I have always been of the opinion that nothing is 100% perfect but the Equinox and its staff just about proved me wrong on this occasion. Like all the Solstice class ships the Equinox is a cut above the rest and I love the elegant design accompanied by excellence in service and quality throughout.
We boarded from terminal 18 in Port Everglades and I arrived at 130pm instead arriving much earlier as on previous cruises and the terminal was empty. From kerbside to boarding took less than 20 minutes. I had lunch at the Oceanview Café which is the buffet and the choice and quality is very good. The cabins were made available during lunch and the bag arrived later in the afternoon. Following a tedious emergency drill in the ships theatre we left port a little later than scheduled. With only 2 ships in port that day this was the best departure procedure I have ever experienced in South Florida.
I enjoy eating in a full service restaurant rather than a buffet so most of my evening meals were in the main dining room. I found the food quality to be consistently high and sometimes excellent with a good variety of options. On that first evening the prime rib was a great start to 10 days of eating well. I also found the full service breakfast in the main dining room to be a pleasant experience with a good selection of options.