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Item: Celebrity Equinox
Rating: 3.7
Author: ralphshaw

Celebrity Equinox Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

ralphshaw

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 27

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5

Verified Review

9 Night Southern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 15, 2022

Ship: Celebrity Equinox

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9177

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Ports were nice but wish we had more time in Curacao vs Bonaire as was originally booked. Service was fantastic and ship was clean. Food was only fair except for the Tuscan specialty restaurant, which was great. Passengers for the most part were older and the activities were skewed to this demographic.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

fast and easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Food was so-so except for the Tuscan specialty restaurant, which was excellent

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

went to a couple of shows, a seminar and dancing

Entertainment

3 out of 5

felt like they were geared to an older crowd and the stage shows times meant you had to eat very early or very late

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

friendly and willing to help you in any way

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

first couple of days got lost trying to find our room. Signage could be better. Always saw someone cleaning

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

felt that the cabin was a little worn. rust was showing on places on the balcony. Carpet was worn at entry to cabin. Hand rail on the balcony was worn and chipping.

Ship tip

Passengers seemed to skew much older and activities matched that.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

George Town, Grand Cayman

4 out of 5

Liked this port and went to a beach on 7 mile beach on our own. Beautiful.

Thumbs Up 2

Oranjestad, Aruba

3 out of 5

Love Aruba, been there before. However the excursion we went on was terrible. The only thing that redeemed this port was us having dinner at a restaurant on the beach.

Thumbs Up 1

Kralendijk, Bonaire

3 out of 5

Not much to do or see here. Did not do an excursion.

Thumbs Up 1

Willemstad, Curacao

4 out of 5

Would love to have spent more time here as originally planned vs. Bonaire. Did a lot of shopping/sightseeing but didn't have time to go to a beach.

Thumbs Up 1