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Celebrity Equinox Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

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Review: 1
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Overall rating:

3 out of 5
Celebrity Equinox

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 11, 2017

Ship: Celebrity Equinox

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 1146

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

We thought we would like to try cruising with a balcony, so this cruise we decided to upgrade. We wound up spending $1400 per person for the cruise, $500 pp for the flight, $500 for the excursions, and another $750 dollars in the end for tips, dinners, drinks, and the use of their "Persian Garden" (which was a room with warmed tile beds, a steam room, and a sauna.. always full of people snoring and/or technical difficulties with the music-one visit they had ESPN on the radio). Not even soda water without a charge on this cruise. This is the JetBlue of cruise lines: you will pay for absolutely everything. 

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Was served raw chicken for our first meal (lunch upon embarkation) in the main dining room. So we booked three specialty dinners and ate in the cafeteria for the rest of the cruise. They switched our dining time from 6pm to 8:30pm without giving us a choice. So we chose to eat in the cafeteria... glad we did.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

3 out of 5
We don't have kids.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The guy who kept our room clean was wonderful.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Our porter was wonderful.

Ship tip

The cafeteria had very good food for dinner. Do not feel like you have to dine in the main dining room every night. The galley tour was very interesting and worth waiting in line for. The $116 per person fee for the Persian Garden WAS NOT WORTH IT. Way too many people snoring away to relax.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

3 out of 5
We had Cuban food at Puerto Sague in South Beach. IT WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. Try the Paella.. worth the wait.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

3 out of 5
Dinner at Raices in San Juan. Incredible food.

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

3 out of 5

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

3 out of 5
The basic beach excursion to the French side (Orient beach) was a great deal: Transportation and lunch included. Was very nice.
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