Caribbean Cruise 2019

Celebrity Equinox Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 48

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
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Celebrity Equinox

11 Night Southern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 14, 2019

Ship: Celebrity Equinox

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9271

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Excellent cruise! Met the most amazing fellow travelers and staff. 11 days of sheer indulgence and fun. Would highly recommend.

Embarkation

3 out of 5
A bit of a mess. We had special embarkation but had no idea what that meant (what sign we should be looking for) or where to go. After going through almost the entire process, a very nice lady took us to our designated area which meant going through security once again. Once we got to the designated area it was very nice and smooth. Next time we'll know.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Almost excellent. The "world class" bar was just plain weird (not a full bar but just offered a few unusual specialty drinks-- what's that all about?) Getting food that was actually hot could be a challenge. Loved Sushi on 5 but didn't particularly love Murano, which everyone else seemed to enjoy. Had the honor to be at the Captain's lunch which had the most amazing food! And on the other end of the spectrum, we really enjoyed the hot dog/hamburger bar above the pool. Stopped by there almost every day! Drinks were awesome.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Silent disco was a hoot! Laughed so hard. Did bingo one night which was fun.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Loved the magician.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
LOVED our waiters Cahya and Ketut and ADORED our Sommelier Angela. Room steward got the job done but he took the liberty of searching for missing towels by going through our cabinets. That left a bad taste for the rest of the cruise. There was a server at the Sky Lounge at night that was a total jerk. However we met other staff that were absolutely adorable. Had the pleasure of meeting the lady that assigned our seating at dinner and thanked her profusely for setting up the perfect table mates!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Staff were everywhere cleaning and polishing daily.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Nice. We missed having towel animals on our bed each night. I guess cruises don't do that anymore.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5
Rode air boat on the Everglade. Was a blast!

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5
Took a food tour. Was a good tour but a bit long. And being our first port, would rather have visited some beaches.

Frederiksted, St. Croix, U.S.V.I.

5 out of 5
Did our own thing-- took a taxi to Christiansted to the beach. Was fun for one day but wouldn't want to spend any additional time in St Croix.

St. John's, Antigua

5 out of 5
Swam with the manta rays. Awesome! Then the boat tour took us around the entire island which took all day. Provided lunch and it was a nice tour but personally, we would have much rather had the tour end after the manta rays.

Bridgetown, Barbados

5 out of 5
Did our own thing - spent day on beach.

Castries, St. Lucia

5 out of 5
Did our own thing - rented a "party" boat which went to beaches. The crowd on the boat made this a highlight.

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5
Did our own thing-- Maho beach with a thousand of our closest friends (!). And then walked to Mullet Bay which was simply spectacular. A perfect ending.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Because we had time before our flight, we were not rushed and could wait until the end to disembark.
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4 Comments

wgammon1    3 years ago

Glad you had a good cruise. Thanks for the great review.

cruisereckoning    5 years ago

Glad to hear you enjoyed it. We are booked on this ship for our March 2021 cruise and mostly the same Islands.

queenb12702    5 years ago

Wow! Sounds like a great time.

jojo625    5 years ago

We've never sailed with Celebrity before. We are hoping to book with them or Princess for our next cruise.

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