Well, capitalism is rife on these babies...!

Celebrity Equinox Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 42

Overall rating:

3.6 out of 5
Celebrity Equinox

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

3 out of 5
OMG< too too too many hoops and red tape to jump through.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Food was good at buffet and restaurant was ok, but the maitre D was very cranky and scolded us each time because our party was "too big"...um...really?

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Pool ok, but nothing else interested me because the people were trying to SELL me everything at all times. VERY intrusive!

Entertainment

Do not go for it.

Children's Programs

no kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Top notch! Peter our steward was attentive, fun and kind. BEST thing about this cruise.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
It was hard to find the correct elevator to access some parts of the ship.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
It was adequate. Loved the balcony

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

San Juan, Puerto Rico

3 out of 5
Not enough time here.

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

3 out of 5
Way too crowded and too early to disembark

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

4 out of 5
Took a taxi to another part of the island...$70 round trip...cha ching

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
Organized chaos
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9 Comments

joolz47    7 years ago

How do you think the people. on the destination islands make a living? Tourism is all that most of them have and if you don't like the "capitalism" aspect - have a think about how you funded your trip. Each of those guys trying to get you in their can may have no more options for making a few bucks for weeks after your visit.

julieNmike    7 years ago

Sounds like you had a terrible time aleymartin and yet you still awarded 4 stars? Surely you were happy with something on your cruise?

HeathersCruise    7 years ago

86 days til my next celebrity cruise .. excited!!!

phil20261014    7 years ago

Me too heathrscruise next cruise sept 15

phil20261014    7 years ago

so don't go cruise no more stay home i enjoy to many trip aleymartin

aleymartin    7 years ago

I agree. Had to try it once. that was plenty for me. she's knew the ports, just did not envision the chaos

HeathersCruise    7 years ago

I guess some people just prefer different types of vacations. I love cruising. Celebrity and Princess suit me the best and I can't wait for my next celebrity cruise!

Katievp    7 years ago

I've never been on celebrity but do you not know ahead of time what ports you'll have on what days and times well before you cruise?!

socomom1    7 years ago

was this your first cruise? i have been on about 10 cruises, various lines, including Celebrity, and have always had a good time. Did you not look at the times in port and venues before you booked? The cruise has nothing to do with the people in port or the weather. Some ships have better food than others. If you didnt like what you ordered, you could have gotten something else.

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