Mrs_Tiki

Z1ggy, There is a “sticky” thread at the top of the first page of this board that contains information about cabins on S-class ships. The first post includes a link to a spreadsheet with specific information about individual cabins, including bed placement. Others may be able to provide definitive confirmation, but I think that the cabin layouts are identical from ship to ship, so if you find your cabin number, but on another ship, the bed placement would be the same. Also, the placement alternates, so if you find the cabin next door to yours on the deck plan but not yours, the bed placement would be opposite that. Here is a link to the thread: http://S-Class Cabin Information Compilation - PLEASE - DO NOT POST CABIN QUESTIONS HERE!!! Hope this helps!

Wishing you and DH a great cruise and will be interested to see how you think X compares to SD. Until COVID, our line of choice was SD, but now my DH would prefer to drive to the port rather than fly. We have recently sailed on Apex in a Sky Suite and Edge in a Royal Suite and felt the service in The Retreat was similar to SD. And the extra room in both suites was wonderful, but the Royal Suite truly fabulous! While we missed the feeling of being on our own yacht, the variety of activities and dining options was a plus for X. Looking forward to following along. And love the tip about grand mimosas! Bon voyage!

I am so tempted! Hope that you all have a marvelous trip. Happy to know that you have enjoyed Equinox in the past - we have never sailed on her. Mary

Kwis29 and Mr.Kwis, I am loving your live review already! Thank you for taking the time to post. Tiki_Man and I have a cruise booked on Equinox in January, and like you, I have been doing lots of research. And lucky you to be sailing with Host Anne and Andy, they are the best! Safe travels!

Happy Birthday, Charla!

We were on Apex for Thanksgiving 2021, so the ship was still at less than half capacity, but there were definitely lots of families with kids. Probably not as many as on Royal, but they were there. Happily, almost all were very well-behaved. I did want to specifically address your comment about The Retreat. I inferred that you thought that being in The Retreat would allow you to separate from families and kids. That was what we thought, but that was certainly not the case on our Thanksgiving cruise or March 2022 Edge cruise during Spring Break. Even though the ships were well below capacity for both sailings, The Retreat was fully booked, probably due to Move Up bids. On both cruises, Luminae seemed to be bursting at the seams with multigenerational groups, and I suspect that this was a combination of families with kids booked in suites and grandparents in suites paying the upcharge to have non-suite guests join them for dinner. Like you, I have nothing against kids, but am looking for a more adult vacation experience. Did it ruin my cruises to have kids in The Retreat areas with me? No way, but it just wasn’t what I expected.

I booked online yesterday and experienced some of the glitches described here. This was the first time that I had to call to get a copy of the booking confirmation document. Like the OP, the confirmation email that I received only included basic info. Once I got the booking confirmation, it shows a line item for the Indulge Package upgrade. If you are Captains Club member, I recommend calling that number. Hold time on the general number was over 30 minutes.

Thank you so very much for your most informative and entertaining review! After being away from X for a while, we had most recently sailed on Edge and Apex and wondered if we would be disappointed going back to an older ship. Your positive review helped me make up my mind to book Equinox for a 9-day in January. A new ship and new island (Curaçao) for us. Hooray!