MEGA Food & Ship Tour of CELEBRITY REFLECTION【10 Night Adriatic Cruise】 An HONEST Review
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- Опубліковано 1 сер 2024
- Watch this comprehensive ship and food tour of the Celebrity Reflection if you're curious to know whether Celebrity Cruises is the right cruise line for you. Celebrity Cruises is a premium carrier, which means premium prices- so the food is a BIG deal. Join me for this full ship tour, food walk through, cabin tour and honest review.
🎥 In This Video:
-Balcony Cabin Stateroom Tour
-Tour of Dining Venus
-All Bars & Lougnes
-Dinners at Murano, Tuscan Grill, The Porch & Opus Dining Room
-Mega Buffet Tour
-Why I love Celebrity Cruises
-What Celebrity Needs to Work On
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↪ Video Chapters ↩
0:00 Welcome to Rome, Cruise Itinerary
01:16 Check in Process & Ship Exterior
02:25 Beginning to Explore Ship, Deck 3
05:20 Upper Deck Lawn Areas
06:55 Sunset Bar
07:48 Outdoor Pool & Lounge Area
10:10 Solarium (Indoor Pool & Lounge Area)
11:08 Forward Outdoor Lounge Areas
12:40 The Hideaway
13:05 Heading to my Cabin
13:24 Full Balcony Stateroom Tour
18:10 The Oceanview Cafe (Buffet Restaurant)
20:13 Breakfast Buffet Offerings
22:56 Lunch & Dinner Buffet: Hero Dishes
24:27 Lunch & Dinner Buffet: Standard Dishes
25:45 Lunch & Dinner Buffet: Specialty (including Vegan)
27:26 Lunch & Dinner Buffet: Themed Dishes
29:17 Lunch & Dinner Buffet: Dessert
31:22 My Beautiful Montage
35:36 Opus Dining Room
36:28 2 Dinners at Opus (Mediocre)
37:57 Breakfast at Opus (Poor)
38:12 Cafe al Bacio
38:43 Sushi on Five, Lunch (Mediocre)
39:13 The Porch, Dinner (Great)
40:03 Mast Grill
40:21 Spa Cafe
40:49 Lawn Club Grill
41:21 Blu Restaurant
41:31 Qsine Restaurant
41:57 Tuscan Grill
42:36 2 Dinners at Tuscan Grill (Excellent)
44:04 Murano
44:45 Dinner at Murano (Excellent)
46:01 Sky Observation Lounge
46:55 Martini Bar
47:44 The Awkward Bits
48:54 Mast Bar
49:08 Ensemble Lounge
49:36 Fortunes Casino
50:35 Spa & Fitness Center
51:03 Game On, iLounge, The Library
51:49 Outdoor Lower Decks
52:48 Celebrity Central
53:10 The Celebrity Theater & Entertainment
54:30 Final Thoughts
56:05 The Flip Flop Score
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You have plenty of praise, Kevin, with your many reviews. I just wanted to acknowledge the effort and depth of planning and execution you undertook to deliver an hour-long review of this quality and details. As usual, thanks.
I'll still take it when I can get it! haha. I appreciate that tho, (don't take this the wrong way it's meant to be 100% positive) there's something about getting comments from people that have watched for a while but don't comment all too often that makes those comments- like yours today- pack an extra punch. So, thanks for that!
Well done sir. Unfortunately things have gone downhill. I was on her in December 19 2019 and back on her 2023. The food has gone down hill and by the looks of your video the passport bar still has the same old tired furniture. Been on 5 cruises with them two more are booked and paid for. The staff however is still a 10 out of 10. I hope they stop the downward spiral.
Thanks for sharing 🛳️
Really enjoyed watching this. Would love to see more cruise reviews!
Have 2 more on the way! Thanks for watching 🩴
54:42 Ahh the amazing Captain Matt. Best captain I’ve ever had on a cruise, great sense of humour, amazing guy
Agreed!
Awesome review! Both the content and production values were terrific. I’ve only occasionally thought about going on a cruise, and your review really provides useful information and perspective. Thanks!
