My wife & I also just booked the Silver Spirit for her maiden TA 1/3/10. Been wanting to try Silversea and the pricing is unbeleivable, esp. on a brand new ship! Have been on Crystal & Regent a few times each, so looking to do a comparison.
Took a mid-ship verandah as the wife is a bit sensitive to "motion of the ocean" and the front of the ship does bounce around somewhat more. We're in 752, just down the hall from "dougburns".