A little disappointed πŸ˜•

Celebrity Equinox Cruise Review

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 4

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5
Celebrity Equinox

9 Night Aruba Bonaire & Curacao (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 06, 2022

Ship: Celebrity Equinox

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9330

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Based on my experience with Celebrity as a 1st time cruiser I am not sure if I would go again. πŸ™

Embarkation

5 out of 5
What a smooth experience and quick too!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
The food was unfortunately mediocre at best. Food portions at main and specialty restaurants were small and temperature was never hot. Many fellow passengers commented on this as well. Buffet was just ok as well.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
The activities were not very exciting. Many activities listed had to do with shopping or art or spa and very little other activities aside from trivia. Very disappointed in this aspect. Maybe it is just the cruise line???

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The musicians and stage productions were very good. The theater was wonderful and some of the performers were spectacular!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Absolutely fantastic service! Was blown away by the friendly service and staff. It made the experience on the ship a better experience. Great job to all!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Ship was immaculate, and both layout and design were wonderful! No complaints only great praise!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Wonderful, clean, plenty of storage, quiet area and an absolutely wonderful steward named Ronald.

Ship tip

Make sure you look at activities prior to making a reservation. Maybe the style of cruise is not for people who are expecting enriching activities. Also, DO NOT book the Grand Cayman Island land tour. It was absolutely horrible. It was so bad I would never want to visit Grand Cayman again.

Ports of call

George Town, Grand Cayman

1 out of 5
Horrible experience, the driver bypassed some of the advertised stops. The drive was (3 1/2 hours) was mostly driving through areas of the island that were dilapidated and just plan not flattering to one of the richest islands in the Caribbean

Kralendijk, Bonaire

3 out of 5
Not much to do on Bonaire. Time there was short and unfortunately it rained hard and we got socked multiple times on the excursion even with umbrellas. Really like our tour guide though. Very funny and very knowledgeable about his island and the history.

Oranjestad, Aruba

4 out of 5
Very nice and lots to do. Excursion was great and lots of shopping. I found the local restaurant that I visited lacking in customer service but other than that a good experience

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5
I love, love, loved this island! I would go back in heart beat! I did the taste of curaçao excursion and it was amazing ! My favorite part of the cruise!!!!

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
Disembarkation was a hot mess! All effort is spent on embarking, and we were left to a disorganized mess for disembarking. Transportation associates were fighting in front of guest, no one knew what was going on. It was an embarrassment for Celebrity in my opinion.
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