I've been on the Reflection several times. I've always had a good experience. The service, food and entertainment was top notch. The Tuscan Grill was worth the price. The martini bar was a lot of fun. The premium drink package was worth the cost.
We have sailed on 27 Celebrity cruises. We always ask the cabin steward to empty out the refrigerator. We are Elite and pick up cans of water and soda from the bars between 5:00 pm and 7:00 pm. We put them into our cabin refrigerator for later. We aren’t big alcohol drinkers, but the water and soda cans are a nice benefit.
I realize that RC now owns Celebrity, but when this ship was built, it was still owned but the Chandris Family. Boy was Celebrity much nicer back before RC acquired them. Not that we don’t still love Celebrity, in fact, it’s the only line we will cruise on, but the staff quality was really something back then! We are looking forward to Our transatlantic cruise from Barcelona in a couple weeks on the Constellation, “The Connie”.
I don't think Celebrity was owned by the Chandris family when any of their current fleet were built. Celebrity has lowered standards because they're just trying to change with the times and expand.
Hello, Was curious did you sail on Reflection post Refurbishment? We sailed on Equinox back in 2023 our first experience with Celebrity and thinking about taking a cruise in 2025 on Reflection. Thank you for your insight.
Yes we did. We were on the Reflection at the end of February 2024. It received its update in the beginning of 2023. It could use a little more work in some of the rooms, they were still in need of some refurbishing. Most of the public areas were all refurbished and really nice. They did a good job of keeping up with the overall appearance of the ship.
The crowd on this cruise was definitely older. There was a good mix of ages from around the mid-40s and up, but I noticed a particularly high number of people in their 60s and older, more so than on any other cruise line I've been on, except for river cruises.
We have sailed with Celebrity about five times then tried other cruise companies for comparison. We noticed that the 6th one we did a month ago to the ABC islands was a disappointment. The quality of food has definitely gone down and the entertainment in the theater looks like a low budget production and the bands in the Grand Foyer and Sky Lounge cannot seem to engage the crowd. They actually make them feel sleepy as opposed to be energized into dancing. The cabinet door in the bathroom fell on my wife's leg. The transfer from the airport was also disorganized and in one of the excursions, the tour company left us in the town center and expected us to walk back to the ship for about 20 minutes walk in a sweltering heat. I guess we were just expecting the same old wonderful experience we had in the past five cruises.
Thanks for the information. Hopefully that is a rare occurrence and not the future for Celebrity. Unfortunately I’ve been seeing others also mentioned they may be slipping in their overall quality. Hopefully they turn it around. Safe travels!
If you book a room that holds more than two people, then most of them will have a convertible couch or a hideaway bed. The rooms that only hold two people typically have standard couches that do not convert. The room we stayed in only held two people, so the couch was standard.
Great job but I do want to offer this advice to cruise reviewers. I have a different idea of what "dated" means than you do. To me, that's a modern ship with a sense of keeping some nostalgic elements within it. The stateroom isn't all that dated, it's just not the latest trend. To me dated is CRT-TVs, not colors of carpeting or cabinetry. But that's not the main thing. What is older and younger is vague. When you are in your early 20s, older is 35-40. When you're 35-40, older is 50 and up. Wnen you are 50, maybe older is 65 up. It's different for different stages in life. So, I'd prefer an exact age range be stated. We're not all the same age viewing these videos so I'm not always sure what is meant by "older" because that's a relative term. But you say 50s and up, that's specific.
Celebrity Reflection is the worse cruise ship! No genuine Retreat (RIPOFF) on board. Stayed in a Royal Suite, the ONLY decent thing onboard. Above deck was filled with hundreds of cheap loungers. There is nothing to do - save your money and sail on any other ship. TOTALLY BORING LAME ship with mediocre service.
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I've been on the Reflection several times. I've always had a good experience. The service, food and entertainment was top notch. The Tuscan Grill was worth the price. The martini bar was a lot of fun. The premium drink package was worth the cost.
