Our 50 Night Reflection Odyssey

[C 2 C]

Every fall my wanderlust, the result of a defective sedentary gene, "forces" me to take an extended cruising odyssey. My dear wife reluctantly leaves behind her garden, her daily chores and laptop gaming endeavors and tries to keep me out of trouble onboard. This year, for a variety of reasons, we will be sailing on Reflection from Amsterdam on Oct. 12 by way of the Mediterranean to our destination in Miami on Dec. 1st. I have every intention of exploring the ship and enjoying my leisure but if you have any serious concerns I will try to get an answer for you.

 

• Oct. 12: 9 Nights Inaugural European Cruise
  
  
• Departing from Amsterdam, Netherlands; Bruges,(Zeebrugge),Belgium; Paris (Le Havre), France; Gijon, Spain; Vigo, Spain; Malaga, Spain; Barcelona, Spain
  
• Oct. 21: 14 Nights Mediterranean Renaissance
  
• Departing from Barcelona, Spain; Provence (Toulon), France; Cannes, France; Florence, Italy; Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy; Naples, Italy; Catania,sicily,italy; Ephesus (Kusadasi), Turkey; Rhodes, Greece; Mykonos, Greece; Koper, Slovenia; Venice, Italy
  
• Nov. 04: 14 Nights Mediterranean Empires Cruise
  
• Departing from Venice, Italy; Dubrovnik, Croatia; Rhodes, Greece; Ephesus (Kusadasi), Turkey; Athens (Piraeus), Greece; Valletta, Malta; Catania,sicily,italy; Naples, Italy; Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy; Florence, Italy; Provence (Toulon), France; Barcelona, Spain
  
• Nov. 18: 13 Nights Transatlantic Cruise
  
• Departing from Barcelona, Spain; Palma De Mallorca, Spain; Malaga, Spain; Tenerife, Canary Islands; Miami, Florida.
  

[takemewithyou]

Have a wonderful odyssey!

Drop us a line every now and then and let us know what your impressions of the ship are.

Bon Voyage! :)

[Keith1010]

Looks spectacular. Enjoy.

 

Keith

[Karynanne]

Arno, have a wonderful voyage!

 

Karyn

[Despegue]

Sounds Xellent!

 

Seriously, have a wonderfull Voyage and do keep us landlubbers updated please! Menus, pictures etc. always more than welcome:D

[richsea]

I'm jealous; have a fantastic time!

[dln929]

When I grow up I want to be like you. :) Have a great adventure!

[Ma Bell]

Fabulous!

[hcat]

Sounds like a dream come true cruise---Enjoy!!

[lucysplace]

Have a fab time, we will join you for just two weeks :)

[u2cruiser]

I'm Xtremely envious.

 

Out of all the ports you'll visit, are any of them new to you?

[C 2 C]

I'm Xtremely envious.

 

Out of all the ports you'll visit, are any of them new to you?

 

Kopor in Slovenia is new for us.

 

However there are so many nice walking ports..

We never tire of simply sitting in a town square sipping a local beverage and absorbing the view.

[u2cruiser]

Kopor in Slovenia is new for us.

 

However there are so many nice walking ports..

We never tire of simply sitting in a town square sipping a local beverage and absorbing the view.

 

Amazing, only one out of all those ports. :eek:

That is also our favourite thing to do in ports.

I especially enjoyed Toulon's lovely little squares. There seemed to be one round every corner.

Have a fantastic trip. :)

[pmk515]

I am officially jealous.

[C 2 C]

Staff we're looking forward to meeting again:

 

 

The Party Band D'Revelation:

[Orator]

Staff we're looking forward to meeting again:

 

 

The Party Band D'Revelation:

 

Please give my best to Chandru. I wonder if he'll be onboard on January 26th. They've played with his schedule before so even he may not know. I saw him as he was leaving a ship only to be called back when they could not secure a substitute. He was leaving to return home for medical treatment.

[firemanbobswife]

Have a wonderful time and I look forward to your updates. You always have such helpful information to share!

[lysolqn]

Green is definitely not my color but when it comes to your 50 night Reflection odyssey, I'm green all over - with envy. Enjoy!

[A Sixth?]

Man would I LOVE to be able to join you!

 

50 days of cruising... (sound of drooling) :p

[gacruisergal]

Arno, we will miss you on the Equinox but know that you'd rather be on a long cruise and a new ship...Have a wonderful time. Sorry I won't be able to meet you.

[drarill]

Kopor in Slovenia is new for us.

 

However there are so many nice walking ports..

We never tire of simply sitting in a town square sipping a local beverage and absorbing the view.

 

Have a great vacation!!! You are going to love Slovenia, it was one of our favorite ports on our Adriatic cruise. We went to Lake Bled, and it was just amazing!!!

Have a wonderful time!!

[zoncom]

Xcellent, You are the Constellation B2B2B..... cruiser, right? In your coming reviews, would love to see your contrasts of the two, esp. food. Do you know what ship Chandru is currently on ? Thanks.

[mandream]

Add me to the list of those who wish they could join you. I hope you have a fantastic time.

 

We really enjoyed Chandru as well - look forward to seeing him again sometime in the future.

 

Safe travels.

 

Mike

[Christine Frances]

[tright]

Wow what a cruise! (almost 2 months! If you should feel the urge to post please do I would love to hear first hand how things are going. I have one question how do you pack for that long?