stinsowm

Just returned from the Anthem of the Seas and overall had a nice time. However, I have never been on a ship where staff kept asking if we were going to rate them a 10. We dined in chops on night 1 and our waiter who did a nice job asked not once but 4 times to make sure to rate him a 10. It really felt uncomfortable. One afternoon early in the sailing, we also had the person at the ice cream soft serve station say perfect 10 as he gave us our ice cream. I know many depend on the survey results to get bonus money but they really need to not be so pushy about the ratings. The other sour point was the pushing of the specialty restaurants. I understand it day one but they kept pushing it during our time in the windjammer and even coming out of the Diamond crown lounge. The good about the sailing was our stateroom attendant was always smiling and kept us clean. We were in a standard balcony cabin and there was plenty of storage and the bed was very comfortable. We also thought the cruise director was outstanding and the entertainment was great! The ship was large but easy to navigate. Sorry to vent a bit regarding the pushing of 10's and restaurant sales. A cruise vacation is still an amazing vacation overall. You unpack once and get to travel to some pretty amazing ports of call.

Enjoying your review so far. I am on this ship in early September so I am following along. Will be curious to see your transportation arrangements to Southhampton and back too. thanks!

Hi Everyone, I am Walter from Nashville sailing with my partner David on this New Years Cruise on the Equinox. We hope to meet new friends while on board. I know they are hosting daily an evening event at the martini bar around 8. I have been on the equinox a few times, so if anyone has any questions about the ship, please let me know. You may find us dressed alike quite a bit. : ) Happy Holidays to everyone and can't believe our sailing is less than a week!! Walter

Just back from the Reflection. Sadly we noticed a decline in the dining room food as well. The choices were also less than prior cruises. The service for the most part was still excellent except for one night. Food is subjective but we will be looking at Virgin and other cruiseline options.

800-722-5491 tried to get me to take out a medical alert. Wasn't Celebrity cruises. : )