This week we complete our profile of
Celebrity Reflection with several new items.
First, we have an interview with Hotel
Director Julian Brackenbury and Cruise Director Paul Buya. I first
met Julian on the stately Celebrity Summit when that ship was
cruising the Caribbean. I met him again when Celebrity was preparing
to re-vilatize Summit adding a panoply of features as part of the
line's Solsticization project. Paul, I know from Celebrity
Silhouette, a ship I found to have a strong pulse. As the person in
charge of entertainment there, Paul played no small part in making it
a lively cruise experience.
I asked them to tell us what is new
about Celebrity Reflection? The ship is the fifth and final ship
in the Solstice class Each ship in the class has retained the
essential Solstice design but each of the prior ships has been
somewhat different. As they replied, Celebrity has not run out of
new ideas but has channel in its thinking in a new direction. The
interview is posted at
http://www.beyondships2.com/celebrity-reflection-interview.html
We also have a review of the Murano
specialty restaurant. There are Muranos on each of the Solstice
class ships and on Celebrity Century. They offer perhaps the most
elegant, old school fine dining experience at sea. The review is at
http://www.beyondships2.com/celebrity-reflection-murano.html
We have also added a menus page to the
Celebrity Reflection profile with examples of menus from the main
dining room and some of the specialty restaurants.
http://www.beyondships2.com/celebrity-reflection-menus.html
Finally, we have a short video showing
the ship in several Caribbean ports.
http://www.beyondships2.com/celebrity-reflection-video.html
So who is Celebrity Reflection for?
In my opinion, she is for experienced cruisers who like what used to
be called the better things in life. She ius a pretty ship with
attention to detail in the design. She has an excellent array of
dining options. She has a good enrichment program although not as
strong as Cunard or Holland America. She is not a party boat but
rather is sophisticated without being stuffy.