We sailed the Celebrity Reflection last summer for a 10 night Itally/Greece. The ship was new and clean and well laid out. The itinerary was terrific. The price was reasonable when compared to DCL. We had beautiful weather and smooth sailing. The up charge restaurants were plentiful and very good. The lawn club cabanas were terrific on sea days. The main dining room food was okay. Celebrity was lacking for us versus DCL in one category...service. We could sit at a nearly empty lounge forever and watch the staff interact with one another, but never approach us. I ordered a Cosmo in the martini bar and was told no one knew how to make one so I should stick to the menu. We did a ship's excursion in one port and several staff members went on the tour drunk. They were loud and obnoxious and took the tour guide's attention. We rented cabanas both sea days and no one seemed to know who was in charge of providing food and drink. The Captain would give his noon report and make "suggestive" comments (Ladies and gentlemen, I will be thrusting out of bed, I mean port, at 0500. I hope you'll enjoy it as much as me!) again, it was a fantastic trip...but with all the raves I read about Celebrity on here and CC, I thought I should share. When we've sailed RCCL in the med, we've boarded with lower expectations and never been disappointed. We may have drunk too much Celebrity Kool aid before the cruise, and therefore noticed the short comings more. BTW, we're a family of four, sailed in two verandah staterooms and all felt the same way.
Enjoy your cruise. That fantastic savings and itinerary will be amazing.
