Celebrity Equinox Review
4.5 / 5.0
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10+ Cruises • Age 70s
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Sail Date: Mar 2016
Cabin: Concierge Class 2
This was our 4th Celebrity cruise and we were very happy with our choice of the Equinox. We are 55-64 age range couple cruising once or twice a year. We've been on most of the major cruise lines.
Embarkation in Ft. Lauderdale was easy. We did a park and cruise at the Homewood Suites Dania Beach, FL which included free parking for 21 days and a free shuttle to the port. We plan to use this type of service again as we drive to Florida for our cruises. Homewood suites offers some port views from top floors and we saw our ship dock even though we were 5 miles away.
We had lunch at Bistro after embarking. Slow service due to big crowd but food was delicious. We missed the Panninis they used to make. Cabins were ready by the time we finished lunch.
Cabin Review
Concierge Class 2
Cabin C2
Beautiful hump cabin facing aft. Huge balcony, nice table and chairs with footrests. Bed at balcony so we could enjoy first view of sea each day from our bed.
Port Reviews
St. Kitts (Port Zante)
Carambola Beach on our own. Nice beach area with clear water and small fish close to shore. Despite telling us they had beach service for drinks or food, no one ever came by. My husband went to the bar at 11 (opening time) and found the service surly at best. We left early and went back to the ship to enjoy cocktails there. Small cheap umbrellas gave shade for 1 1/2 of our chairs, not made for two chairs. I expected better so will look for another beach in the future.
Barbados
Loved our tour here. Excellent guides with humor and knowledge. Time flew by.
St. Maarten
We took a sunset champagne cruise with Eagle tours which we booked independently. This was with our Cruise Critic role call group. We had a fabulous time. Fun crew and lovely way to spend evening in St. Martin.
The next day we went to Little Divi Bay resort. What a wonderful day! the weather was great for swimming and we enjoyed. Highly recommend this beach. Take a cab there 10 min from port and plenty of cabs for return. Nice facilities.
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