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Celebrity Equinox Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 4
Helpful Votes: 129

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
Celebrity Equinox

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 23, 2019

Ship: Celebrity Equinox

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 1607

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Traveled with 6 adults, and 4 children under the age of 7 over Thanksgiving

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very Fast, probably fastest of any cruise

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Dined in Tuscan Grill was very good, Le Petit kids enjoyed, Luminae always very nice

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Main pool crowded as usual but there were also about 300 kids on the Holiday cruise who were no problem at all to anyone. Some adult cruisers just don't get the fact that glass drink orders don't belong by the pool due to wind and the sea conditions, and the kids pools had to be closed a few times when their glasses broke. In many cases (by the pool and restaurants) kids behaved better than some adults which was disappointing.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Only attended a few but were some repeats.

Children's Programs

5 out of 5
Kids enjoyed the activities and the attention

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Staff throughout the ship always smiled and were very attentive

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Common areas very clean as usual. Ship had been "revoltionized" with new paint, Did not notice much if any change in the stateroom. Celebrity should have upgraded the outlets in the rooms as they are minimal at best and in inconvient locations, no USB ports. Next time will bring a 3 outlet adapter to charge Ipad and phone.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Did not notice much if any change in the stateroom. Celebrity should have upgraded the outlets in the rooms as they are minimal at best and in inconvient locations, no USB ports. Next time will bring a 3 outlet adapter to charge Ipad and phone.Outlets in bathroom close to ceiling. Room very clean and comforatable.

Ship tip

Bring a 3 outlet adapter for you devices

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

4 out of 5
No excursion

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

4 out of 5
Took a taxi to Red Hook then ferry to St John. Was very nice day.

Samana, Dominican Republic

2 out of 5
Appreciate Celebrity giving all cruisers the opportunity to see the poverty in the Carribean but there is no work nor employment in this town. Many residents rent a car for the day as a taxi when a ship is in, and then hope to get cruisers to use their services. Celebrity might think about this location as a "volunteer" stop for guests to drop supplies off for the kids and orphange, and other opportunities to aid.

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5
Went to Atlantis with the kids, now can say "been there, done that"!

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very fast and in the airport thier TSA1/2 hour after leaving ship
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2 Comments

jpmato16    4 years ago

I was on the same cruise with my 8 y/o. I too had a great time. We stayed on the ship in Samana. It wasn’t worth the tendering hassle to us.

cruisereckoning    4 years ago

Sounds great!

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