Italiantable

We are going to book a cruise out of Miami on the Celebrity Reflection. It is a fairly new ship and wanted some feedback on the rooms. There is a Conceirge Balcony suite that is a bit more than a regular balcony suite.. anyone upgraded to this.. it is not much more but is it worth anything more? I have searched the forums and not found anything really and looked at Cruise Critic which has some good and an occasional bad review..

Anyone cruised on the Celebrity Reflection out of Miami?

doug_stallings

I think a few things may be nicer, but the difference in the "Concierge Class" rooms isn't the cabin itself, it's the extra concierge services you get: priority dining reservations, priority boarding, etc. If you want that, then book the concierge cabin; otherwise, skip it. If you will look at the "staterooms" section on the Celebrity web site, you'll see all the extra stuff you get.

I haven't sailed on Reflection (nor was I able to attend the inaugural recently), but I've sailed on Silhouette, which is very close. These are beautiful, spacious ships, and I was really impressed. The spa and its pool are especially lovely. I'm always a big dismayed at the cost of specialty dining on Celebrity. Some restaurants are worth it, some not. But you can buy a dining and wine package that allows you to dine around in all the restaurants, and that's a huge money-saver.

I do think Celebrity has made some great strides in food service. I just ate at a pop-up restaurant here in NYC that drew from the menus of various specialty restaurants, and I have to say I was impressed. The drinks at the molecular bar are also nice, if a bit expensive.

ParrotMom

Oe of the perks of being in CC class is being able to dine in their lovely restaurant Blu, we always loved that class, it's the little things that made our cruising experience on Celebrity so great. There is also the Bistro where for $5.00 you can get away from the buffet and have a lovely lunch. Yes, we loved Murano... I also enjoyed the indoor pool and the little heathy restaurant there serving breakfast and lunches.

doug_stallings

I've eaten at Blu on Silhouette, and I was also impressed by the food there, but I didn't think that alone would be enough to upgrade to concierge class. But if you do upgrade, definitely have a meal there.

Betsy

ParrotMom, dining in Blu is for Aqua Class (AC), not Concierge Class (CC).

One of the advantages of booking CC is two points, instead of one, through Captain's Club. This will get you Elite status, which offers great perks, faster.

Bon voyage

ParrotMom

Sorry Betsy, your right.. we at our age loved the little perks...I hadn' realized that breakfast was served at Blu too. On one of our last trips we managed to get a Handicapped cabin which Parrot Pop needed and I could see why others scoff them up whether they need them or not.. For whatever reason we did not think the Italian Gourmet restaurant was worthwhile,but love, love being pampered at Murano.. "They" say that the food in the MDR is the same as Murano, but I can definetely say it's not.

Italiantable

We went balcony on a bumpout deck 9.. looks like it will be fantastic.. thank you for all of the great information!