have it delivered to your cabin.

Otherwise, there are two restaurant options – buffet or a la carte (choose from menu and they bring you the food). Part of the joy of this kind of cruising is all the meals are included, so there are no “surprise costs” with your meals. In addition, all day you can call for room service and order from the special room service menu or what is being served at the a la carte restaurant at that time. The room service is also included at no extra charge.

Bonus Dragon Pictures

Fellow cruise guest Lars has much more camera lens than I do (I have lens envy), and he sent me copies of some of his Komodo Dragon images.