Celebrity Reflection Reviews

I had the pleasure of sailing on her maiden voyage. This ship is absolutely stunning in every way. The food was delicious, the staterooms are cleverly designed and comfortable. The drinks in Crush were inspired and well priced. And as per usual, the staff onboard went above and beyond to ensure an unforgettable voyage.

Just had a wonderful cruise on the Reflection, cracking itinerary, we were very lucky the sun shone every day, The captain and all the crew just couldn't do enough.to make the Inaugural cruise brilliant , can't say better than that. Pity I lost my favourite hoodie and broke the arm on my glasses. Two days back and now got man Flu, see yah next time Reflection....

Recently came from the Inaugural Reflection cruise Oct 12-21, 2012 boarding at Amsterdam and ending at Barcelona, Spain. The boarding at Amsterdam was a bit messy. We were 20 in our group of Physicians for the Pediatric cruise. Two were allowed to board early, given # 3 and the rest #8 and #12. We are all Celebrity Captains club members and there were no passengers disembarking so why the wait in boarding the ship ? #3 couple boarded right away. Rooms were not ready so we ate/waited at Oceanview cafe, very clean, sleek and nice. Finally at 2 we got into the rooms. A very big room, nice balcony and big washroom in comparison to the other cruise lines we have been to. Staff was so-so in terms of getting info about the ship that we have to ask several to get an answer. The crown consisted of europeans,chinese,japanese, americans and canadians. Had the first dinner seating, well placed tables, fantastic waiter Gede from Indonesia who was quick, smart, funny and very polished, so was his assistant. Dinner was nice, with great selections, good portions. Tried Qsine, food was slow in coming and just fair. Murano on the other hand was fantastic in terms of food quality, portions, options and service. We had 2 entrees each to share and 4 desserts, same charge of 40.00 each. Formal night was so-so, some wore gowns, some just dresses, no problem. Activities were limited and boring. Casino was loose the first night and tightened as the days passed. The Dancing with the Stripes was great with a Canadian winning-great international standard technique, even though the format was more of a joke. Zumba class was good to get rid of the calories. Karaoke was okay, but seemed to have the same singers. The violin trio; a capella group and bank on the 3rd floor all great. Shows were mediocre, semi-rock show one night; magician performed basic tricks which was boring, since one in our group already showed the tricks in the dining room to our group. SHore excursions were awful since it rained every day, time was limited if not nil for shopping. The Compostela local guide let us soak outside, shoes and all when we could have entered even while the mass was going in. The tapas tour in Malaga pathetic with 2 tapas in each bar. Wish we could have ordered more. Ship had an Apple computer room (extra), library,hideaway with cocoon like chairs(made me dizzy). Overall the ship is sleek; waters were choppy some days; staff courteous but some not knowledgeable; food quality and menus great. Disembarking also was a problem since we were told to assemble at Level 4 if we wanted to walk out on our own. Once there still had to wait where the gangway was, the ship was already docked in Barcelona. Level 5 was it so we had to lug our luggage back again to the elevator.

Reflection has just finished seatrials and has not yet had any passengers to no reviews are available but i can add that if the ship is as good as the Eclipse it will be absolutely fabulous. Of course there are those out there that you just can not please so lets forget them and focus on this new ship joining the fleet. I had the best holiday ever on board the Eclipse, it was my first cruise and we sailed out of Southampton last year on the tail end of Hurricane Katia and i must admit i did feel motion sickness but that did not spoil my holiday. I am so looking forward to reading some reviews when passengers have had there holidays. The ships is at this moment sailing towards Eemshaven in Holland after seatrials in Skagerak sea and looking at the track that ships has been put through its paces. I just wish I could afford another cruise because i would love to try this beautiful ship So God bless her and all who sail in her. My ratings are expected not actual