Equinox good (not great for returning guests)

Item: Celebrity Equinox
Rating: 4.1
Author: conbar1

Celebrity Equinox Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

conbar1

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5

11 Night Southern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 23, 2019

Ship: Celebrity Equinox

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Celebrity is in danger of losing its premium status through cost cutting measures. Cleanliness, perks for loyalty members are not like the past...they need to regroup and rethink their customer base rather than lose them to true premium lines.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

There was a mandatory drill which delayed process. Large crowd, not enough seating, could not understand PA announcements.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Corners have been cut. Waiters serving too many tables, no time to talk. They seemed annoyed if you wanted to stay a bit from printed menus. No peppermills for caesar salad offered.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Pools were okay. No ice cream available outside.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Mixed. Special guests were entertaining but main production show is a confusing bag of nonsensical players and no sense story.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

See above. Crew was visible but captain didn't speak at public events a d his louderspeaker announcements were impossible to understand.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Clean but showing age.