Celebrity Equinox Review

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Review for the Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Celebrity Equinox
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KeithSanford
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Aug 2012
Cabin: Deluxe Veranda 2D

Having grown up with a belief that cruising was reserved only for the more mature and selectively, the very wealthiest of people, my family and I shared some wonderful holidays abroad, but we never cruised. After all, we were far too young and 'ordinary', so even contemplating a holiday that was specifically reserved for those of a grandparent's age and/or, as wealthy as a Sultan, was ridiculous! You needed to be in your sixties, (or older), ladies wore fur stoles to dinner, gentlemen donned suits and ties and if the QE2 wasn't your craft of choice, you really weren't part of the set darling. My, how things have changed?

The truth is, is that the popularity of cruising has exploded massively in recent years - as measured by 'Cruise Market Watch' - with the number of passengers worldwide having escalated from 3,774,000 in 1990, to a whopping 20,135,000 in 2012 and projections exist for this to reach a staggering 21,612,000 in 2014, (a twenty-four year increase of 573% if projections are correct?), so maybe, just maybe, the perception that fur stoles, three-piece suits, a purple rinse for the ladies, a handful of Brylcream for the gents and the requirement for passengers to also have a six-figure bank balance to pay for the vacation, are antiquated and very much no longer the case? This said, there are also the other perfectly valid prevailing reasons not to cruise; such as profound sea-sickness, being 'stuck on a boat with the same people', not being able to get off when you like, sleeping in a claustrophobically small cabin and one's loss of independence in not being able to do what you like, when you like. All rubbish!

Firstly, let me dispel the age old myths surrounding cruising. However, in order to do this, I need to ask you to keep an open mind, whilst I also need to bring you right up to date with the choice of cruise lines and vessels available, levels of service, (they'll be more written about this), the facilities available and whilst I'm not diving into specific pricing, you'll see for yourself that when compared to a two-week holiday in the EU, or the US, the bang that you get for your buck, is really quite remarkable?

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Deluxe Veranda 2D

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