Thanks for sharing!
Awesome information for my trip. Thanks! I can’t wait!
We have sailed on 27 Celebrity cruises. We always ask the cabin steward to empty out the refrigerator. We are Elite and pick up cans of water and soda from the bars between 5:00 pm and 7:00 pm. We put them into our cabin refrigerator for later. We aren’t big alcohol drinkers, but the water and soda cans are a nice benefit.
I realize that RC now owns Celebrity, but when this ship was built, it was still owned but the Chandris Family. Boy was Celebrity much nicer back before RC acquired them. Not that we don’t still love Celebrity, in fact, it’s the only line we will cruise on, but the staff quality was really something back then! We are looking forward to Our transatlantic cruise from Barcelona in a couple weeks on the Constellation, “The Connie”.
I don't think Celebrity was owned by the Chandris family when any of their current fleet were built. Celebrity has lowered standards because they're just trying to change with the times and expand.
Hello,
Was curious did you sail on Reflection post Refurbishment?
We sailed on Equinox back in 2023 our first experience with Celebrity and thinking about taking a cruise in 2025 on Reflection.
Thank you for your insight.
Yes we did. We were on the Reflection at the end of February 2024. It received its update in the beginning of 2023. It could use a little more work in some of the rooms, they were still in need of some refurbishing. Most of the public areas were all refurbished and really nice. They did a good job of keeping up with the overall appearance of the ship.
What would you say the age demographic skews towards onboard? My wife and i love NCL but wanna find a good secondary cruise line to test
The crowd on this cruise was definitely older. There was a good mix of ages from around the mid-40s and up, but I noticed a particularly high number of people in their 60s and older, more so than on any other cruise line I've been on, except for river cruises.
We have sailed with Celebrity about five times then tried other cruise companies for comparison. We noticed that the 6th one we did a month ago to the ABC islands was a disappointment. The quality of food has definitely gone down and the entertainment in the theater looks like a low budget production and the bands in the Grand Foyer and Sky Lounge cannot seem to engage the crowd. They actually make them feel sleepy as opposed to be energized into dancing. The cabinet door in the bathroom fell on my wife's leg. The transfer from the airport was also disorganized and in one of the excursions, the tour company left us in the town center and expected us to walk back to the ship for about 20 minutes walk in a sweltering heat. I guess we were just expecting the same old wonderful experience we had in the past five cruises.
Thanks for the information. Hopefully that is a rare occurrence and not the future for Celebrity. Unfortunately I’ve been seeing others also mentioned they may be slipping in their overall quality. Hopefully they turn it around.
Safe travels!
Does the couch convert to a bed?
If you book a room that holds more than two people, then most of them will have a convertible couch or a hideaway bed. The rooms that only hold two people typically have standard couches that do not convert. The room we stayed in only held two people, so the couch was standard.
Cabin# ?
I don’t remember for sure, but I think it was 8293.
I came across the room number by accident today, it was 8311. The other room was a friend of ours, but I don't have video of it.
Great job but I do want to offer this advice to cruise reviewers. I have a different idea of what "dated" means than you do. To me, that's a modern ship with a sense of keeping some nostalgic elements within it. The stateroom isn't all that dated, it's just not the latest trend. To me dated is CRT-TVs, not colors of carpeting or cabinetry. But that's not the main thing. What is older and younger is vague. When you are in your early 20s, older is 35-40. When you're 35-40, older is 50 and up. Wnen you are 50, maybe older is 65 up. It's different for different stages in life. So, I'd prefer an exact age range be stated. We're not all the same age viewing these videos so I'm not always sure what is meant by "older" because that's a relative term. But you say 50s and up, that's specific.
Celebrity Reflection is the worse cruise ship! No genuine Retreat (RIPOFF) on board. Stayed in a Royal Suite, the ONLY decent thing onboard. Above deck was filled with hundreds of cheap loungers. There is nothing to do - save your money and sail on any other ship. TOTALLY BORING LAME ship with mediocre service.