Just got off the Reflection on a cruise that departed Miami on 3/9. This is our 2nd cruise having used Celebrity once prior. Party of 3 included our 8-year old daughter off on spring break.

Observations:

Great officers and crew that went out of their way for their passengers. The Nor'easter that slammed the Boston area last week left heavy seas in the open Atlantic. NOAA issued high surf warnings for the north shore of our Caribbean destinations - San Juan, St Maarten, and St Kitts and we were expecting seas up to 15 feet. Captain Bouzakis altered our course and used the Bahamas as shelter. As such the 1st day of our cruise was very pleasant and we did not hit a rough patch until our final 12 hours or so of sailing to San Juan. We were 30 minutes late to SJ but the delay was worthwhile give the misery avoided. Assume this cost the cruise line some fuel as we travelled further than otherwise planned. Met some fellow cruisers from other lines in St Maarten who left Miami on the same day but whose crew chose a more open water route. They reported a miserable couple of days with a lot of seasickness. Gotta love it when a crew ACTS to make your cruise pleasant, not just talks about it. Return trip to Miami was pretty calm. The Reflection is well designed where under these optimal conditions once can hardly sense any motion or vibration. Read more