It has become an annual winter tradition for us to escape the harsh Maine winter for a week aboard a Caribbean cruise. In January 2018 we had cruised Celebrity for the first time aboard the Summit. We fell in love with that ship, however it was scheduled to go through the Edgefication retrofit during our normal cruising window, so it wasn't available. We decided for 2019 we would give Equinox a go on an Eastern Caribbean itinerary.

We stayed in Miami the night before at the new Hilton Garden Inn near the cruise terminal, which is a great place to stay by the way. Embarkation was a very smooth process, honestly probably one of the best. We were sailing Aqua Class. We arrived at the recommended time provided ahead of time by Celebrity, and I'd say from the time we were in line until we were on the ship itself was probably no more than 10-15 minutes.

Once aboard, while waiting for the rooms to open up, we did the usual scoping out of the ship to see where everything was. I don't know if it's because we aren't as novice cruisers anymore, or if it's the layout of the ship itself, but it seemed very intuitive, like it all just made sense, so it wasn't too hard to find anything. Read more