Washers, dryers and laundry soap complementary on Silversea. Iron and ironing board available in laundry room.

Choice of bathroom amenities on Silversea (Neutrogena, Bvlgari or Ferragamo).

It's funny how you make do. Love the free internet I get on Regent, but last year on a nine day Silversea cruise bought a small package using shipboard credit, maybe 60 minutes, and used my final minute the night before disembarking. This year I did NOT buy a package on board for my 12 night cruise, just looked for free WiFi on land (was standing outside an Apple store in Bordeaux with a couple dozen crew members) and supplemented the AT&T international data roaming on my iPhone. Texted more, sat reading/playing games on the internet far less, if at all, and didn't miss it one bit!

I'm finding for us Silversea (and Seabourn) are now a better fit than Regent as we often do not like to take an organized tour and just putz around on our own as the smaller ships are often docked in the center of town and it is easy to do, or arrange a private tour and eliminate the big coaches and long restroom/shopping stops. This year we booked only two organized tours in 12 days on Silversea. We often saw more on our own hoofing it around than friends on a tour. Well, different things anyway...we love going through local markets and stopping at sidewalk cafes and that can be awkward with a busload.