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On 7/11/2019 at 6:05 AM, JerseyGirlatHeart said:

I've stayed in both these cabins on the Reflection.  They have no obstruction.  Love the large balcony and the overhang for shade.  When I book the Reflection, these are the first cabins I look for.  Have two future cruises booked in 1552 (bed by balcony) and two future cruises booked in 1547 (bed by bath).

Just booked 1547 & the travel agent said when she called Celebrity they said it was an obstructed cabin, but she could not find any obstruction when she looked at the ship plan.  She thought maybe the obstruction was the overhang.  I, too, love the larger balconies and usually book the 1A ones that are on the slant.  This is our first time in aqua class, so I'm hoping they have not put an obstruction there since your last stay in 1547!  Thanks for the info.

SHIP: Eclipse

CABIN #: 8279

DECK #: 8

CLASS: 1A

AREA: Midship

BED NEAR: bathroom

QUIET?: Very quiet

BALCONY VIEW: could see aft easily and also forward if you lean out

BALCONY SIZE: triple depth - covered part provides great shade

WIND A PROBLEM?: No

SOOT A PROBLEM?: No

PROBLEMS/COMMENTS: near the elevators and above the gangway

Keep the evening dress guidelines but eliminate the 3 and 4 night Cruises. 7 nights is too short.

I agree! We were on the 3 day as a b2b (8 days + 3 days) because we think even 7 - 8 days is too short! :)

So the Matre'tra'D allowed this? Sad

Sad, but true!

As we were finishing our dessert the 1st night of late seating in the MDR one of the assistant matre'tra'D 's did ask us how things were. Mentioned the baseball caps (which were being worn at 3 different tables in our immediate area) and he said that some people had not received their luggage before dinner so that would affect their dinner attire. (Ahem.... wearing a BASEBALL CAP?!) The next night was "formal night" -- still saw a baseball cap nearby. and saw someone come down the grand staircase in shorts. If the dress code is not going to be enforced as you enter/ dine in the MDR, then why have the dress policy? (Just eliminate the "formal" night on a 3 or 4 day cruise.... then Hubby would have not worn his tux.)

Just home from cruising on Century (Caribbean cruises out of Fort Lauderdale) --- b2b. 1st leg was 8 days and was everything you would expect on a Celebrity cruise. 2nd leg was 3 days (and supposedly the start of Florida's college break). Hubby called it the "Carnival Century." Still was a fun cruise for us, but "different." Lots of action & "dancing" in the pool area -- very apparent it was a "younger" crowd. It was the first time we've seen a Celebrity passenger drink his beer poured into a "funnel tube." Seemed lots of beverage packages were either bought or given out as promos (since there were lots of half filled drinks and bottles left behind --easier to just get a fresh one, I guess). All 3 nights there were some "gentlemen" in the MDR wearing their baseball caps while dining, and it seems shorts were also acceptable as attire for the formal night in the MDR.

So, not just time of year, but also length of cruise and point of departure will determine the ship's "passenger climate."