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I am on the Reflection right now for my honeymoon. So far, it has been an amazing vacation (other than getting pickpocketed last night in Cartagena, but that's a whole nother post!)

We are in concierge class, which we booked mostly for cabin location. We have a balcony cabin all the way aft, with a wake view, and that has been amazing. My husband and I are in our mid thirties, and we we are definitely some of the youngest cruisers on the ship. Though that could be because of the length of the cruise (14 days). We are not much for nightlife, so can't really comment there.

Highly suggest a dining package. We have a 6 night package, and so far those nights have been the highlight of the cruise. We have not loved the MDR. The tables are placed extremely close to each other, which doesn't exactly spur romance!

Overall, highly recommend Celebrity for a honeymoon. The staff have been amazing, and every time we are in a speciality restaurant, they have acknowledged that we are honeymooners.

We are currently on the Reflection with an overnight port stay in Cartagena. Yesterday, on our first day, we elected to reserve an alcove for the day, and our plan was to go out at night and grab some dinner in Old Town. This proved to be a bad idea.

We had a very nice taxi driver, but he did warn us that there were a lot of people out celebrating their Independence Day. He dropped us at a restaurant and made plans to pick us back up. It was about 6pm, so it was dark, but tons of people milling the streets, and a large street type festival that was going on. I have travelled extensively in Europe, as has my husband, and I lived abroad for a while, so I was not concerned with the crowds.

While walking around, near the festival, we suddenly got surrounded by a group of people, and were sprayed with foam. By the time I realized what was happening, my husbands phone was gone from his pocket. He had one hand in each pocket, holding on to his wallet and phone, and I had a cross body bag, and I was holding on to him. They separted us, and my husband reached back for me, and that is when it happened. As quickly as they surrounded us, they were gone.

We just feel really violated, and we are on our honeymoon, so it just sucks.

I guess I'm just warning to constantly be aware. My husband is 6'5, and over 300 pounds, so they will mess with anyone.

At the end of the day, it's just a phone, and luckily they didn't get anything else, or mess with either of us. Really counting my blessings today! Also thankful we didn't upgrade our phones to the new iPhone before we left, as we were planning to do!

So today, we are still in Columbia, but we won't get off the boat, as we are just a bit gun shy at the moment. We'll take a day to lay by the pool and count our blessings!

Hi all. I'm currently on the Celebrity Reflection on a 14 day cruise. This is my second cruise, my first one was many years ago. We have prepaid our tips, but would like to give our room steward a little something extra at the end of the cruise. How much extra, if any, do you usually tip your room steward?

Thanks!!