One other thing- the dealers/staff on the Apex were probably the best we've had. We cruise the Equinox in May, so we'll see how it goes.
We cruise Celebrity almost exclusively, but I've got casino offers lately from other lines that are almost too good to pass up. I called bluechip when we got home and I think they gave me something like 7500 pts. I played blackjack on the $50 min bet table during the day and evenings, I spend a lot of time at the casino. He played a little poker just to not watch me the whole week. People were asking why and the pit boss was really rude.