Celebrity Equinox Review
11 Night Western Caribean Cruise departed 30 Jan 2017
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While my wife and I enjoyed the cruise, it seems to us that Celebrity has slipped a bit since our last cruise with Celebrity. We were on deck six, balcony room 6293 that had an extra large veranda as it overlooked a specialty restaurant roof. The room was "obstructed view" but unless you wanted to look strait down at the water line, the view was fine, and we enjoyed the extra veranda space - easily large enough for 4 chairs and a table.
With the exception of the two "Ships Crew" entertainment productions that contained songs NO ONE knew, the entertainment was very good. The nightly shows in the main theater included a comedian, a juggler/comedian, a Beatles Tribute band, a rock and roll review, a Whitney Houston tribute, and a female imitation vocalist who was awesome, .
The check in was quick and efficient. We had no issue bringing on our two bottles of wine on board. The ships briefing and evacuation session was horrible - you sat for 45 minutes or more listening to the same message in 7 to 9 different languages. Not the way you want to start your cruise and the worst briefing experience we've had in our more than ten cruises.
Cabin Review
Deluxe Veranda 2D
Cabin was a veranda with obstructed view, but the obstruction was minor and we enjoyed the extra large patio. Cabin was very clean, and bed was nice. Bath was nicer than on our last Princess cruise with all glass walls and door. A little tight for closet and packing space, but we had 4 suitcases. We had Celebrity take all of their high price stuff out of the refrig so we could put some of our stuff in. If you wanted to watch a recent movie on your in-room TV, they were $15 each. And the several free movies you were offered were stuff from years ago.
Port Reviews
Puerto Limon
Took a bus tour on our own
Cozumel
Had Mexican lunch at Cafe Denis (diner just off the old town square). Lunch was very good with $2 coronas ($7 on the ship). Also shopped for booze at Maxi- Market. Much better prices than on ship. Taxi from our dock was $8 each way into town for up to 4 adults in a cab.