This was a great cruise. We have been on 40+ cruises. We are 66 & 78 years young. We have 23 cruise credits on Celebrity. We flew to Ft. Lauderdale a day early and met 2 other couples. We stayed at the Fairfield Inn on Griffin Road and took their free shuttle to the hotel.

We took the 10 AM shuttle to the port. It wa $8 per person. Only the 6 of us were on this shuttle. We arrived at the port, checked our luggage & went through security. It was then I realized I had left my hand carry-on bag on the shuttle. It had meds, jewelry, airline tickets in it. I called the hotel & they called the driver. The bag was on the shuttle. He called me back, turned around was back at the port within 15 minutes. We checked in at the Elite line and were on the ship within minutes. We were met with champagne. Our cabins were ready about 1:30.

Michael Bayley was onboard the Equinox on the morning we boarded. We were told by several staff and crew members that he visited to meet with staff about some upcoming changes. Some had already been implemented. Read more