Celebrity Equinox Review
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I don't have a whole lot of cruising experience but we were very satisfied with this trip.
We flew into Fort Lauderdale a day early to help avoid weather related delays. We stayed at the Hampton Inn Fort Lauderdale Airport North Cruise Port. This hotel is not located at the marina, but they do have a free shuttle service from the airport to the hotel and from the hotel to the marina. We had to schedule the shuttle for the next day upon our arrival and then had to wait almost 40 minutes after our scheduled time for the shuttle to actually arrive to take us to the marina. One slight problem but I would stay there again!
The ship is monstrously huge. It is bigger than previous ships I was on but the design is very similar to the Celebrity Summit (sailed in 2011). It is a beautiful ship and everything was very easy to find. One issue is that this ship can carry more passengers than the Summit, but the pool area, etc is the same size as the Summit. Seems strange with carrying 800+ more passengers.
Cabin Review
Deluxe Veranda 2B
The location of 7303 was almost the last cabin at the rear of the ship. It is an odd cabin and when I looked inside other cabins as they were cleaning it seemed to be smaller (narrower). The veranda was small and had two chairs and a table but it was plenty big enough for the two of us. A downside is there was a constant smell of cigarette smoke when we were out on the veranda. Very disappointing since Celebrity states that there is definitely no smoking (including verandas) any where on the ship except in the few designated areas.
We had the beds separated because it was my daughter and I travelling but it didn't impact the space we had. There is a couch, flat screen t.v., and a vanity/chair. If you have not been on a cruise before, please note that most cabins do not have very many electrical outlets. I always travel with an extension cord because I have a medical device that needs to be plugged in. A 15 foot plug reaches from the nightstand to the outlet located at the vanity but I had to run it under the bed. The closet was large enough that we both had enough room for the items we needed to hang. The bathroom was quite roomy for being on a ship and had a far sized corner shower and lots of cabinet space.