Disappointing

Item: Celebrity Reflection
Rating: 3.3
Author: rwyeager

Celebrity Reflection Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

rwyeager

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 14

Overall rating:

3.3 out of 5

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10 Night Italy & Greek Isles (Rome Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 31, 2018

Ship: Celebrity Reflection

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9283

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

It is apparent that the cruise industry is forgetting about the comforts of the cruiser too better their bottom line.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Passport Bar

4 out of 5

Great as long as not events were on. Few wait staff in the seating areas

Oceanview Cafe and Bar

4 out of 5

Enjoyed most foods but in one case they failed to light the sterno can and the gravy for biscuits and gravy was stone cold. Enjoyed the late breakfast hours

Opus (Main) Dining Room

5 out of 5

Food was excellent and the wait staff goes above and beyond in their attention to the diner's needs. Stanley, Odis and Dadan took real good care of us.

Cafe al Bacio and Gelateria

4 out of 5

Good coffee, great staff

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Removed all dance venues and substituted more specialty restaurants

Celebrity iLounge

5 out of 5

The staff member was knowledgeable and extremely helpful

Canyon Ranch Spa Club

3 out of 5

The café was not open at lunch time

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Grand Foyer

1 out of 5

Dumbest place to hold events. Insufficient seating, few wait staff to handle an abundance of people, bar was overwhelmed

Ensemble Lounge

2 out of 5

Had dance bands but no dance floor. We ended up dancing on the carpet and walkway

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

Only two elevator locations which caused excessive walking. Not good for elderly or infirmed

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

TOO LITTLE SPACE FOR THE CRUISER TO PLACE CLOTHING, WOMEN TO PUT ON MAKEUP, TOO CRAMPED FOR RELAXATION. WORSE DESIGN OF A CABIN SINCE WE HAVE BEEN CRUISING FOR OVER 30 YEARS. WILL NEVER CRUISE ON A SOLSTICE CLASS SHIP AGAIN.

Ship tip

DON'T BOOK CONCIERGE CLASS ON SOLSTICE SHIPS

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Ports of call

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

3 out of 5

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4 out of 5

5 out of 5

5 out of 5

Santorini, Greece

5 out of 5

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

8 Comments

TexasHome 5 years ago

Celebrity ships COULD add a couple aft elevators in future designs....so we agree w/Reviewer that it is a lot of walking from aft cabins to the current central sets....but, we also learned from our experience and have booked only central cabin locations on our past couple & upcoming Celebrity cruises.

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CroozeHound 5 years ago

All cruise ships rooms are never huge unless you have a suite, but it’s very easy to be creative with the smaller room space. I’ve been on this ship and there are definitely more them 2 elevator locations. Every cabin I’ve been in have a desk and mirror for the ladies to handle their makeup. The Solstice class of ships are just an excellent sized ship with about 3,000 passengers.

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joolz47 6 years ago

I'm due on Reflection for my third time in 13 days and can't wait. There is plenty of storage space and entertainment & dancing locations as well as dining options. As another member commented I don't know what you are comparing with, but in MY 32 years of cruising I've rated Reflection as one of my better experiences. I do LOTS of research on ship layout before I commit - good tip.

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iankaus 6 years ago

I’m intrigued as to what other cruise lines you are comparing. I understood Celebrity cabins to be some of the larger ones of the mainstream lines.

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SFS1974 6 years ago

Everyone has a personal opinion based on what they're looking for and these are valid points. My experience of Reflection was amazing. Loved every aspect of it.

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CaptPoppi 6 years ago

Ýes, unfortunately that ship is not a party cruiser. Best known for it's culinary, not bars.

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70Shark 6 years ago

You just realizing that? 🤔

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CaptPoppi 6 years ago

What's up, that's a superior ship with high ratings and on my list.

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