First Time on Celebrity

Celebrity Equinox Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 42

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5
Celebrity Equinox

7 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 10, 2019

Ship: Celebrity Equinox

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 1006

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

First time on Celebrity does not disappoint. We heard many things about the line and we thought we should finally try it after 20+ cruise on Royal. We found ourselves comparing Celebrity and Royal throughout and Celebrity seemed to be winning out in almost all categories for our family. The only con in comparison is the lack of activities for kids, but we came in knowing this and were looking forward to just sitting by the pool with a good book. We have been to all these ports before and just wanted to enjoy the ship so we never left! Captain Kate was fantastic and very visible. She attended all of the shows, was active in the shops, and spent almost all of the evenings chatting and taking photos with passengers. This was her last sailing before moving over to Edge so we were happy to experience her as captain before she left.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
We showed up way early (10:00) so we had to wait until 11:00. The new terminal is very nice and used the new technology on the app very well. The PA system did not work very well which made hearing announcements difficult.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

If you are looking for a great quiet place to relax, go to deck 11 forward and go to the spa relaxation room. Its designed for people waiting for treatments but is open to everyone and was almost always empty and has fantastic views out the front of the ship.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
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4 Comments

Jani67    5 years ago

@Joededdo, yes the Equinox does have smoking areas and they do provide bathrobes in the rooms. Enjoy your cruise!

Rtsquared    5 years ago

The relaxation room is a great tip! Thank you.

Jani67    5 years ago

We love Celebrity! We were on Royal a few months ago and although we enjoyed our cruise, we prefer the “Celebrity experience”. Looking forward to the Equinox again in 2020!

rbobl    5 years ago

Thanks for the review, we go in October 1st time on this ship as well 👍

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