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I have been reading so many bad reviews about the cruising experiences on Celebrity. My wife and I always have enjoyed this line. We are taking our next cruise in November and I hope we get better service than what I have been reading about. Please share any new reviews for the Reflection.:)

We were on the Reflection this past April..TA from Miami to Rome-16 nights and the six of us thought the service was very good. If you have any specific questions or concerns, I will be happy to try and answer them.

You'll only get the platinum benefits if you have NO other incentives from Celebrity.

I speak from experience.

Not true..I received obc from Celebrity along with benefits from my Amex Plat card when I transferred the booking to the Amex TA.

Just returned from the 3/30/14 sailing on the Silhouette and I wanted to warn fellow cruisers about the aft cabins. We booked late and the only available balcony cabins were #9305 aft or a cabin all the way forward. Since we never had an aft balcony we decided to go with it. What a major mistake! The balcony was covered in Soot almost the entire trip. The pictures attached were taken only 3 hours after the balcony was cleaned! When we first arrived I went on the balcony and leaned over the railing and my shirt got a black greasy stain across it. Our chairs were covered in soot and of course the floor was covered. When the smoke trail from the stacks ran straight back the balcony got covered in soot. When there was a cross wind (which was only one day) it was not to bad.

 

However, Soot is not the only problem. There is no roof, so there is no protection from the sun. The balcony is in full sun except for early in the morning and late in the afternoon. At night I like to stand on the balcony and look at the stars, can't do that on this balcony because the sky is covered in smoke. The other obvious disadvantages are; long walk to stairs, vibrations, and increased movement.

 

I hope this will help others from making the same mistake. I will be posting a review of the ship within the next day or two. Please feel free to ask any questions in the mean time.

We have had the Sunset Veranda cabin twice..TA eastbound on the Solstice (15 nights) and 12 nights on the Equinox in the eastern med. We were in cabin 8344. Our friends were in the cabin next to us and we opened the barrier between us to enjoy a large balcony. Never had much soot and we were always able to enjoy the balcony any time of day..loved watching the wake and leaving a port. Sorry you had a bad experience.

The Reflection is also in the Med in 2015.

Hi Ruth Ann

Hope you see this..I was on the Celebrity board and saw your name..I would email you, but I have a new op system and I lost my contact list.

We need to catch up..I have the same email address

Love to hear from you,

Sally