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Celebrity Equinox Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 4
Helpful Votes: 109

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
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Celebrity Equinox

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

Sail date: December 10, 2023

Ship: Celebrity Equinox

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 1180

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 5 months ago

Review summary

Except for a terrible in room concierge experience my overall cruise was very good.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
A very smooth experience. Lots of people to help if you need it.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The food is always exceptional. Please try Murano, you will be very happy you did.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Bingo! Big pay outs.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Very good entertainment.

Children's Programs

I’m a senior

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The service is always fantastic. I have only one complaint. I had concierge service that includes daily canapés delivered to my cabin. In the past I’ve throughly enjoyed these surprises in my cabin. But this time they repeated the canapés every other day. When I complained they didn’t offer a solution, just sorry, we’ll pass it on. Plus the canapés were terrible. One example was a short pretzel stick wrapped with ham. The meat caused the pretzel to absorb moisture….gross! Then there were small salad portions that were available at the buffet. Plus now they have a room charge for room service. Very disappointing and I’m an elite member.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
The layout was great and easy to get around. The ship was kept clean. But this ship is worn out. When I arrived the first thing I noticed was that paint was missing and chipped on the exterior. Carpets inside were stained.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
The carpet in my cabin had several areas of stains. Pretty gross when you want to walk barefoot. The floor of my shower needed updating. My tv remote control was filthy. Not just dirty, it was filthy.

Ship tip

Maybe consider a different ship. If the itinerary is what you want then be prepared for a less than average celebrity ship.

Ports of call

George Town, Grand Cayman

4 out of 5
Lots of shopping. I’ve been there several times.

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5
Beautiful island

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5
Visit the caves! Very nice experience with a great staff of people.

Kralendijk, Bonaire Did not visit port

I had a spa experience while we were ported here.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
The cruise staff onboard were very clear that people who had tagged their luggage would need to wait until people who were walking off had disembarked first. But that didn’t happen so it was a complete disaster onboard due to people who refused to listen.
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