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Celebrity Equinox Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 38

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
Celebrity Equinox

11 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 16, 2017

Ship: Celebrity Equinox

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

I can say enough about Celebrity Equinox. We cruise alot mainly with Royal Catibbean. This was our first Celebrity. They far exceeded our expectations. Captains club sent flowers one day and cho covered strawberries another day to our cabin. Got many amenities we are not used to receiving, toiletries, chocs on the pillow at night and the glass of champayne handed to you as you embark the ship day one was a surprise.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Smooth, quick, no waiting.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Buffets were uncrowded, neat, always stocked, main dining room food was best ive had on any cruise ship.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Silend disco was a blast, game shows funny and hands down, Richard Spacey was the best cruise director ever! Hysterical!

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Every show was enjoyable. One entertainer was unable to make his flight but the activities director was able to secure a replacement who ended up being the highlight of the cruise.

Children's Programs

I had no children with me therefore no interest in their activities.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Cant say enough about the overall friendliness of the crew. Whether they were our room stewards, waiters, or not.....all friendly and extremely helpful.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Ship very easy to navigate. The size was perfct. Never felt crowded. Also able to get great seats in the theater and loungers by the pool.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
We were upgraded to a sunset veranda balcony. Spacious, the view was awesome and the bathroom much bigger than we expected.

Ship tip

We found the shore excursion people to be very organized. Dont hesitate to use the shios excursions. No waiting outside in the heat in long lines.....instead, all meet in the theater and leave in groups directly to your tour guides waiting outside.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida Did not visit port

Embarkation day

Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5
Good for shopping....been here many times, not much left to see.

Basseterre, St. Kitts

5 out of 5
Love st kitts. Swam with the dolohins.....we normally use a tour guide named Beula Mills who is in port Zante when u port. Wonderful 4 hour tour in airconditioned bus for 15pp....

Fort-De-France, Martinique

4 out of 5
Not much to see or do at the port. Can walk into the city, or grab one of the taxi drivers for a 3 hour tour of martinique for 30pp. Scenery is beautiful. Must visit the Rhum factory!

Bridgetown, Barbados

5 out of 5
Love barbados. Take a 5pp taxi to The Boatyard.....once there pay 20pp to get in. This includes 2 lounge chairs, one umbrella, an alcoholic drink, and one awesome snorkeling trip.....free. also they will take you back tonthe ship for free.....included in the 20.00. The water is beautiful!!!

Castries, St. Lucia

4 out of 5
Did a nice 4hour tour we obtained inside the port area with a total of 8 people.. cost 25pp

St. John's, Antigua

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Out our cabin, through customs and outside in 20 mins...awesome!
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9 Comments

ffgnurse    6 years ago

Animalgirl27.... yes it does...however only up to elite status(captains club)....diamond (crown and anchor).....if ubare diamond plus or above the highest captains club status u can receive is elite. For u to go above elite, you must earn the celebrity points. We are diamond on rccl. We were elite on celebrity. Make sure you or your agent gets a captains club number for you when you book so it carries over.

CruisewUrsula    6 years ago

Do you know if your Royal Caribbean captain's club level has reciprocity with Celebrity since they are owned by the same group?

ffgnurse    7 years ago

You r going to love it! Bring a pair of goofy socks......you'll see why..lol..hint (richard spacey, cruise director)

kristi19    7 years ago

Good to hear and glad you had a great time. We sail on the Equinox December 9th. This will be my first cruise with Celebrity.

markcoby    7 years ago

In 35 days we sail Equinox again. Third time. We are looking forward.

Stmirli    7 years ago

Celebrity is the best. Six more days until we board the Reflection for 10 days of bliss.

phil20261014    7 years ago

we when sept 15 loves

Bellahawaii52    7 years ago

We enjoyed our cruise on the Equinox. Next up the Eclipse. Our goal is to cruise on all of them. Next year is the Summit.

midgemc79    7 years ago

Our first Celebrity cruise was on the Equinox in September. Like you, we were pleasantly surprised with the level of amenities! We are looking forward to 10 days on the Eclipse next month.

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