Don’t expect Four Seasons service from this crew.

Celebrity Equinox Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 38

Overall rating:

1.6 out of 5
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Celebrity Equinox

8 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 15, 2018

Ship: Celebrity Equinox

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6257

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

In summary celebrity cruise lines is no longer the cruise line it once was, it lacks service at LAC structure it lacks supervision

Embarkation

1 out of 5
Actually this was the best part which is why I can even give this cruise a single star. We did show up later than we were expecting which is why we were able to move right through the line. Had we arrived as expected there would be a level of frustration much higher. Had we arrived as expected there would be a level of frustration much higher and equal to those in front of us. Getting to this point was not easy . This was intended to be a cruise right after our marriage of two years previous, I guess one could say was our honeymoon. The reservation was made in anticipation of our names changed well we never got a chance to get that done on our travel documents so shortly before the cruise we had to have the reservation changed to our previous names. This seem to be an issue and to date we still don’t have a resolution long story short when we get to the cruise a reservation did not come through correctly we were missing all of our perks. The reservation was made in anticipation of our names changed well we never got a chance to get that done on our travel documents so shortly before the cruise we had to have the reservation changed to our previous names. This seem to be an issue and to date we still don’t have a resolution long story short when we get to the cruise a reservation did not come through correctly we were missing all of our perks. Out at sea first day I get notified that our home had been broken into and we were wrong I had to cancel all of her credit cards and all that goes along with such scenario. Well when the ship tried to authorize the card for the drink package that I now had to purchase a decline. Out at sea first day I get notified that our home had been broken into and we were wrong I had to cancel all of her credit cards and all that goes along with such scenario. Well when the ship tried to authorize the card for the drink package that I now had to purchase it declined. To make a long long long story short I got zero empathy from the guest services people at the desk zero empathy from the travel agent when I was finally able to get to a port where I could call because I couldn’t pay for the Internet because I didn’t have the credit cards. Let’s just say there is a reason why we pay what we pay to stay at the four seasons because then those people know What customer service is. I am certain that celebrity cruise lines and American airline’s cruise travel have no idea, none whatsoever what customer service is. what customer service is. I am certain that celebrity cruise lines and American airlines cruise travel have no idea, none whatsoever what customer service is Finally on the last day of the cruise was I able to get a meeting with them not the hotel director who I requested not even the second in command the guest services manager but I finally got a meeting with the second guest services manager Who looked at me blankly as if this was a story that she has heard 1000 times. I was beside myself I guess I should feel fortunate that they didn’t make me pay for a specialty dinner that was quite frankly the worst experience I won’t even bore you with the details of that.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
I’ve been a passenger on several cruises now with celebrity, and this is the first time I remember saying wow the food is not good.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5
I do not understand why they continue to have people meet at the martini bar, it takes entirely too long to get a drink and when you do get them they’re not very good

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
See my above comments for embarkation totally am on empathetic totally unprofessional and it just seemed like every crew member I talked to couldn’t wait to get off that ship

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
The design of the ship was great that’s why gets three stars. But that’s where dance the cleanliness is horrible in fact the first part we went into or I had to buy cleaning products to

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5
The steward was like a hovering mother. Was rushing us out because his shift ended right at 9 PM and we had to be out of the room so he could turn it down and spy on us

Ship tip

Stay away from the ship at all cost

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

1 out of 5
We either got into port later than we originally were planned or we didn’t go into port at all

San Juan, Puerto Rico

1 out of 5

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

1 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

1 out of 5
Oh hey we got physically attacked in this part no one seem to care about that either

Nassau, Bahamas

1 out of 5
Hello shoppers, anything you can buy in this place you can buy cheaper in the United States in any Macy’s

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Went awesome because I took my own bags and got off as soon as we hit Port
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17 Comments

DavidR98833952    6 years ago

Several passages in this post are duplicated. Are you copying from someone else. The whole thing seems weird. Perhaps you should let someone coherent write your post next time.

dxjung    6 years ago

I think this is just BS. Why would you be travelling without your credit cards and how long does it take to have your name changed after you’re married? Also it does say right on the reservation that changes to it may result in losing some of the perks you were offered. I have a hard time believing someone would book a cruise and not have their current names on the reservation. We love Celebrity Cruises and have found the staff awesome.

moore99    6 years ago

Why would you need to cancel credit cards if they were with you. This story is fiction and someone is being mister pouty pants

joolz47    6 years ago

I don't get how having your home burglarized meant that you needed to cancel your cards, if you had them with you, they couldn't have been stolen. Like other comments, the blame starts with you not sorting your documents - did you say 2 years in the making? One of the warnings constantly given about making changes to bookings (even just names) is that you risk losing perks that were part of the original package. You're just deflecting blame for your own failings.

clsm929    6 years ago

I just read a very positive review of sailing on this ship the week before yours. The great food, nice staff and cabins, as well as overall satisfaction with Equinox must have been consumed during that sailing. Oops, just read another positive review on the same sailing as yours. Hmm.

MJtraveler    6 years ago

The idea that stewards "spy" is absurd!! Yes they have schedules! You probably don't have to work all morning, be on call all afternoon, then work until 9 at night, 7 days a week, for a long contract. I have had the upmost respect for ship crews since our first cruise. Their workload far outreaches that of persons in similar roles in resorts. AND... they usually do it with a smile when the passengers show a little respect. We have never had a bad crew on any of the cruise lines we have sailed.

chicpeach    6 years ago

Just no way to please some people, they're just hell bent on being miserable.

richy321    6 years ago

Sounds like the horrible time you had was caused by YOU not the cruise line.

hoopdeedoo    6 years ago

Cruising is not for you!!

CVCruiser    6 years ago

From reading all this persons posts... it is all self induced BS.

macmony    6 years ago

So you believe that other cruise lines would have handled your “situation” any differently? I don’t! Some of this is self inflicted .... especially the name change issue. Next time you need to plan better.

2CruznBums    6 years ago

Amen. These complaints had nothing to do with the cruise line. It was your own fault u didn't get your marital docs in order before travel and as far as the credit card stuff I'm with drgivens3!! You have a self entitled attitude so maybe u should just keep vacationing at the 4 seasons and all the other upper crust and stop cruising.

dansu    6 years ago

tsmaggio..Don't listen to this person's comments. Celebrity is real nice and clean, service is great, nice relaxing holiday with quality ports

drgivens3    6 years ago

My favorite part was how you say,"long story short", in an eighteen paragraph essay. What did you expect anyone to do, take your word you would pay them later? They don't know you from Jack, so if your cards don't work, they don't work. In today's age, I'm sure they HAVE heard the same story every day. Scammers use that and other stories to use cards that don't belong to them. If who ever stole your card tried and used it, wouldn't you want them to be stopped? I know you'd be complaining about the credit card company then and how they should have blocked card isuage. So, again, what did you expect anyone to do? I hate you had a terrible experience, but it seems you expect prefferetial treatment when it suits you. We don't live in a perfect world and just because you see yourself in a light to where everyone should listen to what you say, that isn't the way anyone else is going to see it.

JadeM    6 years ago

Why are you so negative about everything? All of your post are negative. You should try not cruising next time

cruzn4life    6 years ago

tsmaggio    6 years ago

I hope not. I'm looking forward to my cruise.

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