There are different opacities of cement but the difference they make on the final restoration is quite small, and I'd be concerned using a very opaque cement for the very reason you dentist mentioned - you might be able to see a white line where the veneer ends.
A better solution is to use...
Usually prior to having veneers, your veneer dentist will go over the pros and cons, and possible root canal if any. Root canal can be due to severe mal alignment of teeth to make them straight, or possibly due to bond failure and bacterial leakage. We need to see you and examine you prior to ...
Matching a single veneer or crown to the surrounding teeth can be very tricky. To properly do this, your dentist can send you to the lab that he uses for custom shading. Another solution is for your dentist to take color corrected and polarized photos with shade tabs for custom...