We’re at Sea: Watching the Super Bowl on a Theme Cruise

In a few short hours, we’ll be onboard Jewel of the Seas as part of an ESPN@Sea theme cruise. Former NFL players Wendell Tyler, Jermaine Phillips and Mike Logan are schedule to appear at various events throughout the sailing. So is famous futballer (a.k.a soccer player) Julie Foudy, a former national team member and Olympic [...]

Live From Reflection: 167 Cruises and Counting, Electrical Problems & Weird Art

Cruisers know that ship officers and crew enjoy a certain measure of celebrity status. Passengers might get a few pics taken with their smiling hosts, who daily receive thousands of warm greetings from their guests. It’s rare to see cruisers basking in such attention.

Celebrity Reflection Cabin Tour: Not Your Average ‘Standard’ Balcony

We’re onboard Celebrity Reflection for its two-night inaugural U.S. sailing out of Miami. For this trip, we have an AquaClass cabin, part of a special category of accommodations situated near the ship’s spa. If you’re sailing on Reflection — or any of its sister ships in the Solstice class — and you book an AquaClass [...]

Some Sea Day Splurging on Celebrity Reflection

Editor’s note: Celebrity Reflection recently completed a transatlantic cruise from Barcelona to Miami. The 13-night cruise included nine consecutive days at sea. Teijo Niemela, publisher of Cruise Business Review and a Cruise Critic contributor, was onboard. On the longer voyages, I find it’s nice sometimes to break out of the daily routine. A lot of [...]

A Not-So-Traditional Thanksgiving at Sea

Editor’s note: Celebrity Reflection is sailing a transatlantic cruise from Barcelona to Miami. Teijo Niemela, editor of Cruise Business Online and a Cruise Critic contributor, is onboard. While Americans at home were settling in with turkey, family and football, Celebrity Reflection made its way toward Miami at a speed of 18 knots. Thanksgiving Day marked [...]

Celebrity Reflection: First Impressions

Editor’s note: Celebrity Reflection is currently sailing a transatlantic cruise from Barcelona to Miami. Teijo Niemela, editor of Cruise Business Online and a Cruise Critic contributor, is onboard. Celebrity Reflection, the last member of Celebrity Cruises‘ five Solstice-class ships, is just a month old. The ship, which sailed a short series of European voyages before [...]

Sea Days or Pacing Your Ports?

Onboard Regent Seven Seas’ Voyager’s repositioning cruise, from Istanbul to Egypt’s Safaga, our 14-day itinerary factors in just one day at sea (a transit of the Suez Canal). I’m definitely thinking we are going to have to pace ourselves.

Roll Call: Meet & Mingle Aboard Regent Seven Seas’ Voyager

From left to right, Cruise Critic memebers SF Bill, his partner Wes, BeachTango, Robb and Cruise Critic Executive Editor Carolyn Spencer Brown Onboard a bucket list cruise over the next two weeks on Regent Seven Seas’ Voyager, we’ll start at Istanbul and finish up in Egypt’s Safaga by way of Greece, Cyprus, Israel, and Jordan. [...]