Celebrity Reflection Review
First Time and Def Not the Last - Celebrity Lived up to all Expectations
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This was our 1st cruise taken as a treat to ourselves for our 25th wedding anniversary. We fancied the itinerary (Rome to Rome with some Italy and Greece in between) and wanted a cruise which wouldn't be filled with kids running riot since this was our 1st real holiday without ours.
We are late 40's and had always been a bit sceptical about cruising thinking it was for oldies. However, there is a mixed range of ages on the ship and a mixed range of entertainment but to our surprise most of the entertainment was perfect for us.
Getting on (embarking I think they call it) was a breeze. We arrived at port early (11:00) and our suitcases were whisked away and before we knew it we were sitting in the Oceanview cafe, beer in hand, 10 minutes later - no queuing whatsoever, amazing.
Cabin Review
AquaClass 2
Our room (cabin) was excellent. We were Aquaclass so got the welcome sparkling wine which was good and we enjoyed it one day on the spacious veranda. We also got canapes every afternoon and flavoured cold tea (not sure we would miss them if we didn't have them). The room was very spacious as far as we were concerned. Wardrobes and drawers were ample and we had a lot of stuff. The cases all fit under the bed. Bathroom is ample and shower was very good too. Room attendant Marites was very nice.
Port Reviews
Rome (Civitavecchia)
OK wee place but nothing special. We had a night here prior to the cruise to save having to fly in on the day or stay in Rome and travel to port.
Taormina (Messina)
Didn't go to Taormina, just took hop-on hop-off bus tour around the port of Messina and watched the clock in the square do it's thing at midday. Apart from that Messina is quite run down so we were back on the ship for 1 o clock that day
Mykonos
Did our own thing. This is a lovely place with beautiful narrow streets. Lovely for just wandering around.
Rhodes
Same a Mykonos. just wandered around as we'd been to the old town before. I was surprised at how different each of the Greek ports were.
Athens (Piraeus)
Hop-on, Hop-off bus. All we did was the Acropolis and then back to the ship - too hot