We arrived back from a 12 night cruise on the beautiful Equinox last night and I wish we were still there. It was a smooth short trip in a taxi from Barcelona airport to the port. We arrived very early at around 11am and we were stepping on board at 11.30am very happy to be walking around an empty ship so early. Annoyingly I'd forgotton to pack swim gear in hand luggage which you think I'd have remembered not being a cruise newbie. A 630am flight from Gatwick, UK which was far too early but quickly became just a memory when we were sipping welcome drinks poolside!

I was travelling with my husband and 12 year old son and having cruised Royal Caribbean numerous times I was a bit concerned about whether there would be enough to entertain my son. Although we did miss the iceskating and mini golf & larger arcade area he was lucky enough to hook up with some lovely kids in the X club and enjoy activities on the 3 sea days and in the evenings too.

Concierge Class was worth the extra money in my opinion for the location. We loved being on deck 10 - the library level, sandwiched between layers of cabins so it was nice & quiet. We didnt think much of the canapes - they were quite repetitive and we stopped having them for the last 4 nights. We didnt eat the fruit but we liked the flowers, robes, toiletries etc. I would only book again for the location I think. Read more