Celebrity Reflection Review
The Amazing Reflection TA Smiley Faces, Sunshine and Calm Seas!
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We are just back from the most amazing cruise ever. We were on the 16 night Reflection Transatlantic: our third Celebrity cruise, first TA and first time in a suite on Celebrity. We selected this cruise for its great itinerary with the initial 7 sea days to relax and enjoy the ship and for its ports of call in Spain, France and Italy. The weather turned out to be wonderful, with sun almost every day – there were a few raindrops, but all in all a sunny cruise with calm seas. The captain commented that this was his smoothest TA sailing.
Cruise Planning: The roll call for this cruise was very active and helped make the cruise for us. There were 3400 posts, with many active posters. Everyone was very helpful with the planning process and we were able to plan many private tours, with several roll call people joining us. For the Sail Away in the Sunset Bar after muster, we were all to wear happy face stickers, buttons, t-shirts, etc. so that we could identify each other. This turned out to be predictive of many happy times to come.
Pre-Cruise: After a nasty Vermont winter (seemed colder and snowier than normal) and a drizzly, cold April, we were ready to fly to Miami for some sunshine. Miami did not disappoint – it was 85 degrees and sunny both days. We had a lovely time at the Embassy Suites, with friendly staff, great bar, a decent restaurant and a nice pool area. They have a free cocktail hour in the evening, which was a madhouse and did not have top quality drinks, so we headed to the quiet of the bar and had a lovely time. Dinner in their restaurant was actually very good. The breakfast in the morning was what you would expect for a complimentary breakfast, but we were too excited to worry about the quality of the food!
Cabin Review
After two cruises in AQ, we decided to go for a corner Sky Suite (S1). I chose a Sky Suite because of the location – we love being in the aft and these are the only suites in the aft. There is also lots of sun because there is little coverage of the balcony. I chose 1214 on deck 10 because 1) wanted starboard corner for more sun on an eastern TA, 2) did not want the S1 on deck 12 because of potential noise above from Oceanview Cafe or on deck 11 because of window washing equipment. It turned out to be the perfect stateroom for us. It was very quiet and private, from the large entry area off from the hallway to good soundproofing in the cabins. We never saw or heard our next door neighbors. The bathroom was not huge, but bigger than the typical stateroom. It did have a nice, deep tub and there was plenty of storage. The big round porthole window was a highlight of the cabin and I have many pictures to prove it. It made a great frame for pictures in each port.The balcony was huge and was private except next to the railing, where those above could look down on you. Being a corner suite, it wrapped around to the starboard side so had views off the back and starboard side. We had many wonderful hours of sunshine on that balcony - great place to read, nap or enjoy a meal.