We are a family that has found cruising the Caribbean to be the perfect winter getaway! Our party includes 30+ husband and wife with a teenage daughter and 60+ father. This was our first sailing with Celebrity and we choose to sail on the Equinox because of the itinerary first and Celebrity's wonderful reputation second. We were aware that Celebrity is enjoyed by more mature passengers but have to admit a bit of culture shock upon arrival at the port and realized that our party was about the youngest there, including my father.

Equinox is a beautiful ship and we found it easy to find our way around. It wasn't long until we felt at home. We loved the library and the comfortable lounge chairs on the deck. The solarium was always quiet and peaceful. We enjoyed the number of whirlpools and there was always room available whenever we wanted to soak. The smoker in our party was pleasantly surprised at the several areas that allowed smoking. The entertainment was good and the musicians talented.

We were disappointed the the two main pools were not heated and found the water too cold to swim during the trip. We also found the schedule for the evening shows conflicted with our late dinner seating. Our past experiences have been to see the shows before a late dinner but the first show didn't start until 8pm with the second usually around 10 to 11 pm. We found the main dinning room cramped and difficult to move in. It was nice to be able to ask our room attendant for a menu from the main dinning room to order room service. We had several nice meals on our balcony. Read more