LIVE - Equinox 8/15/21 - Ultimate Caribbean - It’s finally here!

[aring75]

Bringing the over-the-door shoe holder definitely helped with the storage situation. 
 

 

 

 

[aring75]

1 minute ago, LGW59 said:

Other than that dang TB cap, you look like you did a good job!  Thanks for all your posts!!!

Hey now!!! No hating on my team. 😁

[aring75]

If you are fine using the Celebrity-provided toiletries, there’s plenty of shampoo, conditioner, and shower gel.

 

 

Also hand soap and lotion. 

 

 

 

There’s still a tray in the shower for people who bring their own. 
 

[stunned]

Thanks for letting us sail with you. Have a fabulous time. 
Judy

[Ken the cruiser]

2 hours ago, aring75 said:

And just in case you were wondering, they put a color indicator on the tracelet so you know which is which. 
 

 

If you showed your CDC card as well as a negative antigen test prior to boarding, I’m curious why they gave you tracelets. Did everyone get one as, except for handing out tracelets, that’s pretty much the same experience we had when boarding the Edge on our Aug 7th cruise. We are also on the Aug 14 Edge cruise and no one is wearing a tracelet. 

[aring75]

2 hours ago, lenetere said:

When you're wandering from bar to bar, can you check, please, to see what N/A beers they may have?  Thanks!!

Okay, so the pool bar serves O’Douls NA beer. 

[ymncruise]

On our cruise the stickers fell off the tracelets. If someone on the cruise comes down with COVID, they use the tracelet info to figure out who else had close contact with the infected so they know who else to test. People forget that they have them on and go into the pool, so I’m not sure how well they actually work. 
 

[aring75]

13 minutes ago, Ken the cruiser said:

If you showed your CDC card as well as a negative antigen test prior to boarding, I’m curious why they gave you tracelets. Did everyone get one as, except for handing out tracelets, that’s pretty much the same experience we had when boarding the Edge on our Aug 7th cruise. We are also on the Aug 14 Edge cruise and no one is wearing a tracelet. 

The tracelets are used to know who may have come in contact with a passenger or crew member who later tests positive for COVID.

Edited August 15, 2021 by aring75
Autocorrect hates me.

[Ken the cruiser]

1 minute ago, aring75 said:

The travelers are used to know who may have come in contact with a passenger or crew member who later tests positive for COVID.

Understand. It just sounded like an expensive overkill effort since everyone had to produce a negative PCR/antigen test as well as proof of vaccination prior to boarding. But I guess one can never be too careful.

 

[aring75]

The mattresses are hard. Mark says “firm.” He’s being nice. 
 

We brought a cheapo egg crate mattress topper that I ordered from target . com. So very happy about that now. 
 

 

Already met our stateroom attendant. He’s going to put it on later tonight. We will leave it at the end of the cruise and consider it the best $19 we’ve spent in a while. 

[aring75]

1 minute ago, Ken the cruiser said:

Understand. It just sounded like an expensive overkill effort since everyone had to produce a negative PCR/antigen test as well as proof of vaccination prior to boarding. But I guess one can never be too careful.

 

I definitely get what you are saying, but since they’ve had unvaccinated people test positive as well, I think this will probably continue for the foreseeable future. 
 

They did tell us not to swim or take a shower with it. As long as we bring it with us to the pool, that’s supposed to be sufficient. I can’t imagine it’s as big a deal outdoors anyway. 

[aring75]

So the Sky Observation Lounge has a menu posted on the app that tells you which cocktails you can get with the classic and premium packages. I like this!

 

 

[goofysmom99]

5 minutes ago, Ken the cruiser said:

Understand. It just sounded like an expensive overkill effort since everyone had to produce a negative PCR/antigen test as well as proof of vaccination prior to boarding. But I guess one can never be too careful.

 

Edge has facial recognition for tracing.  Equinox doesn't so they have tracelets.  My negative test doesn't guarantee I'll stay negative.

[Ken the cruiser]

1 minute ago, goofysmom99 said:

Edge has facial recognition for tracing.  Equinox doesn't so they have tracelets.  My negative test doesn't guarantee I'll stay negative.

Thanks! That explains the different protocols on these two ships. Hopefully the Apex has facial recognition as well as we will be on her in November.

[cltnccruisers]

4 hours ago, aring75 said:

We are in a regular balcony cabin just forward of the hump, port-side. The balcony is slightly angled for a little extra room. 
 

 

 

 

Thanks.  We're pretty much opposite you on Starboard.

[LMHSRN]

Looks like you ordered the Drinks and More?

What all is in your Frig?  I see 4 bottles of wine, what are they?

Enquisitive minds want to know. LOL

[LMHSRN]

AND, I can't spell

 

[biscuitsandhoney]

On 8/13/2021 at 8:11 PM, Cruisin_FL_Girl said:

Hi! My sister and I are new cruisers (well new-ish, we took a 3 night Carnival cruise once a few years ago). We will be in this cruise with you!! Just got our negative tests back today and we are so excited for a twelve day cruise. Will we love it or are we going to regret going from three nights to twelve nights??? I hope we aren’t to spoiled after this! Lol. 

Yes you will be spoiled and will never go back. 🙂

[cltnccruisers]

1 hour ago, aring75 said:

I have most everything unpacked. I don’t feel like I can relax until the stuff is put away. Storage is adequate. I’m one of those people who probably packs too much, but I like choices. And my own shampoo. 
 

 

 

 

 

Brought the magnetic hooks. Love. 
 

 

 

We take 6 - 8 cubes for the overhead storage.  Fantastic design feature.  Never understood why it gets slammed by some reviews.

[biscuitsandhoney]

Thank you for sharing your pictures and experiences! We are on the August 27th and Sept 5th Equinox sailings. SO excited to be one week closer.

 

-Lisa and Kevin

[cltnccruisers]

1 hour ago, aring75 said:

Many of the drinks can be made to fit the classic package. You can tell the bartender and they will let you know if they can substitute a different liquor to make it fit the classic limit. Also, keep in mind that you don’t have to order from the menu. We got a piña colada and a frozen mojito. You can get both of those on classic. 

Just a lower shelf of booze.  Drink enough and it won't matter.  We ain't driving.  

[cltnccruisers]

52 minutes ago, aring75 said:

The tracelets are used to know who may have come in contact with a passenger or crew member who later tests positive for COVID.

autocorrect hates everyone - it's not just you.

[posidonas]

Mary and I are  following you on the next Equinox cruise!  Could you let us know who the Captain, Staff Captain, Hotel Manager and Captain's Club Host/Hostess is? We love to know before boarding!

                                     Thank you 

[goofysmom99]

We'll be looking for you to be waving that TB hat as you pass by the cruisecams!!

[luckybecky]

On 8/13/2021 at 9:05 PM, aring75 said:

Hi jg51 and thanks for the kind words. I will definitely take photos of the MDR menus. Not sure if they are doing printed menus right now or if they are suggesting we use the app. I will let you know what I find. 

 

Hi, 

 

I'm just coming to this thread so I apologize if this has already been answered, but I can tell you that we were given traditional menus in all restaurants that we went to: Murano, Tuscan Grill, and MDR. The menus are also available in the app. 

 

FWIW, I didn't get nearly all of the menus when we were onboard recently, but I do have quite a few, along with lots of food photos. Link in my signature.

 

Aring75, I'm a little behind reading this and you aren't even on board yet (as far as I've gotten) but I already love your review. Can't wait to see more!  Thanks for sharing.