"Let me start by saying it has been at least 6 years since I have taken this type of cruise and first time on Celebrity. I have previously been on Royal Caribbean 4 times and enjoyed all of them.
In recent years I..."Read More
After 12-15 cruises on various lines, we tried a Celebrity Cruise as a nicer ship from the Royal Caribbean ships. While scheduled for a makeover next year, the ship really needs it. cabins were worn and tired and in need of some better housekeeping.
My biggest complaint was the entertainment. Having been so impressed on other ships, especially on Royal Caribbean, we were looking forward to ...
From standing for 3/12 hours in terminal or outside in weather to embark to the EXTREMELY long distance walk to disembark the cruise was disappointing. For a Holiday Cruise it was not very decorated. Had a balcony room with no bathrobes or toiletries. The cabin had poor storage. The cabin service was excellent as was all the service on the ship. The food in dining room was mediocre. My ...
We chose this Caribbean cruise whilst on the Eastern Mediterranean cruise on the same ship (Reflection)
Whilst the staff were as always very good, the overall atmosphere was very different. It was quite obviously targeted at the US culture rather than British or European with numerous almost constant Art Auctions and other "offers"
The music by the pool was much much louder than the ...
Wife and I are in our early-mid 50's, but pretty hip so not into an "old people" cruise at all. We had sailed on Celeb Summit last year (first cruise) and had a REALLY great experience so decided to give it another whirl this year for the kids Spring Break. Overall good, but nowhere near the positive level of experience as last year. Reflection is a nice, big boat, but felt far more impersonal, ...
Altogether the cruise was amazing except for the excessive vibrations in our cabin! I was sailing with my wife, and my 2 kids (10 and 12). They loved the cruise because of free wifi, they were gaming non-stop. We were in a Royal Suite on deck 11 #1622. The dining was amazing, Illuminae had to have been the best. The entertainment and activities were outstanding! Our butler Edwin was especially ...
Embarkation and Diembarkation was very good. We arrived at 11:00am and were on the boat by 11:35. Getting off was even faster. We chose the express checkout at 7:00am and we were off the boat and in a cab within 10minutes.
Service was good. Our room was always clean and our steward was always nearby and helpful. Our safe was not working when we first arrived, but we called right away and they ...
I am a mom of two girls (ages 9 and 10) who cruised with some friends and their daughter on the 3.18 Eastern Carribbean itinerary on the Celebrity Reflection. We have previously cruised over 5 times on RCCL, twice on DCL, and once on Carnival. This was our first (and probably last) experience on Celebrity.
While there was not much "wrong" with this cruise... I mean heck... its a cruise... any ...
When we book a cruise we rely heavily on two things, our travel agents whom I trust very much, and Cruise Critic which I have also come to trust a lot.
But I'd have to say we were a bit disappointed this time. Maybe because we were expecting more. All the reviews were great. The editors Choice was a full 5 stars, the recent ranking has Reflection as the top large ship in the world right now. It ...
We have done this cruise before, it was not the same. Standards seamed to be lower. The first night, this is 12hrs after the ship docked and started their resupply of goods to the dinning and bar areas. Went to 4 bars to get a Pina Colada one of the most popular cocktails. Could not get one, their reason was we are out ??? Wanted a salad with ranch dressing, yep you guessed it, No Ranch. Ranch ...
We were told by our cruise planner to arrive for boarding by noon at the latest "to avoid long lines". We arrived at the ship at 11:40 and did not embark until 1:20. There were several sections with 4 employees at each, registering passengers. The line we were directed to only had 2 employees in that section. To add insult to injury, cruise staff were directing people from the Captains Club to ...