Panama Canal, Central America Cruise Reviews

12 day partial Panama canal & Caribbean cruise is a great itinerary! Holland America's private island (half moon cay) is a beautiful place. White sandy beach that is not over-developed. Rotterdam ship is very nice.

Started off with a glitch. Got up at 3AM to be at airport for 7AM departure. Flight delayed until 11AM. Retired Professional Pilot so this doesn't bother me. Some people not happy. But if you have time to spare go by air. After a crew was was found to replace the one that wasn't available we had a good flight down there. Our first Viking Ocean cruise after 4 River cruises. They did not disappoint. They will be the only cruise company for us from now until we can't travel anymore.

Great value cruise. Food quality need some improvement. Overall experience is positive.

Wonderful trip. Every thing will have it's ups and downs.

It was overall a nice cruise. The highlight was going through the Panama Canal.

This was the best cruise, we really enjoyed seeing and learning about the Panama Canal. Highly recommended!

Very nice cruise, great weather Panama Canal was excellent

I am so thankful we were able to do this cruise. We really liked the room and it's location. Never stayed lower than the 6th floor before. I was so glad we got our room assignment so far in advance. Will definitely book with cruise only.com again!

The Panama Canal cruise should be on everyone’s list of itineraries. You won’t regret it whether it is on the Radiance of the Seas or another RCCL ship.

This trip was a bucket list item for both my husband and I, and it didn't disappoint!

Fry your bacon a little more crispy! ! Loved the breakfast rolls, orange juice was great.

Other than the water issue, the cruise was an excellent cruise. Although we did not make the stop in Huatulco Mexico I cannot give much information on that port but am looking forward to going there some day.

The Captain and staff did a wonderful job delivering a safe and enjoyable cruise despite a hurricane and tropical disturbance on the route.

The cruise was excellent as was the ship and the service. The excursions to Puerta Vallarta and Cartagna were not up to par. I would not recommend them. One glaring weakness was the internet packages available. Celebrity needs to offer some packages with "anytime" minutes to use, rather than consecutive days of use. Many of us need to check emails once in awhile, confirm airline reservations, etc. We don't all want/need to stream stuff.

Wonderful experience. Love the staff’s very friendly, excellent choices of food and great service.

This cruise line and ship are wonderful! This was my second cruise in 2 months. Food and drinks are top notch, though the same cocktail will taste different from different bars. So sample around! The staff are very attentive, and there are lots of options/places for just relaxing. The Trivia content and presentation could use a little work, so just be sure to have a cocktail in hand for this activity.

This was a spur of the moment cruise to fit other events in our lives and a good deal. However, I won't sail on the Island Princess until it is renovated. I'll pay closer attention to the ships itinerary next time and avoid joining in the end of a Worls Cruise. We took 1 week's worth of clothing and did laundry. After bonus credits we spent less than $100 on board. The grill on deck 14 by the smaller "indoor" pool has great burgers, hotdogs and fries as well as street tacos and other party/snack food. SWIRLS on the other side of the ship opposite the grill, NEVER had two flavors of soft serve to swirl.

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Overall, we had a very nice time. It was hard because we started out serving ourselves at the buffet but due to a Norovirus that was spreading, by the end of the cruise the staff was serving us (main problem being it caused lines to form). However, it's understandable that they needed to protect everyone as much as possible so I get it. Staff was very friendly about it all, even though it caused all of them a lot of extra work too!

Enjoyed the cruise overall. It was fun but did not enjoy that one excursion was canceled, and we are still trying to get a refund. Several on board activities were canceled without telling folks. We plan our day to do things, and this just left a hole in our schedule. One time we were to have a mini-golf tournament, and the person in charge did not show (later said winds were too high). Four passengers just walked away, but three in my group decided to still do the tournament (even without a crew member to officiate it). We completed it and had a first, second and third place finisher. We were not given the medals for this though (and we were having a family competition to see who could win the most). Still would like to see those medals and give them to our winners. Thank you for reading this- Joel R. Linnabary