Celebrity Reflection Review
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This was my 3rd Celebrity cruise and the first cruise ever for my friend. I had a blast, and my friend is hooked for life.
The embarkation process was very smooth, but tiring. We arrived at the port at about 10:45 before the lines got bad and were whisked right through, only to stand in another line for a long time waiting to board the ship. This could be helped with a seating area, IMO. I am 72 and my friend is 74, which made standing in line for quite awhile very tiring.
When we got on board, everything changed. Ah - Celebrity's famous bubbly and I felt like I was back home. The Oceanview Cafe is great, with the layout of various islands and there are so many tables available that, for the first time, we had no trouble getting one. The food was wonderful, and we were even able to get rare, really rare roast beef.
Cabin Review
My friend was on her first cruise, and the veranda room was perfect for both of us. We were just forward of the life boats on deck six, which made us low enough to hold down some of the feeling of the ship rocking for her. Although we were right above the Reflection Theater, we never heard anything from there. The only thing we occasionally heard was a door slamming from another cabin close by. When the veranda door was closed, all outside sound disappeared. The room is very 'cozy', but there was adequate storage space for everything. I loved all the shelves in the bathroom, which meant that we could both unpack our toiletries and not be working from our kits all cruise long. The shower stall is a bit small, but the shower itself is great. Ordering room service from the interactive TV could be a bit of a chore, but we finally figured it out. Unfortunately, our coffee which was ordered that way never arrived on the next to last morning.