Celebrity Reflection Thanksgiving Cruise - Good or Bad Idea?

[shark62]

I am looking for feedback on weather, sea conditions and number of children typically on celebrity over Thanksgiving week.

 

Thank You!

[wallie5446]

It is a holiday, kids are out of school, family's travel together. There will be more on board than normal. If you don't want to be around more than a few, wrong week to sail almost any main stream line.

 

Weather, no problem. Sea's will have 4-8 ft swells going out of Florida, then calm a bit on the 2nd day.

 

Reflection, wonderful.

Edited April 18, 2014 by wallie5446

[shark62]

Many thanks - great information!

[zelker]

We've done it once - never again (only our second cruise and we had no idea what to expect ;)). If you enjoy cruising with a LOT of kids and families, go for it. If you like a quieter, more relaxing cruise, plan for another time.

[wallie5446]

Our last true holiday sailing was Thanksgiving week on the Century in 1998. Our DD loved it. We did a sailing in 2000 that we departed the Horizon on Christmas eve morning, there were a good many families waiting to board.

[Happy Cruiser 6143]

I've done 3 of these and they were fabulous, but they were 14-night cruises. That limits the number of children.

 

Weather was great and seas were calm.

[cruising maniac]

We cruise every year over Thanksgiving and go without our children. Yes, there will be more kids but as long as they are behaved it is not a problem. Last year we were on that other cruise line that begins with a "C" and there were 1500 kids and 3000 adults. Kids were everywhere but they were having fun and not behaving badly. Frankly, I am hoping for less kids on this cruise.