Celebrity Equinox Review
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My wife and I are relatively experienced cruisers, having been on 11 during the past 8 years. We've often been on Celebrity and like it a lot, but up to now our experience with them was limited to Constellation and her sister ship Millenium. So we decided to try this repo cruise on Equinox, flying to Rome, picking up the ship in Civitavecchia and then leisurely returning to Ft. Lauderdale via Florence, Toulon, Cartagena (Spain) and Madeira.
Things to like:
Embarkation at Civitavecchia. Some people on previous cruises had had long lines and lots of wait time. I guess we were lucky. Our bus arrived, we got off and literally walked straight up to the booking agent (it looked like they had at least 40 of them at the long counter). Since we had done the paperwork online I signed for the credit card, got our pictures taken and then we were onboard. Painless.
Cabin Review
Small but very well laid-out. Less storage space than on other ships. Bathroom small but well designed, new shower design with no shower curtain is a joy. Balcony was fine, but we didn't use it much. In-room TV is a colossal pain in the behind - takes forever to boot up, is temperamental. Cabin steward was absolutely average - got the job done, but just barely.