Celebrity Equinox Review
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We cruised last Christmas on the Silhouette and had a wonderful time, so we couldn't resist the opportunity to try it again this year. Seven days didn't seem like quite enough, so we opted for the Ultimate Christmas Cruise on the Equinox. Although the Equinox looks a lot like the Silhouette -- same class, most of the same amenities -- it was an entirely different experience for us. It was, however, delightful in its own right.
We flew into Ft. Lauderdale the morning of the 20th, purchased our transfers at the airport, and were on the first bus over to the terminal. Happily, the ship was ready for boarding by the time we arrived, and we flew through the embarkation process and boarded within a few minutes of arriving at the terminal. No lines! The crew welcomed us aboard with complimentary champagne and we sat in Cafe al Bacio and cooled our heels until the lunch buffet opened in the Oceanview Cafe. The cafe filled up quickly, and to make room for our fellow passengers, we decamped to a quiet nook on the 14th deck and waited until the staterooms were ready, around 1 p.m.
Our stateroom, a veranda room, was comparable to the one on the Silhouette. It was clean and roomy enough for three of us (a married couple and 11-year-old girl). We love the design of these rooms -- plenty of cleverly carved out storage space and a comfy queen size bed. Our daughter slept in a berth that the cabin attendants lowered from the ceiling each night. She said her bed wasn't quite as comfortable as ours way, but the upper berth will do for a small, lightweight person. The bed linens were high quality. Some of the towels we were given, however, were showing their age and should probably be retired. And one day, there was a shortage of clean beach towels, and our attendant had to "scrounge" for us before we left the ship. As always on Celebrity, however, our cabin attendants were wonderful and cleaned the room twice daily. On three of the nights, they left cute "towelimals" for our daughter, and of course, chocolates on the pillows.
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Our stateroom, a veranda room, was comparable to the one on the Silhouette. It was clean and roomy enough for three of us (a married couple and 11-year-old girl). We love the design of these rooms -- plenty of cleverly carved out storage space and a comfy queen size bed. Our daughter slept in a berth that the cabin attendants lowered from the ceiling each night. She said her bed wasn't quite as comfortable as ours way, but the upper berth will do for a small, lightweight person. The bed linens were high quality. Some of the towels we were given, however, were showing their age and should probably be retired. And one day, there was a shortage of clean beach towels, and our attendant had to "scrounge" for us before we left the ship. As always on Celebrity, however, our cabin attendants were wonderful and cleaned the room twice daily. On three of the nights, they left cute "towelimals" for our daughter, and of course, chocolates on the pillows.