Relaxing, but felt the difference in cruising now compared to 5 years ago.

Item: Celebrity Reflection
Rating: 3.9
Author: grannamassey

Celebrity Reflection Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

grannamassey

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5

7 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 29, 2023

Ship: Celebrity Reflection

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 1603

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

We enjoyed getting away and forgot how much we enjoy cruising since it’s been 5 years since we last cruised. We definitely saw a big difference in the dining rooms as far as the menu goes and the lack of good entertainment nightly. Will definitely cruise again, but not sure which cruise line will be next.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Easy, except they pulled us aside to inform us we had a balance. I had to go to guest services and show where that amount had been placed on my credit card. I had no balance due!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Food was just okay.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

The entertainment was lacking. There were 3 shows we felt were good, those being the soul group, the comedian and Deli Rowe. We didn’t look forward to other shows. The foyer singer/band were very good. Had wished this group could have been in the sky lounge around 6:00 and 9:00.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

I PuTu was an excellent room steward. He meet our every need! Catherine was a wonderful hostess in the martini bar!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

The cabin was nice, but very noisy the days we ported starting around 4:00 AM. Also,being that close to the front of the ship made for some major wave hitting noise our last sea day.

Ship tip

Live and learn

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

4 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5

Ocho Rios, Jamaica

2 out of 5

We did not book an excursion as we have visited here several times. We did walk into town which really was nothing.

Thumbs Up 0

George Town, Grand Cayman

4 out of 5

Enjoyed walking around downtown.

Thumbs Up 0

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

7 Comments

Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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grayghost 1 year ago

I'm confused. How could you have a balance before you get on the ship?

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deboftheseas 1 year ago

Every cruiseline is feeling the pinch right now. The only line I know of with constantly good entertainment is Royal Caribbean and possibly NCL…The rest are singers and dancers, jugglers, magicians etc. perhaps Edge Class might be a bit better

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ScubaDaveHash 1 year ago

Thanks for your review

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your details. Cruising isn’t back to what it was pre-Covid. Don’t know if ever will be. Glad you still enjoyed your cruise.

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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luv2cruise314a 1 year ago

What were the bad parts about dining? Seems like the all-inclusive is dying in cruising.

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