Thinking of Reflection, cruised Royal & NCL Before

[QuickieGlenn]

Thinking of trying Celebrity, and the Reflection looks good for 2025 to Aruba

Cruised on NCL ( 10x) and Royal (2x) before

I see good reviews and some bad

We are not big foodies, go to some shows and enjoy the islands

what is your Opinion of this ship compared to the other lines

Thanks

 

 

[twincheryl]

43 minutes ago, QuickieGlenn said:

Thinking of trying Celebrity, and the Reflection looks good for 2025 to Aruba

Cruised on NCL ( 10x) and Royal (2x) before

I see good reviews and some bad

We are not big foodies, go to some shows and enjoy the islands

what is your Opinion of this ship compared to the other lines

Thanks

 

 

We have been on NCL, HAL, Princess, but mostly Royal and Celebrity.  Just got off Reflection a week ago and found everything to be great.  No complaints except a lack of servers walking around in bar and buffet areas... which didn't really make a big difference to us. Normal cabins have not been totally redone but were very clean... maybe needing an upholstery refresh on the couch.  Would not hesitate to cruise on Reflection again.  

[Itchy&Scratchy]

we've mostly done RCI and Princess, with 1.3 NCL cruises and one MSC cruise. We are trying out Reflection in a couple of months, followed by Carnival Horizon doing the same ABC itinerary. 🙂

I'll write a detailed review upon my return, with unprofessional photos.

[janetz]

We have done many cruises on all the lines, including Celebrity

Just did the Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao last month on the Reflection

We chose this ship wanting something other then the mega ships and we prefer to not cruise over school vacations 

The ship shows a little aging is all I can say

With that said it was one of our best cruises, very relaxed

Rented a car In Curaçao and had a blast!

The staff/crew were excellent. Always kind and helpful

Food was very good in the MDR and we did a couple of specialty dinings

I would do this same cruise again. Love the ship!

 

Edited January 23 by janetz

[imlulu]

We just got off the ship for same cruise last week. The ship is in very good condition for its age. We thought the food was very good and staff very friendly. Like another poster, we found a  lack of servers on deck and theater. Our biggest complaint was entertainment. It was not good IMO.  We are in our 50s and found a definite older crowd the first week in January. We have cruised in January before but not in celebrity. We found that by 3 whirlpools were empty. Folks seemed to like earlier dinner time. We did find chairs on deck during day pretty easily. Happy sailing! 

[cruzfiend]

We just got off the Reflection - did a B2B. We loved the ship and crew. As others have said, the shows were not the best and the music around the ship is quite loud. I did not care for the activities person - very "over the top". The cruise director and Captain were great also.

 

[C-Dragons]

20 hours ago, QuickieGlenn said:

Thinking of trying Celebrity, and the Reflection looks good for 2025 to Aruba

Cruised on NCL ( 10x) and Royal (2x) before

I see good reviews and some bad

We are not big foodies, go to some shows and enjoy the islands

what is your Opinion of this ship compared to the other lines

Thanks

 

 

We've sailed exclusively with X for the past 10 years.
Before the Edge ships came into service, Reflection was our favorite S-class ship. We sailed on her 9 times. I hope you will like her as much as we did.

[QuickieGlenn]

thanks for all the replies

 

I use a wheelchair, any information how accessible the ship is?

 

Rooms & outer spaces

I will also post on the disabled forum

 

thanks

 

[cruisestitch]

No barriers except possibly a small portion of the highest deck

[cinderellen]

6 hours ago, QuickieGlenn said:

thanks for all the replies

 

I use a wheelchair, any information how accessible the ship is?

 

Rooms & outer spaces

I will also post on the disabled forum

 

thanks

 

My husband is disabled and we sailed on the Reflection in October. I find the S-class ships much more accessible than the new E-class ships. It was a wonderful cruise.