We sailed on the Celebrity Reflection's March 9th cruising. This was our 15th cruise overall, our 3rd aboard Celebrity. We have also sailed the Summit and the Century. This was our first Solstice class cruising.

We drove from SC to Miami and stayed at the Hampton Inn & Suites Airport Blue Lagoon. At first we were a bit wary as the neighborhoods leading up to the hotel were a bit scary. The hotel itself is in a very safe commercial area with lots of shops and restaurants available. We had a suite with a full kitchen which was nice. The bedding was less than stellar but adequate for our one night stay. We did the park and cruise which includes up to two weeks parking and free shuttle to the port. The entire bill came out to around $230. I would recommend this hotel. It was very clean and quiet and the inside parking garage was secured like Fort Knox with heavy metal gates and surrounded with heavy mesh grating. You can park here and not worry about your car.

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