Awful - avoid. we got spoiled by the Virgin Cruise line

Item: Celebrity Equinox
Rating: 2.7
Author: jedgedysch

Celebrity Equinox Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

jedgedysch

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 25

Overall rating:

2.7 out of 5

Verified Review

6 Night Bimini Grand Cayman & Mexico (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 13, 2023

Ship: Celebrity Equinox

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9322

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Have sailed most of the cruise brands and used to love Celebrity, but it was 10 years since I tried them and they've really gone downhill. Very disappointed. Feel like I need a vacation from this.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

We boarded early without any issues

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Main restaurants are outdated. Specialty restaurants looked much nicer but were an expensive add on. I am a foodie - very easy to please - eat most things, but struggled to like anything.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Nickel and dimed for everything. Had a great massage in the spa though

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Mediocre, outdoor movies with no seating and open air mid-summer?!?!?!?

Children's Programs

No kids with us

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Cabin steward was amazing and the restaurant staff really tried hard. Spa personnel were very friendly.

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

Needs major refurb. Lack of outlets in cabin was a huge problem. Thankfully cabin steward let us borrow his multi port adapter.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Old and lack of outlets problematic, Bed was super comfortable. Balcony was small and there was rust on the walls and trim pieces hanging down. Bathroom was ok.

Ship tip

Go on Virgin Cruises

Thumbs up

Ports of call

George Town, Grand Cayman

3 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Carried our own bags off - so no waiting

6 Comments

javawoody 1 year ago

Maybe you should stick with Virgin.

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TwisterSister86 1 year ago

I took the first cruise of my life on Equinox last September, so I didn't have other ships to compare it to, but I thought it was a lovely ship. I hope the next ship you sail on will be much more to your liking!

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Oops sorry 😞 thanks

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Sorry this cruise wasn’t up to par. Hopefully your next cruise will be more to your liking.

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jpmato16 1 year ago

I sailed on this ship in 2019, then again last year. It was night and day difference. Food was not good last year, with many dishes just plain inedible. I too am not too picky with food, but it was just plain bad. The ship also needed a lot of work. Frayed furniture, rusting paint, bad smells.

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eugenecurran 1 year ago

seems like tou need to go on a newer ship. this ship has been around for a long time . older ships will never have what new ships do.

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