the most beautiful islands

Item: Celebrity Equinox
Rating: 4.4
Author: hollibomb

Celebrity Equinox Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

hollibomb

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 28

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

Verified Review

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

Sail date: October 14, 2023

Ship: Celebrity Equinox

Cabin number: 3135

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

I really had a good time on this cruise. the ABC islands are to die for. The boat is clean and well kept. The pools could be bigger, there are alot of people on the boat on sea days, but, wouldn't stop me from going again. Staff was lovely. This celebrity cruise (I dont know how they all are) had MANY more older people than I was used to, just a heads up in case you are looking for a younger crowd. PRO TIP: 4-7pm outside on the pool deck is the most wonderful time of the day. everything is open, the sun is setting and the bartenders jason and marlon are LOVELY.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

so, I liked the main dining room. portions are small, but you can get multiple, so... The buffet wasnt my favorite, im a picky eater and they had some weird stuff ie: spankatopia, indian food, ect. but my boyfriend LOVED it.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

okay so im only giving this a 3 because of the pool situation. there are 2600 hundred people that can fit on this boat, maybe more, and they have 2 of the smallest pools. Like, you cant fit anyone in there. Its really tough on at sea days, we would wait until about 2pm so the areas would start to clear out before we could sit in the pool or sun.

Children's Programs

I dont have damn kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

every single worker on that boat is amazing. period. hands down.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

you can tell the boat is a little older, but very clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

it was what we needed. enough space. closet, drawers, ect. the shower was enough to move around in. bathroom was decent sized.

Ship tip

ya gotta wake up early to sit out in the sun and you wont get in the pool COMFORTABLY until about 3pm. Not the worst thing, but I found it a little annoying. They have the solarium which is an inside pool area, but that was completely full as well.

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Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

aruba is beautiful. period. you wont regret a visit here.

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Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

Kralendijk, Bonaire

5 out of 5

bonaire is now my new favorite place on earth. ABSOLUTELY stunning. no words

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

carried our own bags, got off at 730. ALOT of people did this, a bit of a line, but moved quickly.

7 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 4 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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Ladyjunecliff 1 year ago

Thanks for your review. No problem getting in the pool on the Alaska cruises. 😂The water is too chilly for most. Glad you otherwise enjoyed your cruise!

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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deboftheseas 1 year ago

I know! It’s funny how many people stay no board on the sea days😊

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javawoody 1 year ago

Appreciate the feedback

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Glad you had a wonderful cruise. Thank you for your review.

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise. We have Bonaire on the schedule for October next year.

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