Some minor negatives but still a lovely ship and great cruise !

Celebrity Equinox Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 54

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
Celebrity Equinox

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

Sail date: February 18, 2023

Ship: Celebrity Equinox

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Beautiful relaxing and fun cruise! Would go again !

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Didn’t appreciate the staff yelling at the lines but I think it was meant to be banter. Just felt a bit herded. It was however completed in 30 mins or so .

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
As aqua class we used Blu, same as last year. Staff and service as good as ever although the choice of menus and variety was not as good as before. Examples - only had steak twice , fish was limited. Feta or chilled soup as two starter options on same day poorly thought through if you are not a fan of these (we are, but many are not) and limits what’s available . Lobster was tiny portion although my husband was able to have a second one. Didn’t use MDR, but ocean view grill was best we’ve ever seen for food quality and variety. Once you get over the crowds and finding a table, it was ok. Didn’t use speciality this time( first time we’ve not done this in several cruises) due to high prices - $60 pp plus 18% gratuity. Just not worth it for us since the £is weak against the $ atm.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Stage shows were v good and the on board singers and dancers some of the best we’ve seen. Other performers only average but ok

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Celebrity pick great staff and train them well. We always felt that they genuinely cared about our experience . The Blu staff throughout were exceptional as were the staff outside the ocean view grill each day.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Design looks a bit dated but we still enjoyed the public areas and everywhere was clean. The restroom sinks are a beautiful design but collect soapy scum in the corners which builds up and is unattractive and unhygienic.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Not the biggest but what we expected. Came prepared with extra extension sockets for charging electronics. Cabin and balcony clean.

Ship tip

The specialty restaurants are expensive. Experience the buzz and theatre of the Martini bar at least once!

Ports of call

Kralendijk, Bonaire

5 out of 5
Booked a snorkel cruise with Seacow Bonaire independently. It was fab, the reef off Klein is fantastic.

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5
Loved this port! Fabulous history to walk around the town. Lunch in the square, then taxi to a beach

George Town, Grand Cayman

4 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
On ship well organised. Shore side trying to get celebrity arranged transport was terrible. No clear directions, long lines in the sun and waited an hour in the heat whilst standing. Elderly folks in wheelchairs were subjected to the same. Could be better managed by Celebrity’s on shore team.

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4 Comments

javawoody    1 year ago

Appreciate the feedback

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

TwisterSister86    1 year ago

So wonderful to hear that most things met your expectations! I did the same cruise in September, and I had such an amazing time!

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us

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