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Celebrity Equinox Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

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Review: 1
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Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
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Celebrity Equinox

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

Sail date: February 15, 2024

Ship: Celebrity Equinox

Cabin number: 8298

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 months ago

Review summary

Overall, this cruise was one of the best one that we have taken. It had 2800 guests and 1200 crew members. Only 47 children were onboard. They had 8 elevators, which never broke down. Now, that's important! The pools, hot tubs, shows, food, great service, wonderful crew and captain were superb! We will definitely book another cruise on a Celebrity ship! We now have some wonderful memories and pictures!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
The embarkation was one of the best ones we have had. Smooth sailing and no drama. It was fairly quick!. We were surprised of how quick we boarded the ship!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The main dining rooms were awesome. The food was delicious and plentiful! The Oceanview Cafe's buffet was wonderful. We had so much to choose from. The presentation was beautiful!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
There was so many activities for all! Pool Parties, Cornhole, Pool Volleyball, Glass Blowing Classes, Etc

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The shows were awesome! Comedian Lamont Ferguson was hilarious! The Divas 3 were outstanding. The Equinox singers, actors and acrobats were breath taking. The Theatre was absolutely beautiful!

Children's Programs

Did not travel with children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Amir, our room steward treated us like a king and queen. He was on point the entire cruise. Our dining room waiters were Alexandro and Linda. They were great! Wonderful smiles and personalities. Kristopher was one of the managers of the dining room. He was at our table every evening making sure that we were good! A young lady by the name of ElJoy in the Oceanview Cafe (buffet) She had the most beautiful smile and always made sure that we had everything that we needed. We really ate a lot!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
It took us a few days to learn the ship but we got it. We actually loved the layout. We were expecting a little bigger foyer though. They had a few events in the foyer on the 3rd floor but we could never find a seat to be comfortable.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
We had a Veranda, which made it very cozy and private. The overall size was good and the bed was comfortable. Our cabin was always kept clean.

Ship tip

Make sure you book a cabin with a balcony. You will not regret it!

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

George Town, Grand Cayman

3 out of 5
We had an excursion on this port to The St. James Castle and Botanical Gardens. We were a little disappointed when we arrived at the Castle because it was closed due to a private event. We were told that we would be refunded 40% of our fee. I'm not sure how to go about getting that refund, but I do have a Customer Service number to call. It was booked through Choice Privileges, but ran by Cay Tours. It was 6 in our group.

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5
We liked this port. We did do an excursion tour on the 2nd day there. It was very nice and informative. We booked our excursion through Choice.

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
We opted to do the self disembarkation due to us having an early flight. We did have to take our own luggage off and rolling them on carpet was kind of difficult. But we made it through. It took us about an hour to get off the ship.
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7 Comments

Fasted7070     7 months ago

Good review. Was on your sailing.

javawoody     8 months ago

Appreciate the posting

TwisterSister86     8 months ago

What a fantastic review! May things go much better at Grand Cayman whenever you're there again!

karlgrgurich     8 months ago

Glad you had a great time. Elevators working should be the norm!

NavasotaCruiser     8 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience with us and including the details of the trip you enjoyed. We enjoy Celebrity too and are looking forward to another cruise in 11 days.

Gwbigdog     8 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Ruby13     8 months ago

Thank you for sharing

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