We were looking for a relaxing vacation and a cruise out of Florida seemed like a good choice. We live east of Orlando and could drive down the day before, stay in Ft Lauderdale and have a nice dinner that night. Our stay at the Hotel Morrison in Dania Beach was great; not too expensive, good location, and a well maintained and clean hotel (highly recommend if you need to stay in the area). Dinner at Kelly's Landing, a nice relaxing seafood restaurant in Ft Lauderdale was very good too; a great start to our cruise vacation.

Embarkation went very well. We moved through the process with relative ease. Being Concierge class sped up the process. We were able to get our cabin right away, dropped off our carry-on luggage, and proceeded to the Concierge luncheon in the MDR. This allowed us to avoid the craziness that often occurs in the buffet when people scramble for tables and camp out until their cabins are available. As mentioned in other reviews, the menu for the Concierge luncheon is very limited; Celebrity could do a better job here. The nice thing was comfortable seating in a relaxing environment.

My wife and I were travelling with my brother and his wife; we've been on over 20 cruises and they have cruised well over 30 times. This was my 2nd time on Celebrity Equinox; I'm not a big fan of the layout of Celebrity ships. I prefer the open areas on newer, larger ships and feel the Equinox is too compartmentalized; it's like walking through mazes. The ship was just reconditioned and was in beautiful shape. It's just not my style ship. It was difficult to find a quiet place on the ship to read. During the day, it was too hot on our balcony, so I went to the library. It was extremely noisy, so I went exploring. The best spot I found was the Sky Lounge on deck 14 at the front of the ship; large and at times not being used for other activities. Read more