I'd like to preface this review by mentioning that this was our first cruise.
We had some expectations and some unknowns, and we're anxious about how it would all play out, but we were committed to enjoying this once in a lifetime vacation.
I've read some of the negative comments here and I just have to shake my head. There are some, and you will spot them on the boat fairly quickly, who ...
Thanks to Covid restrictions and other family travels, this was our first cruise in nearly 5 years. We had cruised twice before on Equinox and were a little concerned that the ship might have changed considerably. However, we needn't have worried as everything was more or less as we remembered it! Our only gripe was that most of our favourite, and quiet (!), sunbathing spots were now reserved ...
We had a simply wonderful time on Reflection this past week. It was our first time sailing with Celebrity and it won't be our last! A few notes:
We spent two nights in at the Courtyard at Fort Lauderdale Beach prior to the cruise. We had a stupendous view and really enjoyed watching ships coming in and seeing the Reflection waiting for us on the second morning. We had a King Junior Suite ...
We had a wonderful time on our 10-day cruise!! Eddy Jenkins was an awesome cruise director, and the entire staff was friendly and anxious to see that we had a good time and enjoyed good service! The rooms were cleaned twice daily, the food was abundant and delicious, and the desserts were "to die for." We enjoyed all of the ports visited, especially Antigua and St. Maarten. The entertainment ...
So grateful to these forums as they helped us when we were planning our trip. So I thought I'd share our experience in case it might be helpful to anyone.
Context:
First time cruisers but frequent world travelers. Mid 50s. Early risers, early to bed. Big readers. Stair climbers and cyclists. Two meals per day. One of us is susceptible to seasickness (hence why we'd never been on a cruise.) ...
Just back from a 4 night cruise in a corner aft Sunset Sky Suite on Silhouette. We are Elite Plus but had not sailed since Covid and were a bit nervous because of all the Celebrity cutbacks and negative comments here. I am happy to report that Celebrity exceeded our expectations and we had an amazing cruise. We booked two more cruises while onboard. Here are some of our ...
Wanted to get away from Midwest winter and experience beautiful new ship. Unfortunately chose Spring Break week
which meant Fort Lauderdale was packed with many other ships besides ours leaving Sunday. Traffic from our hotel
was awful but we finally got there. Embarkation was smooth and efficient. Since we were Concierge class we were
able to have a sit down lunch onboard ship at the ...
This is the second time on the Reflection. We have sailed on the Equinox 3 times, Beyond once and the Millenium once. We sailed with another couple. We got to Ft Lauderdale two days before we had to get on the ship. Please everyone should do that this time of the year as spring snow cause delays. It happened to us coming and going but we got it all worked out.
We feel the ship has a nice layout ...
We traveled with our adult daughter, her husband and our 15 year old grandson in two adjacent concierge class staterooms. Our stateroom assistant, Eddy, was terrific and we loved reading on our balcony while the ship was at sea. We loved the outdoor oceanview terrace for most of our meals, but also enjoyed the main dining room for two dinners. We all gathered together for meals, but otherwise ...
My friend and I had a wonderful trip on Celebrity Apex! The ship was beautiful, new, and clean. It is a well designed ship and never seemed really crowded (except at the pool). The infinite veranda stateroom we had on deck 7 aft was spacious. The type of veranda on this ship is like an enclosed sunroom with a full panel of glass that opens half way. This had the advantage of extending the room a ...