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Celebrity Reflection Cruise Review

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Reviews: 21
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Overall rating:

5 out of 5
Celebrity Reflection

8 Night Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 17, 2024

Ship: Celebrity Reflection

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 8 months ago

Review summary

We've been cruising a long time and have been on well over 30. We all agreed that this was one of the best if not the absolute best cruise we've ever taken. It wasn't the biggest or fanciest ship we've been on, but the excellent crew, entertainers and superb cruise director David, made thus a memorable experience....

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Food and service in all venues were excellent. We have been on many cruises including the Equinox just a few weeks ago. The Equinox was very good but the food and service on the Reflection was actually a bit better!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Always lots of stuff to do. More activities, live bands and poolside activities than on the Equinox.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Great shows. We've seen singer Ashlie Amber before, as well as the comedian. Both are fabulous. Same shows as other Celebrity cruises we've done, but glad we saw them all again since the production crew on thus ship were fantastic.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Room steward, MDR staff and crew all over the ship were great. All were very friendly and truly wanting to provide excellent service.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
We like this class of ship. Well designed and just the right size. Easy to navigate. Crew kept everything spotless. Shipman refurbished in 2023 so looks new.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Room looked new. Comfortable bed, air conditioning worked great. Good water pressure, TV and lots of storage. Only outlets and now usb ports like on newer ships, but we bring a cruise approved outlet expander with usb ports.

Ship tip

See all the shows. Enjoy the live bands and talented musicians. Many cruiselines are doing away with this option and using pre recorded music or a solo musician half playing over backing tracks.

Ports of call

Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

5 out of 5
We live Taino Bay. Been here several times. The pool, lazy river, bar and music are all fantastic. The shops and port area are so nice. The Dominican Republic did a fantastic job with this port.

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5
We like this port and planned ongoing to the beach but it rained. It then cleared up so we had a nice day by the pool

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5
Great port but didn't bother getting off since we arrived at 4pm. and hadn't her plans

Tortola, British Virgin Islands

5 out of 5
Did Beach excursion

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5
Did beach excursion

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Fast and easy. Had breakfast, they called our departure number and off the ship and out of the terminal in less than 15 minutes.
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11 Comments

connectr     8 months ago

Glad you enjoyed!

Gwbigdog     8 months ago

Thanks for sharing

NavasotaCruiser     8 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience with us and including the details of the trip you enjoyed. We're Celebrity fans too and enjoy the live music investment in people on cruises. Reflection is our next ship. Great to hear everything is ready for us in March!

Harvey0731     8 months ago

My husband and I are going on our first cruise ever in May on Reflection. From your personal experiences on the many cruises you have completed, is the Specialty Dining package worth it on this cruise, or any others for that matter?

VAcruisenut     8 months ago

Excellent review! Thanks for your attention to details.

javawoody     8 months ago

Appreciate the write up

pjweth     8 months ago

Thank you for your review. We will be on her in 4 days can not wait. I want to see and hear everything you talked about.

Shh813     8 months ago

So glad it was a great time and great cruise. Celebrity is a wonderful cruise line. 5 stars all the way. Beautiful ships, delicious food, great staff and fantastic ports.

cruising2004     8 months ago

Excellent, glad you had an amazing cruise! Thank you for your review.

karlgrgurich     8 months ago

Sounds wonderful. And you certainly enjoyed your ports too!!

HeavySeas     8 months ago

Awesome....thanks for sharing and glad you enjoyed your cruise

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