Well, capitalism is rife on these babies...!
Celebrity Equinox Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern
7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)
Sail date: August 20, 2017
Ship: Celebrity Equinox
Cabin type: Balcony
Cabin number: 7130
Traveled as: Large Group
Reviewed: 7 years ago
Review summary
Hoarded in like cattle through many areas of checkpoint. No one seemed to be willing to assist us with our bags, and I was the one who had to take it all in stride because my husband had been injured at work. A necessary life boat drill, but done in a Mickey Mouse manner. Each person, with the exception of Peter, our Steward wanted to make sure to get us to upgrade our packages, which already cost WAY too much. Shops on board overpriced, per usual, food plentiful and nourishing, but not "special" in any way. The venues were jammed all together in 3 days, one after another. No time to recoup from the heat, way too short a time on the island. St Maarten was the worst as far as nastiness goes. People knee deep in begging for you to use their taxi, chairs, food, wine, etc etc. And the picture pressure was also annoying. This is not what I envisioned this kind of adventure to look like or feel like. Mass marketing and capitalism with a capital "C". Ridiculous.Embarkation
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Ship tip
The cruise director and her intrusions each day explaining things in English AND Spanish was annoying. There were tons of other languages spoken on the ship, she was annoying to only do this in Spanish. Do not bother with a drink package if you do not drink alcohol. Nickel and dime you to death and try to upsell you constantly. Very bothersome.
Ports of call
Miami, Florida Did not visit port