Exceptional Voyage - Italy and Greek Isles

Item: Celebrity Reflection
Rating: 5
Author: sgibs

Celebrity Reflection Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 9

Helpful Votes: 290

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

10 Night Italy & Greek Isles (Rome Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 21, 2018

Ship: Celebrity Reflection

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 1583

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Exceptional cruise. Outstanding service and great food. Ship is very clean. Entertainment was good and activities fun for all ages. Even thought Sept/Oct isn't prime tourist season there are still a tremendous amout of people in every port and at all of the tourist spots

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Relax and Enjoy

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5

Spent four days in Rome prior to the cruise. Fantastic time and great food. There are a lot of lines to visit the Vatican so be prepared. If you are going to the Vatican Museum get a skip the line tour.

Thumbs Up 2

Messina, Sicily

5 out of 5

Visit Taormina. Beautiful town with lots of shops and good food.

Thumbs Up 1

Valletta, Malta

5 out of 5

We took a 4 x 4 tour which was fun and took us to many interesting places.

Thumbs Up 0

Mykonos, Greece

5 out of 5

Loved the beach. Water was a bit chilly and lots of people selling things but overall lovely day relaxing by the Aegean Sea.

Thumbs Up 0

Rhodes, Greece

5 out of 5

Highly recommend visiting Lindos. Yes, there are about 300 steps up to the Acropolis but so worth it.

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Santorini, Greece

4 out of 5

Visited the beach. Some garbage on the beach and no one seemed to care. We had no problem getting a lounge and an umbrella. Black sand is beautiful but very surprised no one picked up the garbage. The streets in town also were littered with some garbage.

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Piraeus (Athens), Greece

5 out of 5

We had torrential rains and heavy winds but visiting the Acropolis was none the less thrilling. Allow time to explore. We were a bit rushed due to the rain but that didn't stop us from climbing to the top.

Thumbs Up 3

Naples, Italy

5 out of 5

Hiked Mt. Vesuvius which is strenuous. Amazing views of Naples and the crater. Then we visited Pompeii which is like no other place on earth.

Thumbs Up 3