As we boarded the ship, we were directed to the beautiful glass elevators which allowed us our first peak at all our vessel had to offer.
Our rooms were on Deck 3. There were two standard twin beds and a couch that converted into a third twin bed. We had a very nice bathroom, a television (that we never used), and a window with a great view outside. The room was actually larger than I expected, but it still was rather small. It was impeccably clean, and kept that way by our delightful Stateroom Attendant, Irena. She was from Macedonia and was fun and bubbly and made us feel very welcome. In fact, all of the Celebrity crew were wonderfully friendly and welcoming, always greeting you and making sure things were going smoothly. I was very impressed.
The ship featured 15 decks, with the top two being outdoors. There was an outdoor and indoor pool area, several restaurants, shops, casino, theater, spa, and dozens of other neat places to hang out.
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| As we first boarded the ship, here is Istanbul in the background before we left port. |
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| Istanbul |
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| Getting ready to set sail! |
The Oceanview Cafe was the main dining hall for breakfast and lunch (and dinner if you didn't attend the more formal Silhouette Restaurant). It featured a huge buffet of nearly every type of food one could imagine. It was surrounded by windows, so there was always a pretty view.
Some of our best memories of our trip were from the Silhouette Restaurant, mostly because of our waitstaff. Sakhile, our waitress from South Africa, was so fun and smiley, and made us laugh constantly with her hilarious one liners and many expressions. She added so much fun to our trip and we all were genuinely sad to leave her. (We're all FB friends now!) Sandeep, from India, was our sommelier. He was also amazing. He was full of knowledge about every kind of drink, so professional and fun, and his recommendations were always spot on. We all partook of new wines and other drinks, and thoroughly enjoyed it all.
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| Lamb |
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| Frog legs |
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| Chicken liver pate' - Not one of our favorites. |
Because this trip was in honor of Grandma Edie's 80th Birthday, my Mom (she really did think of everything...) arranged a Birthday party for her at our restaurant. We had a delicious chocolate cake and we all sang Happy Birthday to her.
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| You sure make 80 look young, Grandma! |
Our first day aboard was a day at sea. It was wonderfully relaxing. Having two young children inherently means that quiet time does not exist. To be able to sit and read in the sunshine, with a delicious drink in one hand and a super juicy cheeseburger in the other, completely uninterrupted was pretty much heaven. Add in the good company and it was hard to beat!
Cheers to you, Celebrity Equinox!
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