Celebrity Equinox Review

Mediterranean cruising was fantastic!

Review for the Western Mediterranean Cruise on Celebrity Equinox
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10+ Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Jul 2013
Cabin: Deluxe Veranda 2A
Traveled with children

We are in our 40's and traveled with our two kids (ages 14 & 12) and also my in-laws (ages 70's) so there is a wide range of ages and we all had the same experience. Our trip did not start well as Celebrity allowed ONLY one hour connection for an international flight. Our plane was delayed getting into Atlanta so we just missed our connection. We could see the plate at our gate but they would not let us on. Shame on Celebrity for such a short connection. A lovely woman at the Delta help desk spent 2hours getting us another flight. We were rerouted and made it to the ship with 15min to spare. After we got on we all finally relaxed.

The ship - after cruising 10-15 times this is the nicest ship we have ever been on and it's our third with Celebrity. The rooms are good size and the shower is the largest we have ever had on a ship. If you love to lay by the pool you might not be so happy as it is jammed packed every single day. Our favorite part of this ship is the real grass on the top aft of the ship where they do a glass blowing show every day. This is normally where a third pool would be (hence the crowdedness of two pools). The glass blowing was our favorite part on this ship. We missed only one show the entire time. They auction off 6-7 pieces at the end of the cruise and my in-laws and I each brought home a piece of art to remind us of this great trip. The crepe place (Bistro on 5) is good and worth the $5 (especially the dessert crepes)

Dining - I saw reviews before we left saying the food was bland and terrible. We all thought the food was excellent and the setting is lovely. Going back to we have cruised over 10-15 times, I would say this is the best food (besides Disney cruise) we have ever had in the regular dining room. The specialty dining is excellent except for the Asian. It was good but not worth the extra $35/per person. It's just average Asian. My favorite was the Italian and my husband's favorite was the French so I think you should try both. You can see whales from the Italian dining room as it is on the far back and the whales like to follow the waves around sunset.

Cabin Review

Deluxe Veranda 2A

Cabin 2A

Great size shower, very nice size room. At first appears to have little storage but two giant bins above bed give ample storage. Would not be enough for 4 people thought. Perfect for 2. Room is big enough for 4 but not enough storage for four in my opinion. Nice balcony and quiet location.

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