Thanks very much 🙏🏻
Thanks Kelvin for all of your vlog,I am enjoy all of your video.
Thanks for watching 🩴
What a fantastic review. How did you possibly cover all of that content in 10days?
I started watching thinking I’ll time out after 5 minutes but I enjoyed the whole experience. You couldn’t eat that much food on land for ten days and pay under $4k excluding accomodation so it seems an amazing bargain.
The 4 minute montage was beautiful.
What a wonderful video experience. Many thanks Kevin. 🎉
Haha, I'll be honest, being alone on this cruise (when not planned to be) had me filming wayyyyyy too much. 1300 video clips in total! Thanks for watching 🩴
Great review , thanks!
Thanks very much 🙏🏻
Thanks for the info + video!
Thanks for watching 🩴
Coincidentally I drove on the toll road to Denpasar today and saw an enormous Celebrity Cruiseschip docked in the harbour et voilà, here are the answers to questions that sprung up in my mind looking at it from afar. I commend you for being on a cruise for ten days without your family…. Yes, the food offerings are amazing, the size of the ship is impressive, the destinations are bucket list…..but then….your room…!!! What a let down, I don’t want to come across as spoiled, but personally I really think that was below par. It looked so worn, tired and dated. I know you’re supposed to only sleep there and are encouraged to enjoy everything the ship has to offer during the day, but I would have felt miserable waking up and going to sleep in that room! Thank you for this epic review, must have been a monster job to finish! 😅🙏🏼
Definitely agree. My guess is the dry dock after my sailing was originally meant to be a full refurbishment but was deferred due to Covid. Even one of the staff I was speaking with was surprised the dry dock was “just for painting”… all of that said, after the Virgin cruise, I feel like I’m never going to look at another room the same… even new ones on Celebrity! Haha.
Amazing video, thank you!
Thanks very much 🙏🏻
Great to see more cruising content! I’m headed off on a short Virgin cruise next month, excited to experience how they do things a little differently.
I'm very, very jealous. I was head ever heels in love with the whole experience. Please have a drink in your hammock for me!
Don’t normally watch videos like this but this is fantastic I’ve watched your India videos a few times too Kevin this week I really enjoyed watching them,,,,peace and happiness on your travels 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
Thanks very much 🙏🏻
A great review - Having sailed on over 40 cruises- I think of all the large cruise lines Celebrity is probably the best, but I will always come back to my two favorites Seabourn and Azamara
I didn't even realized (until writing this video) that RC had sold off Azamara!
Exquisite photography and presentation.
Thanks very much 🙏🏻
Not sure of the taste, but my mouth is watering seeing all those food. Great video as always
Thanks very much 🙏🏻
Thanks!
Thanks very much for the support ❤️
Fantastic review. I just completed a cruise on the Reflection which was out of FT. Lauderdale on Dec 23rd, 2023. The food, at Oceanview, looked fantastic in your review than my cruise, however mine was still fantastic. The choices were more on your cruise than mine, however it was still fantastic. I understand yours was a Mediterranean cruise (so higher in caliber) compared to my US to Bahamas. The only main issue was the satellite coffee stations had cold coffee and supplies like milk were not refilled in a reasonable time. The cafeteria closed/transitioned promptly at scheduled times. I have never had a better fish-n-chips than on this cruise. I had a balcony stateroom... I would have like the railings on the balcony wiped down, because of the dried salt from he ocean, but I never asked them to. The entertainment always conflicted with our meal time (8:30pm) at Opus.
Thanks for sharing 🛳️
Your honest review is greatly appreciated. Have cruised on Azamara and Viking, now seriously thinking about Celebrity Cruises.
Azamara was originally based on a higher end and smaller scale Celebrity passanger, so if you enjoyed it, I'm sure Celebrity would be up your alley for a bigger ship experience.
@@tfft thank you.
Excellent and detailed video as always, 💯 not worth it for me 😅. Maybe a weekend I could do at a substantial discount, but 10 days and I’d be man overboard 😂. Thanks for sharing.
