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No idea if it's across the fleet or introduced since we last cruised pre pandemic, but no Butler's on Reflection, instead 'Personal Retreat Hosts' who seem to do very little as far as I can tell, in fact almost invisible, seen ours twice in three days. Rang and asked for afternoon tea in our suite and was told if we wanted it go to Michael’s. Exactly the same reaction when asked for Luminea breakfast which is advertised as an in-suite option, also told only in-suit evening dining option was regular room service from the TV menu. Have had to ask each day for ice, was a time they did it automatically soon as they realised you liked to have it. Cabin and dining staff remain helpful and friendly as always and staff levels seem good. As mentioned day three and Captain announced first covid cases on ship which is 95% capacity and feels that way. Sad to say really unimpressed and will be having a few words in someone's shell like as feel suite guests, certainly in our part of the ship are being sold short.

Certainly no reduced capacity on Reflection. When we boarded Monday we were told 2,400+ passengers, today an officer said 95% capacity and it certainly feels like it. This morning the Captain announced the first covid cases and stressed caution. We are masking, few are.

Beautiful sunset en route to Sicily.

According to our butler, capacity this sailing is in excess of 2,400 so up a good bit on last sailing.

On board 11am, quick and efficient and lunch in Luminea which was well staffed. No ideas on capacity yet but seems busy. Docked across from Beyond and Queen Victoria which looks deserted apart from a handful of crew.

If you have Lloyd's pharmacies in Scotland then they come recommended. Had ours at a local one this morning, booked on line, they do the test, fifteen minutes and they provide a certificate, then you pay, only £29 as well. Hope this helps.

Reflection, next week, but you are right, some do carry far more and it does vary.

Just left you a message on the Reflection roll call. And yes, the App is having a real hissy fit today.

Can anyone confirm if the on board stores are still carrying Estee Lauder and Clarins beauty products? They used to but this will be our first cruise since before lockdown and wondered if they have thinned down what they now sell. Ideally would like to utilise some of the hefty OBC we have on re-stocking some items, but equally if they don't will buy duty free at Heathrow and then I'll just have to go to the jewellery store! Many thanks in advance.

Same here we have just on £2,400 OBC, partly comes from their total mess up with a cabin on a previous cruise so carried forward and added to further OBC, would they let you do the same and carry some forward, has to be worth asking? Feel a trip to the jewellery store coming on for me.

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Really helpful, thank you so much for posting. Been pulling my heir out trying to find something close by - the joys of living in the middle of the Fens and best so far was Boots well over an hour away. But we have a Lloyds in the next village and just booked for 11th June, will be a relief to get it done before we go to Heathrow the next day. Bizarrely they never came up on any of my searches.

That's really helpful, thank you. I had visions of lots of invasive questions that would prove difficult given what I explained. Not much different than going to the dentist or hospital really.

Can someone who has cruised recently in Europe give any indication as to the questions asked please? It may be the same Globally of course. Having niggling worries now we are close as to how heavily Celebrity concentrates on recent activities of passengers in their questions. Having pretty much isolated for two years we are faced with a big gathering a few days before we cruise in June, eldest Granddaughters wedding, so lots of people and pretty difficult to distance in that environment. Here in the UK they say the current infection rate is 1 in 60 so at a weeding of about 150 inevitably a few likely candidates and under current UK laws not a mask in sight. Obviously we will be totally honest with our answers but just trying to second guess how Celebrity may deal with someone having been in a large gathering even when an antigen is clear. We are flying to Rome the afternoon before so judging by what the App says, we should receive the questionnaire at the airport!

Can't comment on Infinity, but when we were booked on Reflection in 2019 I was told she was "old and sad", was uncertain after that comment but was the itinerary we wanted so stuck with it. In our view that comment was totally unfair, yes a few bits of wear and tear but not enough to stop us going on her a second time later the same year and again next month. So IMO don't be put off by a few negatives.