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Celebrity Reflection Cruise Review to Europe - Western Mediterranean

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 52

Overall rating:

3.2 out of 5
Celebrity Reflection

12 Night Western Mediterranean (Barcelona Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 12, 2019

Ship: Celebrity Reflection

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Pleasant , pampering , enriching experience! Points for improvement: More sea days-to better enjoy ship’s amenities like spa, pool and jacuzzi, relaxing time to dine and chat and meet new friends. Paying for the Spa package will not be maximized when passengers are out most of the time to experience and explore places. Food choices- Including Japanese food in the main dining room menu would be highly appreciates like ramen , Vietnamese Pho noodle soup, MORE HOT SOUP DISHES - there are only 2 available. Besides, there are many asian guests are present. Tour Guides- essential in the appreciation of tour; bombarding with historical facts or info over load is also not healthy. Giving highlights better. Bringing guests to stores to patronize and listen to unnecessary info is not encouraged. Excursion package- should be more thought of. As a whole, the trip though really hectic and tiring ( not enough time to enjoy eating because of early morning activities ) is an eye- opener on enjoying life at its best.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Organized, systematic and hazzle - free

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Opus- welcoming atmosphere; Awesome food presentation; Tasteful Specialty restaurant- not that impressive ; Better to have meals in the main dining room; expensive Buffet- substantial choices ;

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5
Silent dancing - An ace! Karaoke- Jacuzzi- Exercise Dance moves, Aladdin movie at the lawn Yes! I did! MORE DANCING activities; having dance instructors on board may help those having no partners for tango, swing, fox trot etc Tour on the Bridge is actually very informative , could have been offered in a lower price to guests besides bringing in guest and sharing actual sights to us does not cost much.

Entertainment

1 out of 5
Yes! Watched all night shows; More guest performers that audience can relate to ; In house performers should choose more fitting production number; Les Miserable and old time favorites were a hit; perhaps, songs and numbers from Bali Hai, Some Enchanted Evening, Elvis numbers , Frank Sinatra, etc The Magic / hypnosis number is not good. I fell as asleep during the program

Children's Programs

No children with us

Service and Staff

1 out of 5
Tommy - room steward in 8168 is trustworthy, efficient, cheerful, reliable Waiters- Sommelier Arlyn , waiter Orville, asst waiter Dedi Accommodating, dependable, knowledgeable on the menu, cheerful, quick and efficient provides more imfo on cruise activities Arlyn makes you feel comfortable and at home when she converses with guests Japeth- 4th cook Is very patient in attending to guests; slices meat and informs them of condiments to make food more flavorful. David - in the main dining room is Mr Congeniality; aLways offers his greetings and info to all guests Filipina lady in the 14 deck washroom - has pleasant personality Cruise Director Dan is amazing; Gigi is funny Capt Nicolas - always VISIBLE, approachable, speaks with authority, warmly of his crew, assuring and affirming on info about the cruise

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Yes, clean and well- maintained; More jacuzzi

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ship tip

Get a cruise with More Sea days. Had all taken the short excursions ; early departure and jammed packed activities. There is just so much to see that in between sea days would give guests more time to rest and recharge. This Celebrity Reflection cruise to Western Mediterranean was so tiring. Only had 1 days sea day . Very exhausting and could hardly take advantage of the Spa you paid for. Very hectic schedule

Ports of call

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5
Taxi services in Barcelona- perhaps an office receiving request for larger taxi size maybe available for guests at the PORT. There were many taxi BUT size for larger groups are important especially in going to pier

Valencia, Spain

1 out of 5
Valencia and San Jose caves- fine

Alicante, Spain

1 out of 5
Novelda and wine tasting

Gibraltar (U.K.)

4 out of 5
Gibraltar Under Siege- karen was a good tour guide

Malaga, Spain

4 out of 5
Caves of Nerja—. Amazing! Breath- taking; Good

Marseille (Provence), France

4 out of 5
Avignon Discovery Good

Villefranche-Sur-Mer, France

5 out of 5
The Best of French Riviera- driving by the perfume lab is not that informative

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

5 out of 5

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5
Tour guide spoke clearly Rome was dirty .

Naples, Italy

4 out of 5
Naples, capri were the best . No many visitors; need bigger port

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Efficient
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1 Comment

queenb12702    5 years ago

Confused on the 1 star for service and staff considering your glowing compliments. Hopefully was an error?

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