Haha understandable. Thanks for watching 🩴
We were on the Apex and loved it so I started searching the older ships. 😮 Wow, they lost me at your bathroom shower shot. I will stay with the Edge class, newer 🚢
Thanks for watching 🩴
I admire the impeccable honesty and objectivity in all your reviews ❤ including on this journey in a Celebrity Cruise 🛳 This is in my opinion the most comprehensive review done ✔ on an oceanliner Cruise on UA-cam. Right from the room tour you gave us, the detailed comments on the lavish spread of various types of dishes offered, to the rust spots in the shower booth in your cabin it is a very fair assessment as you seldom accept sponsorship for your travels which is a rare character trait . I am also a fan of your aviation and luxury hotels videos. Keep up your excellent work of providing us with quality videos with brilliant resolution and informative reviews. 👍
Appreciate that very much! Glad you enjoyed.
wow, when you said deep dive, you really meant it haha (mold in the shower), which I truly appreciate. Never cruised yet, but looking to go with Virgin Voyages, so waiting for your review! Thanks as always.
My advise, don't wait. My review will come, I promise- but Virgin is just that good.
@@tfft Thanks a lot!! I will go for it then. Cheers 🙂
Thank you for the video, Kevin. Any chance that you'll also making a video about the ports of call and the sites that you visit?
No I won’t be. I get the feeling there’s plenty of content out there in that direction as it is. Thanks for watching 🩴
Best cabin we ever had was a Sky Suite on the corner aft
Thanks for sharing ✈️
Was on the Celebrity Beyond last year and it was stunning, wonderful room, bathroom and balcony!
Thanks for watching 🩴
Big difference between the new Edge class ships and a non revolutionized ship thats over 10 years old.
Excellent review on the PuPuPlatter of the Med! You’re so right, Celebrity is the best! Outside of the super high priced lines maybe, which I haven’t tried….yet. Do you plan on trying Windstar?
I'd consider it for a short sailing, but for anything over 3 days or so, I prefer a larger vessel. Thanks for watching 🩴
Good review on celebrity! I have been travelling with viking ocean and sometimes think of trying another line, but don't want to risk things. Hope you can do a review on Viking.
If I stumble upon a suitcase full of cash, perhaps 😅 Thanks for watching 🩴
Wow, what a spread of food. Absolutely fantastic!
Agreed!
Sorry forgot to mention the fabulous soundtrack over the audio/video throughout - nice one!
Appreciate that!
Sailing on the Reflection in January 2025. Looks awesome to me. Looking forward to it.
Enjoy your trip 🗺️
We have just been on Celebrity Edge here in Australia. The food as you said was excellent. We were concierge class with an infinite balcony which was ok. The mix of passengers was poor - very rude people (unusual for an Aussie cruise) and I couldn't get a decent cocktail, they were different every time. The staff were great but I didn't like the design of Edge - very claustrophobic. This ship looks nicer for me in design - more open with heights to different spaces. Great video!
Thanks for sharing ✈️
nice video - see you!!!!
Thanks for watching 🩴
Thank you for this video because I have been on cruises before and would love to take another one. Seeing the mold in that bathroom completely turned me off from that ship.
Yeah, nothing like a bit of mold to spoil the party haha. Thanks for watching 🩴
Nicely done! 👏👏👏Quick question. What season was it when you were on board?
This was in October.
OMG Kevin....! all that food, especially the breakfast buffets. If I took that cruise, I'd come back 3 or 4 kilos heavier...!
That's why there should be a 2 cruise per year limit! haha
Your content quality is out of this world. Keep up the great work!
Thanks very much 🙏🏻
Why on Earth would people skip past the buffet section? The food is what I'm here for! 🤤
Because they left their sense on shore haha.
Hello brother
Lots of ❤❤❤❤❤from india
Thanks for watching 🩴
I'm quite glad to have found you cruise reviews. They're quite helpful so thank you for sharing them.
One question though; would any of the cruises that you've been on allow you to stargaze on deck at night, especially on transoceanic routes?
