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Another great review and I'm already looking forward to your Breeze review! You deserve some much needed rest. Happy sailing....

Gambee, you can go on Port Fever and see the archives of your time in Bermuda from the port webcam! Unfortunately not too many close up views until sailaway. Maybe you can spot yourself!

Gambee, just returned from a trip to Pigeon Forge in the Smokey Mountains and saw that you had started your review. Just caught up and it is excellent. Having only sailed on "X" I am interested in seeing the differences between the lines and also the Island of Bermuda which I have never been to. Can't wait for more of your great pics! I noticed from your pics of the S6 suite that there seems to be a coffee maker in the room !!! Is that what it is?

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Thanks for letting us all sail along with you and your Mom and can't wait till our next cruise with you on Breakaway!:)

Loved deck 5 starboard and forward, usually a very quiet area!Nice photo, Chris.

There are comfortable chairs all along deck 5 outside

Have only sailed on Celebrity until now. Thanks for letting me cruise along with you!

I am subscribed to this thread but not getting alerts! Anyone else?

Great job so far Gambee!

I really liked the fisheye tour through the ship!

bon voyage chris, have a great cruise! Looking forward to sailing along with you.

Started reading your review and have subscribed to it so I won't miss anything. Your photography is amazing! Also read your Allure and, thanks to you, Bugsey 4271's Oaisis review this week. Also following Chris on his "live" review. Thanks for sharing your cruise with us and all the hard work that goes into composing such a great review. Have a great Birthday!

I found out about your live review from reading Gambee's review of Silhouette and I'm glad I did. I also read his Allure and your Oasis reviews this week, which were both excellent, and have subscribed to his current review as well as yours. We have sailed on Equinox, Eclipse, and Reflection and liked each one so now I can see how the Silouette compares. Looking forward to the rest of your review and the great photography!

Thanks for all the advice . This smaller size works great (from photobucket)!

Ship : Reflection

Cabin #:9209

Deck #: 9

Class:1A

Area:mid-ship, forward slant portion of hump

Bed near:balcony

Quiet?: Yes

Balcony view: cannot see aft of hump

Balcony size: 3 x standard balcony

Wind a problem?: No

Soot a problem?:No

Problems/comments: Nice location near elevators and just up from the Game On room and never heard any noise from there or from any of our neighbors.

View of cabin

View looking forward port side

View of extra large balcony

Looking straight down

Again, another great review! I have read all your previous reviews and enjoyed reading all of them and your great photos that add so much, it makes me feel as if I was along for the ride. Can't wait till your next cruising adventure that you will share with all of us, I hope. You are such a nice family and are blessed that you can all cruise together making wonderful memories that will last a lifetime. My wife and I just returned from an Eastern Caribbean cruise on Celebrity Reflection and hope to sail on Carnival someday as they have the closest ship to us here in N.C. which is the Fantasy based in Charleston. Although we prefer the larger ships maybe we'll give it a try someday especially after reading your informative reviews. Thanks again, and Merry Christmas to you and your entire family!

Well, that's a bunch of crap! I don't have time to go back and correct all your errors in your original post as it's nearly 11pm here in Italy, and we are boarding Equinox in the morning. You are presenting a picture based only on your personal "opinion," and you know what they say about opinions -- everyone has one.

 

It's your opinion that the first off the hump is the best, but it is "fact" that the 1st and 3rd have the exact same size balconies.

Thanks, Wine-O, for the facts about the size of the balconies and enjoy your cruise aboard the wonderful Equinox, which I sailed on, and really enjoyed!

Yes, the third cabins off the hump have the largest balconies too, but those cabins are deeper under the overhang, deeper above lifeboats so I haven't marked them as "the best".

Your opinion again. I have sailed in one and, to me,in my opinion is was one of the "best";).

Cruisetrail-Aren't the third cabins off the hump also among the largest balconies( same as the first off the hump)? You left them off your list on each deck.

Cabin 8258 looking toward 8256 Eclipse starboard aft slant portion of hump.

8256 has the larger balcony of the two.

Clicked on your link of the drive along the Amalfi coast but it was blocked due to copyright. The other link worked fine . Really enjoying your review!

Read it here:

http://celebritycruises.tumblr.com/

Just read where the executive chef on Reflection is Steve van der Merwe.

ok, help me now!:) we are in cabin 1615. it look like it on a hump as well on the reflection. is it larger?

thanks, so glad to know all of you experts!:)

wade

Yes, it is larger, great location !

I am being told by the celebrity rep that all verandas are the same size (1A vs concierge). I see on other threads that there are a few larger if on the hump.

They are telling me no, that it only looks that way.

Are they just saying that or might it be true. I was looking to book 8197 which I read is larger on the solstice class.

Anyone have any insight?

Thanks!

Definately take the 1A. But IMHO i would take one of the 1A's on the slant portion of the hump near the midship elevators. According to a well known travel site there are some of those still available on decks 7,8,and 9. We had 8256 last cruise and loved the location. Only downside was that we couldn't see forward but no big deal, the 3X balcony made up for it. BTW we are on the same sailing in Dec. so please come on over to our roll call.

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1425987

Just returned from a short visit to Charleston and ate at Toast per your suggestion. Couldn't get in for breakfast but ate dinner there and really enjoyed it. My wife loves coconut creme pie and she thought theirs was one of the best ever. I had the chocolate creme pie and it was great as well. Ate seafood at Hymans one night and enjoyed it too. We drove by the port on the way out Tuesday and saw the Fantasy docked there and wished we could have boarded her... maybe someday.Looks like The Andrew found a job, great news!Really happy for you both and can't wait for your next review.