This was our first family cruise.

Celebrity Equinox Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 7
Helpful Votes: 82

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
Celebrity Equinox

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

Sail date: June 24, 2023

Ship: Celebrity Equinox

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 8336

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 10 months ago

Review summary

This was the best cruise. We had the best family get together ever!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Quick and accommodating. Got on and to our rooms immediately.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Love the food everywhere we went. My grandson (6 years old) loved La Petite Chef.

Sunset Bar

5 out of 5

Great place to meet up before and after dinner. Drinks were perfect.

Room Service

5 out of 5

Our Butler went above and beyond.

Retreat Lounge

5 out of 5

The perfect place to unwind.

Luminae

5 out of 5

Delicious Food and Service.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Had a blast with everyone at the Silent Disco! Enjoyed the music dancing in the main atrium.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
All the ships musicians were great!

Children's Programs

5 out of 5
My six year old grandson loved everything about it. He couldn't wait to go every day!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Perfect. The staff (including chefs) at Luminae were amazing. They made a special cake for our grandson's kindergarten graduation. They also did a photo of all the waiters, chefs beverage manager etc that helped make his day so special.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Always clean and well maintained

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Our cabin was well taken care of. We had a amazing butler who held a family party in our cabin! Perfect

Ship tip

Love this ship! My very first favorite. Perfectly set up.

Ports of call

Oranjestad, Aruba

1 out of 5
Dirty, expensive, crowded. Excursion was boring.

Willemstad, Curacao

4 out of 5

Kralendijk, Bonaire

5 out of 5
Great port. Clean, friendly and some nice venues and places to sit and have a bite or a drink.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
No problems at all. Everything went smootly.

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8 Comments

Ruby13     10 months ago

Thank you for sharing. This will be on the equinox in September at Barcelona. Looking forward to it.

BurtR     10 months ago

Booked on the equinox for September. Thanks for the review

TwisterSister86     10 months ago

Glad to hear that you loved cruising on this ship as much as I did! Happy continued cruising!

Gwbigdog     10 months ago

Thanks for sharing

cruising2004     10 months ago

Glad everyone had a wonderful time! Thanks for sharing.

javawoody     10 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Niavlys     10 months ago

Wow, glad to see that you enjoyed your cruise... Your grandson surely had a beautiful cake... Tks for sharing

VAcruisenut     10 months ago

Sounds wonderful. Thanks for sharing!

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