24butterfly Posted April 11, 2012 #1 Share Posted April 11, 2012 I know I've read it here lots of times, but I never paid attention to it.....So here goes: we're on the Eqinox in July. Booked a C3 as b4--same room b/c we had excellent service, great cabin stewards, etc.. If we have a chance to book an AQ class cabin for about $100 more, should we do it? I maybe do 1 or 2 specials that they run in the Spa while on the cruise. Also, we chose Select Dining for the C3 cat...Could we have Anytime/Select dining in Blu? Thank you, experts ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThursdaysChild Posted April 11, 2012 #2 Share Posted April 11, 2012 I know I've read it here lots of times, but I never paid attention to it.....So here goes: we're on the Eqinox in July. Booked a C3 as b4--same room b/c we had excellent service, great cabin stewards, etc.. If we have a chance to book an AQ class cabin for about $100 more, should we do it? I maybe do 1 or 2 specials that they run in the Spa while on the cruise. Also, we chose Select Dining for the C3 cat...Could we have Anytime/Select dining in Blu? Thank you, experts ! AQ, hands down. You dine in Blu anytime you wish, and the food is far superior to that in MDR. And you get to have breakfast in Blu as well...a lovely, relaxed, and tasty way to start the day esp if you have a table at or near the windows. I have my 4th X S-class cruise coming up and I couldn't imagine sailing anything other than AQ...and that includes most of the suites, because as one who travels solo and is a foodie, stateroom size means less to me than great food and great ambiance. I get that with Blu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredflint Posted April 11, 2012 #3 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Yes for sure I called and for me it was over 500.00 PP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkjretired Posted April 11, 2012 #4 Share Posted April 11, 2012 AQ, hands down. You dine in Blu anytime you wish, and the food is far superior to that in MDR. And you get to have breakfast in Blu as well...a lovely, relaxed, and tasty way to start the day esp if you have a table at or near the windows. I have my 4th X S-class cruise coming up and I couldn't imagine sailing anything other than AQ...and that includes most of the suites, because as one who travels solo and is a foodie, stateroom size means less to me than great food and great ambiance. I get that with Blu. Eating in Blu is like eating in a specialty restaurant every night, well worth $100pp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24butterfly Posted April 11, 2012 Author #5 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Thank you all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wine-O Posted April 11, 2012 #6 Share Posted April 11, 2012 We sailed Solstice TA back in 2009 and went AQ. For those 15 days never ate in a specialty restaurant as we considered Blu its own specialty restaurant. Since then we have done two TA's in CC. While the food in the MDR is very good, we are going back to AQ for our next two TA's. With all the sea days, the Persian Gardens will be well worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruiser Susie Posted April 11, 2012 #7 Share Posted April 11, 2012 We were just on the Equinox last month, and were in Aqua Class for the first time. I would absolutely grab the AQ cabin; Blu was outstanding. The service and the food were outstanding; and the relative quiet allowed for table conversation! Blu is anytime dining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phxazzcruisers Posted April 11, 2012 #8 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Aqua Class always. Dining in Blu is a great experience. the ambiance and food are supurb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiserssandr Posted April 11, 2012 #9 Share Posted April 11, 2012 So if you can dine any time you wish in Blu does this means we would always have a table for 2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare travelberlin Posted April 11, 2012 #10 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Take aqua. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24butterfly Posted April 11, 2012 Author #11 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Will call today. I already paid in full for the C3, then noticed about AQ....Wish me luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikel Posted April 11, 2012 #12 Share Posted April 11, 2012 I know I've read it here lots of times, but I never paid attention to it.....So here goes: we're on the Eqinox in July. Booked a C3 as b4--same room b/c we had excellent service, great cabin stewards, etc.. If we have a chance to book an AQ class cabin for about $100 more, should we do it? I maybe do 1 or 2 specials that they run in the Spa while on the cruise. Also, we chose Select Dining for the C3 cat...Could we have Anytime/Select dining in Blu? Thank you, experts ! Definitely take AQ for 100. more. We had it on our last TA and loved everything about it, but not so much the dinners. Still went to two specialty. But the breakfast was the best, never went anywhere else. The showers are amazing, as well as the Persian Gardens if you have a lot of sea days, bottled water, etc. On our upcoming TA we are CC but if there is a huge enough discount before final payment, we will upgrade to AQ again. Right now the difference is almost 400 .p.p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dln929 Posted April 11, 2012 #13 Share Posted April 11, 2012 We were booked concierge class for our September cruise and upgraded for about the same price as you are being offered. Blu was the draw for us. I like that it's a smaller venue and that I will see the same faces every day. It makes it more sociable for us. And then there's the super-duper shower in our cabin...:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24butterfly Posted April 11, 2012 Author #14 Share Posted April 11, 2012 I'm paid in full---will they still allow me to upgrade or am I going to have to cancel and rebook? If that, I'm going to lose out on an additional $200 OBC..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24butterfly Posted April 12, 2012 Author #15 Share Posted April 12, 2012 I did it! Booked the famous AQ! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisteria1019 Posted April 12, 2012 #16 Share Posted April 12, 2012 I did it! Booked the famous AQ! :) Congrats! We sail AQ for the first time in just 4 days upon the Equinox. So excited. Dawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyIL Posted April 12, 2012 #17 Share Posted April 12, 2012 I'm paid in full---will they still allow me to upgrade or am I going to have to cancel and rebook? If that, I'm going to lose out on an additional $200 OBC..... Never mind - I see you changed to Aqua class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThursdaysChild Posted April 12, 2012 #18 Share Posted April 12, 2012 So if you can dine any time you wish in Blu does this means we would always have a table for 2? Yes, unless you meet up with another couple and ask for a table for four. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracie115 Posted April 12, 2012 #19 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Aqua....absolutely....Aqua for $100 or even more.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24butterfly Posted April 12, 2012 Author #20 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Congrats! We sail AQ for the first time in just 4 days upon the Equinox. So excited. Dawn Have a great cruise and if you remember and feel like it, come back and tell us all about it !! BTW---I'm xcited about the Persian Gardens---uh, what exactly is it, and does anybody have pix (can't find them in X's brochures) of it? Enjoy the cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24butterfly Posted April 12, 2012 Author #21 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Aqua....absolutely....Aqua for $100 or even more.... I did it! I did it! Yay!!! Too xcited....And this isn't my first cruise! I think the price has me excited--last year it was over $400 or $500 for AQ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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