I don’t think I’ve ever been on a cruise that wouldn’t allow that- and I do it quite often. I’ve only ever seen outdoor decks closed for stormy weather, not based on time of day.
@@tfft Fantastic! Thanks again
Hi Kevin. Great review. I was looking through your past reviews and I did not see any reviews of Siem Reap. Is Siem Reap/ Angkor Wat on your list to visit?
No, no plans for it now. It is a niche destination to begin with, that combined with a very slow Covid recovery (only ~20 flights today, half of which from VN) make it a non starter for the time being, unfortunately.
So, the dessert buffet…are they ok with face planting? Asking for a friend😂
Just tell them you fell 😉
excellent video again Kevin. interesting pronunciation of sommelier tho hehe. Have never cruised as I hate crowds and places such as the Retreat or Haven are not worth the money IMO and you can still get annoying children. I also fear I would overeat
Genuinely curious how else you would pronounce it haha. Thanks for watching 🩴
@@tfft "so moe lye". Your pronunciation makes it look fancier tho hehe. In any case, as a non native English speaker living in an English speaking country for 10 years, I murder tons of words pronunciation and at this stage I stopped trying, Excellent videos and content as always.
Hi Kevin! Excited for this one. I’m curious as to why you haven’t tried out some of the smaller more premium/luxury cruise lines, do you just prefer the bigger ships or is it Celebrity itself that keeps you coming back?
I prefer larger, but not mega ships. That plus I just don’t see the value in a cruise priced at 2x, 3x+ Celebrity’s price point. Thanks for watching 🩴
@@tfft The definition "mega" keeps changing. "Mega" has gone from 75,000 tons to 100,000 tons to 150,000 tons to now over 200,000 tons. Celebrity is now looking to make money in the suites, the so-called Retreat that they feature so much on the Edge class ships. I hate it personally. But that may be the future of premium cruising and already seems the future of lines like NCL and MSC.
The buffet is incredible. Is 10 days enough time to sample everything from the buffet? lol
I'd say that depends on your pre and post cruise weight expectations lol.
Next cruise ship video icon of the seas please
Next is RC, but not Icon!
@@tfft great
Apologies if I missed it, but can you please provide the date of this cruise? THX!
Late fall 2022. Thanks for watching 🩴
Hello Kevin,
When is your Best Hotels of 2023 video coming?
When I have time to make it 😉 Exact date will be in video descriptions when figured out.
@@tfft Great
Enjoyed the India series! Sad that it ended.
Your channel is top notch and I truly appreciate your objectivity. Congratulations on your India series which was absolutely brilliant - hope you enjoyed your time in my motherland
I’m curious, how was the house band that played on the pool deck?
Tbh I've never been disappointed by a Celebrity house or cover band/act. (Comedians and in house... another story haha).
Some are better than others, but hoping when I sail in the Spring there will be a decent amplified house band@@tfft
Hot tubs...that's stepping into the way back machine. Do they have water beds in the cabins?
... really? Hot tubs are... everywhere lol
Thanks for the review. One of things that my family and I always enjoyed on Celebrity is the main dining room food (MDR). It was always so good that paying extra to eat wasn't needed. All the cruise lines are pushing the extra charge dining, like every moment on the ship, everywhere you go, "Buy the dining package". Is the decline of MDR food purposeful, to get pax to buy the extra cost dining packages? Because it seems that way. I am not interested in eating the buffets during most of the cruise...
No way for me to answer that specifically but it could have something to do with it. Ironically though as the MDR food has declined the Speciality food has been elevated compated to years ago, making them more of a value to consider. Generally I stay within the bounds of whatever on board credit I'm given to book my specialty dining.
@@tfftBut that doesn't explain the better quality of the buffet foods. I know Holland America buffets were very good in the past. Which may explain why Celebrity elevated buffet foods. Virgin Voyages next?
The chapters in this review are well done. Commentary is excellent.
