The Equinox is a great ship! Our stateroom attendant was just wonderful. We had room service every morning and they were always on time. Checked in with us later to see if breakfast was good. We ate mostly in the main dining room and a few times at the buffet. We thought the food was very good.

Most of the shore excursions we did were thru private tours companies. They are just plain cheaper than the ship excursions and smaller groups so you can get around easier. We did do the ships excursion for Pompeii and the Amalfi coast and it did go well. No complaints. If anyone does a private tour in Ephesus, I highly recommend Ephesus Shuttle and ask for tour guide name Dicle Gundem. She is wonderful and speaks very good English and a few more languages.

Used the spa for a facial on board and it was wonderful. The pool areas were nice and never seemed overcrowded but we did spend a lot of time off the ship because of all the tours. They were full days. The theatre shows were wonderful and the casino could have been worse.