Background information: This is my 7th cruise overall, DH 5th, and our 2nd on Celebrity Equinox. We did this exact same cruise last year, so it is hard to not compare our experience this time around with then. Some things were improved. We were disappointed to find that some things were changed or done away with that we enjoyed last year.
Hotel information: We stayed at the Sleep Inn, a budget hotel with $5 shuttle service to the pier. Convenient to a Walgreens, grocery store, and dining options. The staff was friendly and the shuttle from AP and to the pier was prompt. However, the room could have been cleaner, and the breakfast could have used some more healthy food options. It was adequate for one night.
Ship information: Beautiful and well maintained. It was tastefully decorated and felt more like a boutique luxury hotel than a cruise ship.
It seemed that there were fewer staff from last year doing the same amount of work, and we rarely saw our room steward. Our room was always cleaned and maintained, though. We are low-maintenance people, anyways, and didn't really have any issues, other than that our refrigerator never worked, but we didn't use it much anyways.