Live review - Reflection 10-31-22 TA

[bothluv2cruise]

13 hours ago, Jazzbo said:

Larry and I are sitting in Delta Sky Club at FLL. It’s starting to fill up, but is comfortable and can still distance. From here, we connect with another Delta flight at JFK to Barcelona.

We will be on the same cruise!  We also are flying Delta from FLL to JFK to Barcelona but we leave on Saturday - so excited and ready to go!

Safe travels.

[39august]

Jazzbo, Are there eating places within walking distance of Tru in Dania Beach? I have considered booking it, but will not have a car.

[canderson]

Hope we make the cruise.  It seems we are in the process of buying a shoe store in Barcelona 🤪

 

[canderson]

OMG!

 

Seafood paella to die for.  Bivio down on the waterfront, Barcelona!

 

 

[jwlane]

3 hours ago, 39august said:

Jazzbo, Are there eating places within walking distance of Tru in Dania Beach? I have considered booking it, but will not have a car.

Several---The Fish Grill across the street.  We took Lyft to Quarterdeck.

[Jazzbo]

20 hours ago, jwlane said:

 

 

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[Jazzbo]

Our apartment is basic, but clean and the bed is comfortable. It is on a non-traffic passage a few steps from the Placa Reial. Last night we went to Bar Canete on Carrer de la Unio, close to the Liceu, without a reservation (don’t do that). It was 7-ish, and we were thinking we could drop in for tapas. It was packed. We said we would wait with a drink (45 minutes), and more people kept coming in, while the hostess told them they were full, but some made a reservation for 9:00 that night. We sat sipping our cava, and the maitre’d must have taken a liking to (or felt sorry for) us. Within 15 minutes we were led to the back of the restaurant, through the kitchen, and into a dining room to a table for 2. Most of the patrons in that room were tourists, but the food was authentic. Right behind out table was a red curtain, which turned out to be the back of the street side window display!

 

We had boquerones (white anchovies cured in sherry vinegar and garlic), the amazing jamon de bellota (raised on acorns) for tapas. Then we shared a delicious sea bass with roasted vegetables, and finally, a roast suckling pig dish — slices and pieces of the pork were pressed like a terrine with a heavenly glaze and sauce. We had Albariño white wine with the meal. Delicious!

 

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[Jazzbo]

We slept in this morning, and then walked to the Boqueria market. Sensory overload, but a must see. I want to go back! We snacked on tapas, which ended up being our lunch. I called the Fit-to-fly clinic and was able to move us our covid tests to this afternoon. Negative!!! We were close to Sagrada Familia, so took a walk there, before we headed back to the apartment. Still figuring out what to do for dinner.

[jwlane]

On 10/27/2022 at 10:30 AM, Jim_Iain said:

Reflection just came out of Dry Dock

Looks like she's still in the slip in Marseille---due to be in Barcelona early Monday.👻

[Jim_Iain]

On 10/27/2022 at 12:29 PM, Jazzbo said:

Thank you, Jim! I’ve thoroughly enjoyed tagging along with you and Iain on your live reports.

 

Your making me hungry looking at all those beautiful Tapas.   It is incredible the endless variation and selection that are available.

[onyourmark]

Once on board, can you check what Future Cruise Desk is offering if you book while you are on the ship ?

When at Al Baccio Cafe, if ordering a coffee with alcohol (such as Aspen Coffee) are you charged the full price if you are Elite Plus ?  (or just an upcharge charge from non-alcoholic coffee)

Thanks for taking the time to answer.

 

  

 

[theopup]

Looks like a great tapa bar, I just put it on my list to check out when in Barcelona next week.

 

Also to note that the Boqueria has an excellent selection of saffron, we always pick some up when there.

[jwlane]

If those on this sailing want to pull a small gag on the CD, buy/gift him a pair of socks.

[bandp407]

! Reflection is a favorite of ours - have sailed on her many times! 
 

Thank you for taking us along! Enjoy calm waters and an amazing cruise!  

[librarylady19]

Following! Got our 3rd Reflection cruise coming up in Feb. so will be interested to hear how the ship looks so hope you have time (and bandwidth) to post photos. 

Edited October 30, 2022 by librarylady19

[bandp407]

9 hours ago, librarylady19 said:

Following! Got our 3rd Reflection cruise coming up in Feb. so will be interested to hear how the ship looks so hope you have time (and bandwidth) to post photos. 

Hi librarylady19- so funny seeing you on this thread for the Reflection. It was your posts that I read back in 2012 before booking our 1st Celebrity Cruises & on the Reflection! I took your suggestion about the boxes to bring for over the bed. We love them & have been using them ever since !!! 

[Cruise a holic]

have a great trip.  We enjoy the Reflection!  Following

[terrydtx]

We sailed on the Reflection in August from Rome in a Sky Suite, loved the ship, Luminae and Michael's Club. 

[librarylady19]

1 hour ago, bandp407 said:

Hi librarylady19- so funny seeing you on this thread for the Reflection. It was your posts that I read back in 2012 before booking our 1st Celebrity Cruises & on the Reflection! I took your suggestion about the boxes to bring for over the bed. We love them & have been using them ever since !!! 

That’s cool! I’ll have to remember to bring some myself! Reflection was our last cruise pre-Covid & has always been our favorite S class ship. Nice that she’s had a “facelift”!

[Jazzbo]

Saturday evening we walked to a little place called Bodega la Palma. On the way we encountered a large march/demonstration supporting freedom for women in Iran. 

[Jazzbo]

We went to a little place called Bodega la Palma near Plaça San Jaume. We had the wonderful ibérico ham again, manchego made with raw sheep’s milk, and delicious hot and crispy croquetas de jamón. (No photos — we were hungry.) We ordered a special — whole squid with local mushrooms and a light basil sauce. We did get a photo of that. Walked through an interesting part of old Barcelona, and finished off the evening with carajillos and turrón (almond nougat) near our apartment.

[Jazzbo]

Today (Sunday), we strolled down La Rambla and along the water. It was a beautiful day. We stopped for cafe con leche, and for a cold beer later on. I couldn’t resist ordering the fried anchovies — they were amazing!

[hcat]

Hope you have a smooth boarding day.

BON VOYAGE!

[Jazzbo]

We had 2:00 reservations for a Sunday lunch at Carballeira, which has great reviews. We started with chipirones fritas (fried baby squid). They were amazing! We finally had a seafood paella and it was so disappointing. It had been partially prepared in advance (it came too fast to have been freshly prepared), and the seafood was dry and overcooked. What a shame. We’re so excited to be boarding Reflection tomorrow!!!

[Jazzbo]

Almost time to board! This is a random sign we passed while walking. It tickled my funny bone!