Okay cruise for the price and the inclusions, drink package and internet.

Celebrity Equinox Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 10

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Celebrity Equinox

9 Night Southern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 21, 2023

Ship: Celebrity Equinox

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 1641

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 11 months ago

Review summary

We were on this same ship in 2011 for 11 nights out of Rome through the Med.

Embarkation

3 out of 5
Confusing. It was just different than expected.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Don't pay extra for Aqua Class just to be able to eat in Blu. (Not unless you like duck breast or lamb hock.) We usually looked at the menu and then ate in the main dining room. After a few days, we learned that the main dining menu is optionally available in Blu.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
All those activities were available.

Entertainment

Did not attend.

Children's Programs

No kids.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Usually good. This was cruise #18 for us and we have had some really excellent service to compare against.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
The Equinox has two banks of elevators. Each bank had 8 elevators. This sounds like a lot, and it used to be, but nowadays a lot of people use electric scooters and similar. One of those takes up the same space as 4 - 5 people standing. Expect delays!

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Adequate storage and plenty of hangers. TV did not have CNN.

Ship tip

Allow time for elevators. Try the specialty restaurants. Relax and enjoy. Our cruise came with basic internet and classic drink package. We upgraded both to premium packages.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

4 out of 5
No excursion.

George Town, Grand Cayman Did not visit port

We had been here before, and did not go ashore this time.

Oranjestad, Aruba

4 out of 5
We went ashore to a sports bar to watch "The Game", followed by a sunset island cruise.

Kralendijk, Bonaire

4 out of 5
We walked to Karel's Beach Bar to enjoy the view and wonderful November weather!

Willemstad, Curacao

4 out of 5
We had a short tour with a couple stops. Typical.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Somewhat confusing. We were given the wrong luggage tags and then directed to the wrong deck for departure.
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8 Comments

Ladyjunecliff     10 months ago

Thanks for the tips and review.

shoggie     11 months ago

Very helpful, thanks

Ruby13     11 months ago

Thank you for sharing

wkran71     11 months ago

Appreciate you taking the time to write your review.

donshell6     11 months ago

Thanks for sharing your experience

Gwbigdog     11 months ago

Thanks for sharing

cruising2004     11 months ago

Glad you had an enjoyable cruise.

javawoody     11 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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