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OP, Thank you so much for your review! Would you mind sharing what cabin you were in? Just curious as you noted that it was not "refreshed." I thought I had read somewhere that some cabins on Equinox were refurbished and some were not due to the shortened time for renovation because of the crane accident. We are sailing the Equinox in June and am totally prepared for the "old room" but still a small part of me is hoping for the luck of an "updated" cabin as I felt they did a nice job (sailed Silhouette after the revolution and loved the updated cabin). Thanks again for taking the time to share your experiences. Much appreciated 🙂

Ugh....hope you get this sorted out quickly and great reminder to take aboard printed confirmation (although I know many people do not like to print everything). Showing printed proof of purchase at GR helped resolve the issue VERY quickly when I had upgraded to premium package before sailing. Everything showed properly on-line before leaving home, but when we boarded my stateroom card indicated Classic so simply showed the paperwork at GR and he instantly printed me another card reflecting the upgrade. Have another fabulous sailing Charla, and as always looking forward to following along 😊

Oh nuts....we sail Equinox June 10 so will miss him. Terrific review! Thank you so much for taking the time to share 😊

You are correct Chemmo....we have been on the Silhouette since the refurb and yes the basketball court was no longer there. And thank you for the morning laugh over coffee about your exercise regimen 🤣 (although I tend to follow the same exercise routine as you lol)

Maybe they took the lobster from the Equinox and sent them to your ship 😄 Just checked X app menus for our upcoming cruise and the lobster is not listed anymore in the MDR (it was when I looked a couple of weeks ago, and had the * indicating the upcharge to order a second one)

Thank you OrcaGirl for a great review so far! Looking forward to following along 😊 So glad for you that the phone and passport issues were both resolved......was feeling panicked for you by proxy just reading about it as can relate, lol (my hubby lost his wallet on our way to a cruise once....luckily found out within about 20 minutes where it had dropped out of his pocket and within an hour had it back in hand but an absolutely horrible way to start a cruise! Especially when the border agent was giving us a hard time about re-crossing the border to get back into Canada to pick it up.) Anyways, have a fabulous cruise!!!

Our favourite ship also! Cannot comment on the food or anything else that is currently happening onboard the Silhouette as we have not sailed her since just before the pandemic. But at our last sailing (Feb of 2020) she had just undergone a major refurbishment so was in excellent shape. You say that you do like cleanliness....every X ship we have sailed on including the Silhouette has been very clean so hopefully that continues and should not be an issue. I think I saw a thread titled something to the effect of "Just got off the Silhouette this morning" or something like that so should be some good up-to-date info there. Enjoy!

Thank you so much, jelayne. Makes sense.

David you are hilarious! Loving your review so far and all of the laughs you are providing! Thanks for giving us something fun to read after work every day! Have a fabulous cruise😊

True!

Great post terrydtx and agree with all of your comments. But where I honestly become a bit confused and hoping you or someone else can help me understand is how/why they continue to raise prices when the ships are not sailing full? I have read several posts of some ships sailing a few hundred to even several hundred passengers below capacity so to my way of thinking, would Celebrity not lower the prices to fill the cabins? Granted I have a pretty rudimentary understanding of economics lol

Heading to the original or South Shore location? Or both lol??? Happy 50th!!!

MamaFej completely off-topic but love the words inside of your flower!!!!! (fellow Ukrainian here lol)

Agree with those who have mentioned the Swizzle Inn (their motto is Swizzle Inn, Swagger Out! 😉 They are delicious!!!). It is kind of 'tradition' to go to the Swizzle Inn on Bermuda and enjoy a pitcher or two (there are two Swizzle Inn's on the island.....the original one is out by the airport). Dockyards as previously noted is also a lot of fun, and lots of good places to eat in Hamilton. A fabulous island with beautiful beaches. Heck, sorry.....I just realized that I did not add anything different than anyone else has posted lol. Anyways, have a fabulous anniversary/birthday cruise! 😊

Yikes! We are a group of seven on the Equinox in June and have booked our reservations in MDR already but seemingly this no longer matters. For your saved table, did your group attend the dining room at the "same time" as your original reservations or did you have to go earlier than the time you had reserved? Any advice/insight would be appreciated. TIA

So wonderful to read your enthusiasm!!!! Hope you find the rest of your cruise is just as fantastic as the first couple of hours that you were onboard, and looking forward to reading more of your impressions. Enjoy every minute of your first cruise on Celebrity 😊

Ugh.....sorry to hear of your experience steveculf. I certainly hope that your cruise experience was wonderful but as you noted, understandably overshadowed by concern regarding the flights home.

Lol.....I didn't either until it happened to me 😄

Just logged back in and lo and behold the remaining four missing points of five from the last webinar are there. Strange but will take it! Saves me a phone call tomorrow lol

Thank you so very much drakes2. Truly appreciate it! Btw off-topic..... I think it was you who commented the other night in another post about enjoying wines out towards Niagara Falls area? Not sure what you specifically enjoy but two (unsolicited lol) recommendations are Domaine Queylus in Vineland for some beautiful reds and if you enjoy sparklings, KEW Vineyards in Beamsville offers some of the loveliest around our area. Thanks again☺️

Ugh!! I only received one point instead of the five. I have been lucky to escape the curse of the PUP IT issues of missing points until now. And of course these points would put me within three of the next tier. Can somebody please share the number to call to get this corrected? (sorry never the took the number down previously as never had an issue and have no idea how many pages back it was last listed). Something obviously registered at their end that I watched it if they provided a point! TIA to whoever can help me out with the number.

Aww nuts! Was any explanation provided?

Please come back to this thread and let us know the result for your cruise aboard the Equinox. Exactly the same situation as you with three adjoining cabins on this same ship in June with the same plan of requesting they open the balcony partitions. Had no issue the last time we sailed the Equinox with this request but that was several years ago so maybe it's changed. If this is indeed a new policy would be curious to learn the rationale behind it. One would think with the multibillion dollar debt they are dealing with, along with recent cutbacks in food/quality, reduction in OVC offerings at dinner, new room service charges, etc., and then dealing with the fallout of these decisions from unhappy cruisers, they wouldn't have the time or inclination to worry about a policy to not open connecting balcony partitions at a customers request? But that's just my way of thinking. 😊 Regardless, I hope that you have a wonderful cruise aboard a truly great ship!

Wonderful review ADPMOM! Thank you so much for sharing your time, thoughts and some absolutely fabulous photos with us (that one of the moon with your "real" camera (vs. your iphone) was amazing!) Enjoy your next cruise ☺️

So sorry to learn about Mr. Chemmo. You and your hubby always provided wonderful and very helpful posts. Sending hugs to you and your family, Mrs. Chemmo.