My View: Ringing in 2023 on Celebrity Reflection (semi-live)

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3 minutes ago, mahdnc said:

 

Yes, equal to one lifeboat for Oasis class.

WOW!!  I wonder how stable it is. That would be my concern with such a small ship.

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3 minutes ago, LGW59 said:

596 pax capacity, too small for my tastes.  Entry level suite for a 7 day Med is $6700pp, not too bad because it truly includes everything.  I’ll admire it from afar, much prefer a larger ship

If it's the suites I've looked at, they're big rooms, like a Sky Suite. I think the equivalent to Xs upper suites are a lot more expensive. As you say, moot point if you prefer a larger ship.

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Celebrity Today: Day Four: Grand Cayman

 

 

 

 

[mahdnc]

2 minutes ago, APDMOM said:

WOW!!  I wonder how stable it is. That would be my concern with such a small ship.

 

Sorry, I don't know that for a fact.  I was just making a joke about the size differences between the two ships.

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Celebrity Today: Day Six - Roatán

 

 

 

 

 

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Celebrity Today: Day Eight - At Sea

 

 

 

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Debarkation Information:

 

[SUESEABE]

@APDMOM Thank you so much for this review and accompanying photos. I read through the dailies in search of information on smoking areas on this ship. Did I miss info? Do you know areas smoking allowed on Reflection? TIA

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1 hour ago, SUESEABE said:

@APDMOM Thank you so much for this review and accompanying photos. I read through the dailies in search of information on smoking areas on this ship. Did I miss info? Do you know areas smoking allowed on Reflection? TIA

Yes, there were smoking areas by the Mast Bar (Starboard) and by the Sunset Bar (Port) - those are two I noticed during my morning walks.  If I remember any others, I will let you know.  🙂 It seemed like the sunset bar was one of the most popular spots where many people gathered to smoke.

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1 hour ago, SUESEABE said:

@APDMOM Thank you so much for this review and accompanying photos. I read through the dailies in search of information on smoking areas on this ship. Did I miss info? Do you know areas smoking allowed on Reflection? TIA

@SUESEABE I just found it - I knew I had seen it somewhere on a handout, separate from the dailies.

 

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Thank you for writing probably one of my favourite reviews since joining CC.  I especially enjoyed the red highlighted tips.  It has been three years since our last cruise and your review has me amped to go again.  Thank you!

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Oceanview Buffet Breakfast:

TIP: Walk all around the buffet before deciding what you want.  Unlike other ships with repeated stations, this buffet does not have too many dishes that are located in more than one location.  Also, before you enter the buffet, you can look at the screen outside that shows where you can find different kinds of dishes, including some special dietary items.  

 

Some of the breakfast options:

 

 

 

 

 

 

I may have already posted about this, but there was fresh juice at one of the stations, which tasted much better than the juice from the dispensers.

 

 

TIP:  You can get made to order eggs, and even Eggs Benedict - made fresh by the smoked salmon station... and they were very generous with the Hollandaise sauce 🙂 

 

Edited January 11, 2023 by APDMOM

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Speaking about breakfast...

TIP: You can see the MDR breakfast menu in the app, if you are more interested in that option of service.  Also, the Spa Cafe offered some limited breakfast options.  It may have been 'kind of' healthy, but the muffins were only healthy in the sense that they were small.  You could tell they still contained a lot of sugar.  The zucchini muffins were delicious!

 

 

 

 

 

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Menus:

TIP:  You can see the menus of the different restaurants even before your cruise in the app.  There were some discrepancies, including a very different dessert menu one night in the MDR.  Overall, the app menus were very helpful to plan our meals.  Around the ship, you can also scan QR codes for the menus of the paid venues:

 

Murano's:

 

Close up of the bar code for Murano's:

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An example of lunch and dinner options in Oceanview Buffet: (We ended up enjoying dinner 6 of th 8 nights here)

Probably 'too many' food pictures... 😂

 

Marmite!  (Now, if they could only discover Bovril)

 

TIP: You can get your fish/chicken/meat freshly grilled in the buffet.  I believe this was only at dinner, but I did not pay close attention.

 

 

 

Fresh Pizza - Made right in front of you:

 

Kids' Corner: (For kids of all ages)

 

 

 

 

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It is a good thing there is no longer a limit on how many pictures we can post on Cruise Critic 😉

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited January 11, 2023 by APDMOM
Space!

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TIP: The Bread Pudding on Celebrity is quite amazing - available almost every lunch and dinner in the buffet.  My second favorite, after the soft serve ice cream.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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My Favorite Food View:  That Giant Burger!

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On that mouthwatering note, I am calling it a day.  I hope to close out with final ship views and a summary tomorrow.  After all, I need to take a break before we board Odyssey on Saturday.  🙂 

[LGW59]

12 minutes ago, APDMOM said:

On that mouthwatering note, I am calling it a day.  I hope to close out with final ship views and a summary tomorrow.  After all, I need to take a break before we board Odyssey on Saturday.  🙂 

Holy mackinoly, that does not look like a bare minimum buffet from where I sit!!!

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5 minutes ago, LGW59 said:

Holy mackinoly, that does not look like a bare minimum buffet from where I sit!!!

Not even close 😄 I had a hard time making decisions!

[SRQbeachgirl]

Wow, if this is Celebrity's idea of a cut-back buffet, count me in! 🤤

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The Ship: 

Atrium Areas: Deck 8 & 7 (The Hideaway)

 

TIP: On deck 7 of the Hideaway, Starboard, they have coffee.  I can't remember what time it ended, but it was available from 7:30 a.m.