"Ship Refurbishment" is an marketing gimmick. Do NOT expect anything to be materially different.

Item: Celebrity Equinox
Rating: 2.8
Author: duffell

Celebrity Equinox Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

duffell

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 7

Helpful Votes: 82

Overall rating:

2.8 out of 5

7 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 01, 2019

Ship: Celebrity Equinox

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 7307

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

not worth the money paid for a suite level accommodation. ship refurbishments may have been made (or it may just be a marketing gimmick), but they were nothing a paying customer would much care about. We'd have noticed a big improvement or change since we were on the ship last year. Do NOT waste $$ ($55/pp) on the newest restaurant Le Petit Chef™ At Qsine unless you like the idea of watching a movie shown on a dinning room plate and a fixed menu - everyone gets the same thing.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

reasonably efficient

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

as expected. slightly better than RCL

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

not much of interest to 50 to 60 clients. near zero stuff for kids.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Children's Programs

1 out of 5

pretty much non- existent

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

saw and spoke to many more staff than on other cruises. Captain Kate was a very refreshing change !!

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

balcony glass had lots of paint and stain. Glass was hazy with filth. This has been a 2 week back-to-back for us and they have yet to clean the balcony or was the glass. Even the spa lounge glass is filthy.

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

solvent laced towels and gloves left in drawer. that drawer and adjacent ones were not usable for our entire stay. ended up actually getting physically ill - threw up from smell. balcony glass was filthy with paint and railing stains as well as general salt spray. Balcony never cleaned for our entire stay