This was a wonderful vacation for us, one of the best, and it's difficult to separate the boat from the ports we visited. This was our first time to this part of the world and now we can scratch Pompeii, the Parthenon, and the Greek isles off our bucket list.
As to the boat, there was much to like and very little to take issue with. As big as it is, we rarely felt the presence of so many ...
Stayed in Rome for three days prior to cruise. Had a lovely time, husbands first trip to Rome. Booked a taxi online to take us to civitavechia which arrived on time at 11.15. Had expected long journey to the port but in fact it only took an hour. Taxi dropped us right outside the baggage tent, as we had to get our labels for suitcases from the porters. This was done immediately, cases taken off us ...
We chose this cruise because of the itinerary. It did not disappoint. The embarkation experience in Rome was very smooth. When we returned, we chose Early Departure and it could not have been more seamless. No lines; we simply walked off the ship and into the terminal. Celebrity Reflection is a beautiful ship and well maintained. We have come to expect a certain standard with Celebrity and ...
Pros:
- Immaculately clean ship
- only ~5 kids on the entire ship (pro for a kid-free vacation). This is not a kid-friendly cruise per say - stick to royal caribbean or carnival for kid activities
- premium drink package really pays for itself
- amazing service all over the ship
- food was amazing
- spa was a tranquil getaway
- the staff and crew went above and beyond to ...
We have been on 22 cruises over the past 25 years, 7 of them on Celebrity, and have found their quality to price ratio to be among the best. However, we have noticed a noticeable slippage in value when you consider that more and more of their new venues offered are at extra cost and increasing. The constant "hawking" of these venues by staff wherever you go has become a real irritation.
Our ...
We chose this cruise primarily for the itinerary and were not disappointed. Maybe we found Cartagena a little light in entertainment, but after visiting so many places in two weeks we were not so excited to see another town.
The service on board was inconsistent but overall very good. Our cabin attendant, Michael, was excellent in all services and went above and beyond in many ways. In the MDR ...
It was our first time on Celebrity Reflection, but the third time with Celebrity. We enjoy the whole "Celebrity Experience".
Embarkation at Civitevechia was very efficient, we were on board having a drink by 10.45, the earliest I have ever embarked.
This time we travelled in an Aqua Class cabin on Deck 11. The cabins were the same size as a standard balcony cabin, however the shower was an ...
We have never had a bad cruise on Celebrity and this cruise was no exception. Of course having 11 days of perfect weather didn't hurt. We booked a future cruise on board for the Edge in 2019. We'll probably squeeze another Celebrity cruise in for 2018. The staff was great all around and all very pleasant especially our cabin steward who always had our cabin finished by the time we came back from ...
Great cruise! This is a great cruise for those who like to keep busy. 9 ports in 11 days. I loved it, but was disappointed with the food served on the Reflection. The staff was great and so was the service however I thought that food preparation was sub par. There were many nights when our food was brought cold to the table in the dining room. Cold, rubbery lobster is not high on my food ...
We decided on this ship because of the ports it was visiting
Then we looked at the shore excursions and they looked interesting
We bought most of our shore excursions through Viator and that was a great decision
It saved us a lot of money and the guides were brilliant
We had 300 dollars in ship board credit
We bought 2 shore excursions with it
One in Gibraltar and one in ...