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Celebrity Equinox Cruise Review

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Reviews: 21
Helpful Votes: 356

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
Celebrity Equinox

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

Sail date: February 09, 2023

Ship: Celebrity Equinox

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

The service, food, entertainment and quality of the Equinox were all exceptional! Probably one of our best cruises. Everything was just very easy. From boarding to disembarkation. Even getting off at the ports was super fast and easy. Always a good seat in the theater and by the pool. Even when filled to capacity we rarely even waited for an elevator. This wasn't the case with our last cruise with Holland America. I guess Celebrity and Royalcaribbean will be our first choice when planning our next cruise.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Onboard 30 minutes after arriving at appointed time

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
MDR and buffet menu and selection were great. Didn't go to any of the specialty restaurants.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Always something to. Lots of shows, bingo,trivia,game shows and live music throughout the ship.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Talented musicians, dancers and performers. Production shows are great. Cruise director is also excellent

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Friendly and happy crew. From Peter our amazing room steward to Igusti and Santiago our servers in The Silhouette MDR,and Emily the great hostess at the MDR checkin desk. The various staff in the buffer are also friendly and helpful. In the many cruises we've done throughout the years, this may be the best overall crew we've ever encountered. We book another cruise on this same ship again.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Not one of Celebrity's newest or largest ships, but very clean and easy to get around. We like this class of ship. Same experience on The Reflection, it's sister ship.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Try to see all the shows, they are all good.

Ports of call

Kralendijk, Bonaire

5 out of 5
It's pretty but not much going on unless you are there to snorkel or dive in yhe pristine water

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Super fast and easy. 10 minutes from assigned number being called to through the terminal.
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7 Comments

Lola2013    1 year ago

I sailed with you. Equinox was my first Celebrity ship and I was thrilled to return. I had a problem with my balcony but Celebrity made good on it in the form of a FCC! Agree with your review đź‘Ť.

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

TwisterSister86    1 year ago

So happy to see that you enjoyed cruising on Equinox as much as I did! May your next cruise be just as lovely!

deboftheseas    1 year ago

@shipbarnicle….I’m a travel agent, and just telling you that because Celebrity is often by far a better value than RC. Mainly because you can purchase with drinks, wifi and gratuities included in the price making it much more affordable than RC, who I do love and earned all our points with….when you book RC and add on those extras you’ll see what I’m talking about. Now if you have kids, Celebrity doesn’t have all the bells and whistles, but if you’re travelling without kids….you seriously need to check this out.

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed and informative review. Glad you thoroughly enjoyed your cruise.

shipbarnicle    1 year ago

Isn't celebrity more expensive than Royap

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