I think dated can be good but I don't think this ship is dated. I feel it's the proper evolution of Celebrity style. Celebrity Edge is a departure and a rather characterless departure from that style. Celebrity is all about being evocative of the 1920s through 1960s style and this ship does a solid job of that. It does not need the bland beige/blue look and "contemporary" treatment that was given ships like the Millennium and Summit, taking some of the character away from those ships. And I will say that this beige and gray and neutral palette look that too many ships are adapting now will be "dated" soon enough as well and that look is trendy more than truly contemporary. More than that, the Solstice ships have a nice intimacy about them that makes them stand out.
However, looking at this review, when was it done? The ship is white here, the original livery and not the blue hull it currently has. And Celebrity has now 4 Edge ships in service with one left but they've sold off their Century class ships.
I will say that maintenance in the cabin is not up to par. Celebrity standards at one time would never allow this amount of disrepair that you showed. I don't consider this ship old. To me, this is a relatively young ship and when you filmed this, probably was just 12 years in service.
Food looks average, nothing like Celebrity once was. Murano is close to the original specialty restaurant on the Millennium ships. But there was one only and was just more personalized service with a bit better food than the dining room. But now Celebrity wants passengers to go for the specialty restaurants for their elevated food.
I love the lounges, especially the Martini Bar, Passport Bar and Ensembles. That they're "dark" just enhances the mood IMO. The Sky Lounge isn't and it's a nice area as well. Interior lounges and promenade decks are my favorite parts of ships. I like the previous Solstice ships with Quasar and a full Sky Lounge but still the Reflection is a fine ship.
Appreciate that!
It was all looking great until I saw the neon wasabi 🤢. Thanks Kevin!
Were you expecitng real wasabi on a mid-tier cruise? haha
Hey it's only like $4 at H-E-B :)@@tfft
from FRA to JNB on LUFTHANSA in 1ST CLASS ?
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Heard from plenty of passengers that the buffet and main dining food quality has dropped drastically. When was your sail date for this video?
This was late 2022. Dining room I'd agree with but I had friends on a late 2023 sailing who said the buffet was similar to in this video. Different from ship to ship I suppose. Thanks for watching 🩴
Thanks for considering your fellow passengers by minimising the possibility of capturing them on film.
Appreciate that!
Kevin that's a serious question..... Cunard or Celebrity?
Oh God, Celebrity 8 days of the week haha.
Cunard is an occasion. I’d love to do it one day, but in my mind it’s like flying EK First. Likely incredible, likely worth it, but not an ‘everyday’ thing. Whereas Celebrity, I’d be happy to sail with them 10 times a year if I had the time lol.
I enjoy for the first time Cunard, QM2 and it was amazing, but I have to say... If you are not in Queens Grill you are not going to eat like you eat in Celebrity Cruise in all cabin types. But please try Cunard its time travel trip!
Still on my list! One of the few ways to board a true ocean liner.
I love your channel. I am surprised to see you covering cruises based on the quality content of your hotel and flight reviews. A cruise is my idea of hell on earth and whilst it can be premium just the name Celebrity Cruises to me says CHEAP!
Lol ok. It just sounds like you’ve never been on a good cruise 😉
No as I have zero intention of ever going on a cruise.
Yikes…. A keen and active traveller who are yet to try a cruise like this one…. After watching the room review, I’m not in a rush…
Thanks for watching 🩴
Looking at how many deck chairs were crowded around the pools made me cringe at the thought of what it would be like if filled with people all using those pools. No wonder these cruise ships are called floating Petri dishes. Can't believe people pay for that experience crammed in with so many others but to each their own I guess. Think I'd be in my stateroom most of the time lol.
Cruising is definitely not for everyone, I understand that… but I could give you a pretty long list of resorts (land based lol) featured on this channel with similar ‘cosy’ setups!
“ cringeworthy” 😂
I WANTED to put a clip in the video but honestly it was so bad I'd feel horrible if this clip came back around somehow to the singer.
Yeah i dont like the pricing of cruises… so expensive and in top of that nothing comes included. I prefer all inclusive resorts.
Hmm... literally everything was included...
Jain veg … what is this tour ? Again?
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bit boring but needed to the ship
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