Funny, I thought you would like the smaller ships (Cloud and Wind), Ngaire, as you were such a Song of Flower person. I've only been on the Shadow, and it was GREAT. I felt like I was on the Navigator, with the cabins. Not so many alternate restaurants as the bigger ships, but other bonuses.

As I remember, the Cloud and Wind have cabins about the same size as the Diamond. Those smaller couches, and a little less room in the bath?

On my only cruise with Silversea Shadow, it took me a few days to stop noticing what I thought was better on Radisson. I soon stopped noticing chipped paint (I had to look for it), slightly less comfortable balcony furniture (okay it was mesh rather than cushions), less color in the Restaurant, and all the rest. I was being way to defensive to my line of choice to now. In the end, I would cruise on either, given price and itinerary considerations. It is hard to find a great deal on Silversea unless you are willing to wait til a few months before the cruise. They just do things differently than RSSC but they are very expensive in their initial offerings for cruises.