CRUISE REVIEW CELEBRITY EQUINOX 6 AUGUST 2010 EASTERN MEDITERANEAN

We arrived at Civitavecchia at about 11:00am. A clearly marked Celebrity Cruises shuttle bus was waiting at the port entrance, which left for the ship with just us on board after taking our luggage from us. No demands were made by porters for tips who appeared happy to do so without and were very pleasant. We went to check in a large tent, which took only a few minutes. Prior to doing so, we were asked to complete a questionnaire about our current health, which took a minute or so, then went straight to the check in desk, which was empty. We had EU passports, which were checked and returned to us. I did hear later that some passports, and I presume that these were non-EU ones, were taken from passengers and returned much later in the cruise, but I have no further information regarding that.

We tried to gain access to our room prior to 1:30 pm, but it was not ready. We had read on blogs that Bistro on 5 was good and went there to check it out, but it served only pancakes and salad and was not to our taste and we took the lift to Deck 14 and at in the Ocean View Cafe, which had plenty of ocean view tables available. At 1:30 pm, an announcement was made that rooms were ready. Rooms are very comfortable and the bathrooms are better than in some hotels I have been in. Read more