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Celebrity Equinox Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

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Reviews: 2
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Overall rating:

5 out of 5
Celebrity Equinox

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

Sail date: October 14, 2023

Ship: Celebrity Equinox

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6303

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 11 months ago

Review summary

Everything about this cruise was enjoyable. The service, food, cleanliness and entertainment were top notch. The ship may be older but shes still a beauty!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
We arrived at Port Everglades at 12:30 pm and breezed onto the ship in 10 minutes. Went straight to cabin to drop off carry on luggage and room was ready then.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
LOVED the buffet so much variety and the food was really good. The desserts there were amazing. They even had the chocolate fountain with fruit and other things to dip in it. We ate in the main dining room every night. Service was fantastic and food was very good. It was an 8 night cruise and on one of our Chic nights they served lobster… We never did specialty dining..l used Cafe al Bacio a-lot .. specialty coffees really good the pastries etc were excellent.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Enough to do on sea days. Was surprised on the 4 sea days they only offered Bingo two times. Walked the deck on the joggingtrack and never used the gym.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
We saw 2 production shows that were excellent Topper and Life… the dancing was amazing in both shows with aerials Costumes in Topper were gorgeous. Then one night the singers did broadway songs incredibily well done. Another night in Theater they had the most incredible piano player, boy could he entertain! I found all the entertainment excellent. They had 2 nights of silent disco we just watched. It was packed.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Room got serviced twice a day and there was chocolate on our pillows every night. Wait staff in Main dining room excellent. They had my drink waiting for me every night. Wasnt hard to get a drink in pool area or lounge or theater. All the staff we encountered were so friendly .

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Loved the Ship clean and beautiful.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
It was listed as an obstructed view which was nothing. Our roomsteward kept the cabin spotless.

Ship tip

You'll love the ship

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5
We stayed in Miami and toured there. Took an Uber to Fort lauderdale onto ship right away.

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5
Loved this Island. Did a ships tour on a party open air bus which was so fun and excellent. Saw the church Our Lady of Alto Vista, California Lighthouse and saw many beautiful homes … we then went to Eagle Beach which was beautiful.. we were provided with a lounge chair and umbrella free of charge. We spent just over 2 hours there.

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5
We did another ship tour of the island. Saw fields of Aloe Vera , went to Curacao Liqueur Factory. Drove over the Queen Julianna Bridge. Had a great view of Ship at dock.ended up at Mambo beach for 2 hours. We were provided with a really comfortable lounge chair and umbrella . The water was so clear and a good beach for swimming. After we returned to the ship we walked the 15 minutes into Willemstad over the Queen Emma pontoon bridge. Pretty little city with colorful buildings.

Kralendijk, Bonaire

5 out of 5
Did another ship tour that took us to the Salt Flats, Willemstoren Lighthouse, Slave Huts and saw many flamingos and wild donkeys… tour made many stops so you could take pictures . Then we stopped at Sorobon Beach for 2 hours, which was gorgeous and you could wade out 1/2 a mile and were only up to your waist. The only downside was a chair was provided but umbrellas were few and it was very hot. … finally got shade under a palm tree. Could get drinks and food there too.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Was a breeze and we took the ships transfer to airport which made it easy.
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6 Comments

Gwbigdog     11 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Ruby13     11 months ago

Looks amazing, thank you for posting

TwisterSister86     11 months ago

Sounds like you had quite an awesome time! I did on the ship, as well, when I sailed on it for my first ever cruise! May your next cruise be amazing!

cruising2004     11 months ago

Sounds like you had a wonderful cruise! Thank you for your detailed review.

javawoody     11 months ago

Thanks for sharing your experience

karlgrgurich     11 months ago

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