telnshell

Thanks for sharing chicagopaul - we are on our first ever cruise on the Equinox following your departure on the 4th. Could you tell me are people dressed up for evening chic? Really wanting to go the whole hog ourselves, evening/cocktail dresses and dinner suits for the guys. Will we look out of place?

On the Equinox 4th September for our first ever cruise. Looking forward to reading your report. Thank you in advance :)

Loving your review, making us so excited for our trip in just over 2 weeks!

And a big thank you to everyone who has answered my many questions, you have all been very helpful :)

Does anyone have a photo of the price list by any chance?

If you take the metro mover in Miami there is a stop for Bayside and there are many restaurants at Bayside Marketplace and a CVS across the street) a longer ride is Brickell and there is a Publix right there. There is a taco place right near that stop that looked AMAZING that we never got to try!

Does the metromover stop close to the hotel? If so which stop would we board at? :)

Thanks to Whitshel for the review its very helpful and fun to follow, and thanks to everyone who has replied to my questions. You all sound like you have a wealth of knowledge between you so one more question if you don't mind. Upon return to Miami we will have quite a few hours to kill as our flight back to the UK isn't until 6.35pm. Would it be worth us booking a ship excursion to pass time or would we be able to find something to do ourselves? The only problem is we will have all our luggage :-( Any ideas/recommendations welcome :-)

Looking forward to following your post. We board on 4th September for our first ever cruise along with our friends who will be celebrating their 25th anniversary. Would you mind if i asked a couple of questions? We too will be staying at Marriott Biscayne Bay the night before. Do you recommend the restaurant there? Will def have breakfast there for convenience but what about dinner? If not the hotel could you recommend somewhere close by? I will need to make a trip to CVS/Walgreen's or similar do you know if there is one of these close by? One more question if you don't mind... we too are booked in a veranda stateroom do they have robes? Won't pack extra if they do. Many thanks in advance, Michelle :-)

We're sailing on Celebrity Equinox in September. We have six ports scheduled in six days. We're looking at a beach excursion at each port. Do you think this is a good idea or could we be overdoing it? Thinking of booking them all in advance to get the payment out of the way and to ensure we get the ones we wanted too. Any advice appreciated :)

Just read on the cruise website that their beach day is to Harbour lights, £23 includes a drink but not sure about chairs etc..

Any advice regarding cruise organised tour over DIY to Boatyard from you fantastic people would be very welcome?

I would like to go out and see the turtles, I believe this is included in the admission at BY but will be pay extra at HL.

There are 4 of us and we are first time cruisers and not sure whether sticking with organised tours will be best. I'm happy to go it alone, but need to convince my fellow travelers. Please give me your honest opinions so I can share. Many thanks in advance for your replies :-)

Hi Gary,

Are there sites that show this same info for St Thomas, Tortola, Antigua, Barbados & St Lucia

Thanks in advance,

Michelle

HS2BS-we are looking for a trip like this from the Equinox in September, have you or will you book this via celebrity or privately?

Thanks for the great report. Really looking forward to our first ever cruise on the Equinox in September.

Any advice for first timers? We're currently trying to decide whether to book the 3 meal specialty package before departure, just under £90 each, would you recommend holding on for offers on board or just book? Also we think the classic drink package should be ok for us but again would you recommend upgrading for more variety? My hubby does like craft beers which I don't think he can get on the classic.

Please share your well earned wisdom if you're able :-)

Thanks blue_water... if you have any suggestions for any of our port visits we are more than happy to take your expert advice. This is our first ever cruise and although we don't want to miss any opportunities to explore we equally want to have some nice relaxing experiences too :-)

If I contact Celebrity do you think they'll be able to confirm? Or do I just need to wait and see?

Thanks for your reply, I guess I need to clarify the port as I have read it's Havensight for Celebrity.

After reading lots of info on here I think this is ideally what we would like to do. We will be sailing on Celebrity Equinox in September. From what I have read we will dock at Havensight, please correct me if I'm wrong. Will we be able to walk to the cable car entrance? Also on our return to the bottom what advice can you give regarding Beach & shopping that will not be too far away? Thanks in advance :-)

We are travelling to the Caribbean on our first cruise in September. Will we be able to use prepaid credit card to pay off our onboard spend at the end of our trip? Also am I right in thinking most Caribbean islands will take American dollars? Or do I need to think about other currencies? :)

Was hoping to avoid as he also has a valid ESTA but think realistically he's gonna have to sort [emoji51]

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We cruise the Caribbean on the Equinox in September this year. My husbands Passport expires Feb 18 (roughly 5 months from date of travel) many people have told me he must renew. Can anyone on here please confirm yes or no? He is a UK passport holder if this makes a difference.

We are onthis cruise (or very similar) in September and would be very interested in your feedback afteryour return. First time cruisers so no real idea of what to do and where. Myhusband is quite cautious and says we should stick to ship excursions, me onthe other hand am happy to go it alone with the expert advice of fellow travelers. Many thanks in advance to all posters for your valuable input,please keep it coming, my planning book is getting full of ideas :-)

Thank you JenGtravels for answering my questions, very helpful thanks.

Many thanks for the info on here, do keep adding if you think of anything else.

Does anyone know if there are any menus on here for bars, restaurants, specialty dining or room service for the Equinox?

I have come across some for other ships but I guess they may be pretty much the same.

Would be really interested in this too if anyone out there has any info. Obviously we'll be on holiday so definitely won't be taking it to the extreme, but need to keep the weight gain in check if we can.

We will be first timers in September. Would have loved the formal nights, only get to wear my formal dresses once a year on NYE. How dressy is the evening chic? Do ladies wear evening dresses (long) or more just classy cocktail dresses (short)? Also do men bother with dinner suits?

Thanks for asking this question and thanks to oneputt18 for the answer. Would it maybe be possible to highlight the ones that carry a surcharge or can be booked as a part of the specialty dining package?