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Celebrity Equinox Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

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Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 20

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5
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Celebrity Equinox

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

Sail date: January 27, 2024

Ship: Celebrity Equinox

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6312

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 9 months ago

Review summary

I found the ship needs to be refurbished and updated. They nickel and dime you for everything. You can’t even get a plastic bottle of water without a drink plan for both of you. The slot machines in the casino were the worse. Penny machines were almost a dollar. Why call them penny machines. When playing tables no one came over to ask if you wanted a drink.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very easy and efficient

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
The main dining room food weee small portions and just ok. I would say somewhat better than diner food most nights. The buffet had plenty of different choices and the food was ok. The drinks won the main dining room if you had the drink package weee great. The wait staff were wonderful and everyone was so friendly and always ready to meet your needs.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
The ship has a nice clean gym although very busy in the morning. The 2 outdoor pools were very small. The music at the pool was good.

Entertainment

2 out of 5
There were 2 show like performances that were good. The comedian one night was hysterical and the musician and pianist was great. The other nights were subpar with some singing and music. I feel celebrity as cut corners with everything.

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The wait staff, steward and ship personnel were always friendly and listened to your needs.

Ship Quality

2 out of 5
The ships layout was easy. The ship was very clean. The staff were always polishing and cleaning. I just felt the ship needs a furniture update and i felt there was either dirt or mold on the pool deck ceiling when you sat by the window area.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The comfort, size and cleanliness of the cabin was excellent.

Ship tip

Unless you’re a being drinker, even the classic drink package is expensive. Not worth it.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5
Port fine and embarking ship was easy.

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5
Nice port. Took private tour around island.

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5
Nice town. Nice places to see when walking off ship.

Kralendijk, Bonaire

3 out of 5
Did not get off ship although from the ship the town looked pretty.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Embarkment was easy and very organized.
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2 Comments

Ruby13     9 months ago

All the reviews I read about the Equinox are great, sorry for your experience

TwisterSister86     9 months ago

I took my very first cruise on this ship, and I had such an amazing experience in every way. I'm glad that you seemed to enjoy the ports, and I hope you'll find the food to be higher than diner quality on your next cruise.

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