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Celebrity Reflection Live Blog - Day 2 - Sea Day

Author: Ric

Our first full cruise day was a Sea Day on our way to Cozumel. I should clarify that the itinerary I posted earlier was backwards, so the order for this cruise is: Sea Day, Cozumel, Grand Cayman, Falmouth, Labadee, Sea Day.

I started the day with breakfast in the Oceanview Cafe. I was just before they opened the full buffet. Still plenty of options, but more to come. The last cruise ship I was on was Royal Caribbean’s Empress of the Seas, the smallest ship in the fleet, so when I see the amount of food put out for the much larger number of guests, it’s pretty impressive. I had a typical cruise breakfast for me of melon and a couple of sausage links. I also had some roasted potatoes and a brioche bun. I don't usually eat bread in the morning, but this roll looked interesting.

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Celebrity Reflection Live Blog - Embarkation Day

Author: Ric

My 7-night cruise began today as my friends picked me up to drive to Port of Miami. The drive went easy enough and upon arriving around 12:30pm, my group dropped our bags off with the porter and we went to check in. The Port of Miami had five lines for comparing IDs to cruise documents and five lines for baggage screening, so everything moved very quickly there. My friends and I were able to upgrade to a Concierge Class, which provides a priority check-in line. We were taken to the next available agent and checked-in for our cruise. Another benefit of Concierge Class is the fancy gold keycard we get for our rooms.

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Royal Caribbean Towel & Canvas Bag Set Giveaway

Author: Bill

What's the main thing keeping you from taking more cruises?  Clearly it's not vacation time or money, it's a lack of beach gear!  Well your ship has come in because this time we're giving away a brand new set of canvas Royal Caribbean bags and a new Royal Caribbean towel (no, I did not steal this from the pool or my stateroom).

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Celebrity Reflection Live Blog Preamble - 'A Look Over The Fence'

Author: Ric

Hey there CruiseHabit.com readers,

Ric Ross here, long time reader, first time author. Inspired by Matt and Michael’s live blogs, and in spite of Billy’s, I’ll be live-blogging my upcoming cruise December 3rd through 10th on the Celebrity Reflection. This cruise will leave from Miami and stop at Labadee, Haiti; Falmouth, Jamaica; Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; and Cozumel, Mexico. I’ve sailed Celebrity once before on the Constellation. This will be my sixth cruise overall; two of those have been with Billy and his lovely wife, Larissa.

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We're On Board Independence of the Seas!

Author: Bill

Just a reminder that we're on Independence of the Seas for the next few days.  Follow long on Twitter, Periscope, and Facebook for live broadcasts and updates.  Importantly, follow our daily summaries on the live blog we're posting to www.RoyalCaribbeanBlog.com, your resource for all information Royal Caribbean.  Have a question about Independence or cruising in general?  Tweet out and we'll find answers!

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Live Coverage From Independence of the Seas This Week!

Author: Bill

Starting Thursday I'll be Periscoping, Tweeting, Instagraming, Facebooking, and Zlerping (I made that last one up) from Royal Caribbean's Independence of the Seas.  Importantly, I'll also be live-blogging, sharing a daily summary in words and pictures, on RoyalCaribbeanBlog.com.  One of my favorite sites on the interwho, RoyalCaribbeanBlog.com has a plethora of information on all things Royal Caribbean as well as helpful and friendly message boards - but starting today, they also have the sometimes-incoherent ramblings of yours truly.  

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Limited Edition Vintage Cunard Luggage Tag Giveaway!

Author: Bill

Since we're sailing on Royal Caribbean's Independence of The Seas during Thanksgiving this year, it seems like it's a great time to kick off the season of giving with some contests.  To start with we're giving away something you truly cannot buy.

Cunard's World Cruises have long been famous experiences.  Guests on these sailings get a number of perks, including commemorative luggage tags.  Two lucky winners of this giveaway will receive one luggage tag from the 1992 QE2 World Cruise, "Grand Expeditions" and one luggage tag from the 1997 Royal Viking Sun World Cruise, "Journey To The Wonders of The World".  

Follow the steps below to enter and take the opportunity to let us know what you'd like to see on CruiseHabit.com! read more