Celebrity Equinox Review

Celebrity vs. Princess

Review for the Southern Caribbean Cruise on Celebrity Equinox
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Sail Date: Feb 2012
Cabin: Concierge Class 3

Prior to this cruise, we had always sailed with Princess except for one sorry cruise on Holland America. At the urging of our daughter (also our TA) who got us a good deal, we decided to take a cruise on the Celebrity Equinox to see what we may have been missing. Our cabin had provision for a third passenger so we invited my sister to join us.

Embarkation: living on Vancouver Island, we've found that flying from Seattle to Orlando on Alaska Airlines is the easiest and most direct way to get to cruises originating in Florida. Our cruise left Fort Lauderdale on Feb. 24 so we flew into Orlando on Feb. 23rd and drove down to Fort Lauderdale arriving at the Port at 2:30 PM. We dropped off the bags and my sister and drove to FFL to drop off the car. Back by taxi at 3 PM ($16)and we walked straight up to the counter, collected our cruise cards and walked on board. There was no one to greet us or direct us to our room. Fortunately I had studied the ship plans on line and was able to locate the cabin quickly. At 3:30, the Safety Drill was held - we were directed to Murano on deck 5 to watch a video. I thought it was poorly done compared to what we experienced on our last Princess cruise.

Cabin: we had a Concierge Class balcony on Deck 10 aft. Compared to Princess balconies, we found the cabin seemed smaller, probably due to the shape which was a long rectangle compared to the more square Princess cabins. With this shape, the distance between the foot of the bed and the wall was rather tight. The trundle bed was actually a small sofa with a mattress which was laid on top at night. It would not be comfortable for anyone over five and a half feet tall. My sister also place the small coffee table with a pillow or two beside the mattress to ensure that she didn't roll onto the floor. Storage space was poor compared to Princess but the shower was definitely better than on Princess.

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Concierge Class 3

Cabin C3

Good location towards the stern. 3rd person should be either a child or short adult. Closet space tight.

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