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Item: Celebrity Reflection
Rating: 4.3
Author: bowscruise

Celebrity Reflection Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

bowscruise

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 5

Helpful Votes: 98

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

11 Night Italy Turkey & Greek Islands (Rome Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 23, 2022

Ship: Celebrity Reflection

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6171

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

This cruise is a real workout! Multiple days walking over 6-7 miles to see everything. Would have preferred to have single day in Istanbul and another sea day.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Other than stressing about the Covid test the day prior, embarkation was seamless.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Great as always

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Did not partake in activities

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Great as always

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Great as always

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Couldn’t be better

Ports of call

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

2 out of 5

Port is way too far from Rome airport. Doubt we will ever choose to sail from this port.

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Messina, Sicily

3 out of 5

Ok. No excursion

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Santorini, Greece

4 out of 5

Very nice. No excursion

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Mykonos, Greece

4 out of 5

Very nice. No excursion

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Istanbul, Turkey

2 out of 5

Crazy city. Interesting but never again. Did excursion. Hate that every excursion includes stops at place where they want to sell you something.

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Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey

5 out of 5

Great stop! Did excursion

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Piraeus (Athens), Greece

3 out of 5

Enjoyed excursion to the Acropolis.

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Naples, Italy

3 out of 5

Naples is so so. Excursion to Herculaneum was excellent.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Include cruise transfer back to airport. Seamless.

4 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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byhisgrace 2 years ago

Thanks for your review

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Great itinerary. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

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javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your itinerary

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