This was our 6th cruise on Equinox, 14th on Celebrity. We're 56 and 62, have cruised Celebrity and Princess. This was the Panama/W. Caribbean 11 day itinerary. We had an absolutely fantastic time on this cruise; one of the most enjoyable ever. We found the crew to be friendly, food was great, cabin location and service was excellent, itinerary was much more interesting than we'd thought it would be. We'd booked onboard last January, so we had a lot of onboard credit and standard ("Classic") drink packages included in the fare.

Embarkation: crowded at 11:30AM but moved fairly quickly and was trouble-free. We were onboard at 12:15. Possibly because it was busy, the port personnel were using two gangways, fore and mid-ship instead of just the mid-ship. We were sent forward, where there were no staff - we just walked onboard to an empty promenade deck, which was weird. We walked down the Promenade to the other gangway to get our red carpet welcome, hand sanitizer and cheap champagne (and to grab one of the many wait staff trolling the area so we could make a reservation at Tuscan - 30% off.) Rooms were ready shortly after 1PM.

Cabin was 9292, a 1A Veranda on the aft side of the "hump", near the atrium elevators. This is a GREAT cabin; quiet, huge covered veranda, sheltered from the wind, some forward view if you stand at the railing. Everything was in good working order. Cabin attendant Kimberle was friendly and super efficient. Very convenient to everything; we booked it again for January 2019. Read more