Celebrity Equinox Review
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Our first Celebrity cruise, and our favorite cruise ever, by a pretty big margin.
Aside from a small hick-up with a slow embarkation, a great experience start to finish.
The tone was set before we even managed to find our way into the Oceanview Café, when Christopher, a bathroom attendant, noticed me scanning for signs for a men's room and motioned me over to show me the way. He was so very friendly, and it became a going joke the whole cruise as we ran into each other many times. We ended up having quite a few chats, as he is a very engaging and intelligent young man. We were pleased to discover that his perfect combination of friendliness and competence were the norm, not the exception on Equinox. This crew was by far the happiest we have experienced on any ship, from Capt. Leo on down.
Cabin Review
Deluxe Veranda 1A
Our stateroom was 8144, starboard side relatively near the bow. It was clean and functional, I think a slightly larger bathroom and shower than I recall from Oasis and Freedom class RCCL ships, and slightly smaller closets, but plenty large enough for 10 days of clothing for 2 of us, and we didn’t pack light (no lie, we had a checked suitcase full of nothing but shoes). We had our steward keep our min-bar /fridge cabinet locked so there would be no confusion. The balcony was normal sized, 2 wood deck chairs and a low table, comfortable enough to sit and read for an hour or so…. Our room was serviced twice a day and kept quite clean, no complaints there. We didn’t get any folded towel animals, but I think we’ve probably seen all of the ones that can be created anyway, so no big deal. We had an issue with our safe door not working about mid cruise, but it was quickly remedied by Customer Service. My biggest complaint about the stateroom is the same one I have had about every stateroom on every ship I’ve been on, the AC just doesn’t get the room as cool as I like for sleep. It was operational, kept the room at a consistent probably 72-74 degrees even on the days we had sun on our side of the ship and some days the outside temp flirted with 100. I just would like it to get cooler, but I guess ships just aren’t built that way. The navigation channel is not as detailed as RCCL; only one static map, no route traveled is noted, no trip knots traveled, no sea depths, etc. Other than that the TV system seemed very similar. One neat feature is that you can view your photos on the TV system, but some time on the last evening they take those down.