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Celebrity Reflection Cruise Review to Transatlantic

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 55

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
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Celebrity Reflection

13 Night Transatlantic Westbound (Barcelona To Ft. Lauderdale)

Sail date: November 05, 2019

Ship: Celebrity Reflection

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 1573

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Excellent. Will sail Celebrity again. Will sail Reflection again. Will do another Transatlantic cruise :)

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Much faster than anticipated. From the time we were let our of our taxi until we were on board the ship was less than 45 minutes

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Blu was great. As was Murano, Tuscan Grille, The Porch and The Lawn Club. Buffet was standard fare and the real jewel in that area is the Indian dishes... YUMMY

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
The Beyond the Podium Lectures were fantastic! THANK YOU For showing them on the Celebrity TV channel. This allowed us to catch up on them and not sacrifice pool time!

Entertainment

3 out of 5
The live musicians around the ship were excellent. The comedian's stand up style wasn't what I would consider current. The sound in the Reflection Theater was odd. It sounded like the speakers were only down on the bottom so it left a LOT to be desired in the upper half of the room. The acoustics were not great. The acrobats were amazing but the show's plots were blah. Singing from the talent on stage was good. DJ's were good.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Overall great. There were some places on the ship that the crew was closing down earlier than scheduled which didn't really make you feel super welcome.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
We pulled up next to a coupe of there ships in ports and i have to say when you compare simply the outside of the Celebrity ships with their main 3 competitors.... on looks alone, there is NO comparison. They had crazy rust stains, dirty awnings, paint from the logos peeling off.. Celebrity? Bright white and blue, clean, logos crisp, in tact, windows shiny. We really felt nice getting on and off our ship compared to the others. It was unexpected to say the least.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
AMAZING. We LOVE Celebrity balconies. The added touch of the jets in the shower and upgraded toiletries were great.

Ship tip

Its a great size ship. Sailing in bumper seasons makes it feel even less crowded.

Ports of call

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5
Barcelona is AHHHHHMazing

Ibiza, Balearic Islands

4 out of 5
We explored on our own. When it's after the season, it's pretty desolate. End Oct to March, don't expect much.

Cartagena, Spain

5 out of 5
GORGEOUS city. Wonderful history

Gibraltar (U.K.)

3 out of 5
The monkeys were cool

Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Canary Islands

4 out of 5
Eh. History was neat but it didn't seem like there was much to do

Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5
Snorkeling excursion was good but water was SUPER choppy. Mother nature, what can you do

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida Did not visit port

Flew home instead

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Pay the porter. It makes the difference! Well worth the money
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1 Comment

wgammon1    3 years ago

Glad you had a good cruise. Thanks for the great review.

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