First time on Celebrity as an Avid Royal Cruiser

Item: Celebrity Equinox
Rating: 4.2
Author: nathanvlol

Celebrity Equinox Cruise Review

nathanvlol

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 14

Helpful Votes: 205

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5

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

Sail date: March 18, 2023

Ship: Celebrity Equinox

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7328

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Great first time on Celebrity. With a few hiccups, we still enjoyed and will be back.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

was delayed due to virus on last sailing. Our room was not ready until about 9 pm that night. Disappointing first impression but it was out of their hands.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Everything was great! Even the buffet. Qsine Petit Chef is well worth the money, do it! Sushi on 5 is also yummy and fairly priced

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Definitely a scale down from Royal. I expected this though as Celebrity is more about relaxing.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Some shows were odd but overall good.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Everyone was great EXCEPT the maitre’d in the dining room. We were sat at the wrong table the first night of the cruise and kept sitting there as we didnt know. It wasn’t until day 4 when the Maitre’d came to our table and rudely accused us of sitting in someone’s spot

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Very pretty on the inside. Outside areas need work

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5