Despite the following experience my overall experience was good. My dinner dining was great and my waiter went out of his way to accommodate my requests on more then one occasion.
If you would like to do a shore excursion and are disabled, Celebrity does not assist you(due to insurance reasons) so you will need to book private excursions or bring an assistant with you.
I had a unique ...
This was our fourth Celebrity Cruise in a year. We did two on the Reflection last year and one on the Summit. Overall, enjoyed the cruise except for the food. Most of the food on the lunch and dinner buffet was never hot and usually just warm. Ordered salmon and other fish selections a few nights and just couldn't eat it, very fishy. Last night turkey and stuffing on menu. Stuffing was ...
So I have been on Royal Caribbean , Disney and carnival Wow! So far this is no where close to other Celebrity ships as others have stated.
Unbelievable lack of attention or detail
We had no problems getting on the ship, the streamlined process is a breeze. That said you board the ship at a low level with no one at the ship when you walk on. Weird, no one greets you on deck 4.
Ship is as ...
After cruising with Princess three times, we decided to try Celebrity. The Equinox is a smaller and older ship compared to the Royal & Regal Princess. Overall the ship was in good shape. It is apparent that they are letting some routine maintenance items go since the ship is going into dry dock later this spring.
Our biggest issue with the ship was the pool area. The outdoor pool area is small ...
I was looking forward to this post-holidays getsway. Weather was cooperative all week. I chose to stay on the ship rather than venture off in Grand Cayman/Mexico because the excursions offered did not excite me; I wanted to take advantage of the ship’s amenities and resort feel, instead. No regrets in that department.
This particular cruise attracted an older crowd (which I liked) than the ...
We chose the Equinox rather late as we decided just before Thanksgiving that we wanted to be on a ship for the New year. Upon looking at available cruises, the Equinox came up as most affordable option of remaining balcony options. We did get the Aqua class and as such got to dine each evening in Blu. The food and service were five star here and we arrived each night at our leisure and got table ...
We were a large group of 10 family members - all adults with one 17 yr old. I have cruised over 20 times, mostly on Royal, several times with Princess and once with Carnival. We tried Celebrity because I had often heard it was "a notch above" Royal Caribbean. This was not our experience.
Embarkation was awful - we had Elite status but the Celebrity member controlling our line was never ...
This was our first cruise so wasn't truly sure what to expect. We had two balcony rooms with the concierge class, we were a family of four including two teenage girls. We picked Celebrity due to the reputation of being one of the more exclusive cruise lines.
I will start with the positives:
1) Boat was very clean and we were impressed with the use of the space in the rooms. The ...
We got on the ship quickly after getting dropped off by a super shuttle. But their was a wait to get on with having to go through security and then to wait in line to get our key cards.
We were given champagne when we got on the ship but we're told glasses were not allowed in the elevator as I'm sure people would leave them in it when done drinking.
We got to the buffet and there were no ...
This was our 9 Celebrity Solstice class cruise in past 5 years. We usually cruise aboard the Reflections, and Silhouette ships. Usually food has been excellent (10 out of 10) but on the Equinox cruise the food was poor. We only had 2 very good meals in Main Dining Room, only fair meals in the buffet and even the upscale Tuscan Grill was just very good (not excellent like before). We also ...