Minimum ship entertainment & disappointing excursions

Brilliance of the Seas Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 30

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Brilliance of the Seas

14 Night Panama Canal (Ft. Lauderdale To Los Angeles)

Sail date: April 03, 2023

Ship: Brilliance of the Seas

Cabin number: GTY

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Ship overall was clean; crew was remarkable, attentive & professional. Cartegena, Columbia - our excursion- tour guide was more interested in taking us to his friends who had shops. The locals pushing their wares were incredibly relentless & in your face. Our stop in Costa Rica was also disappointing. Our port was Puntarenas which appeared to be very depressed. We thought our bus tour would be stopping at cashew and mango plantations but the guide just pointed to them out the window. He also mentioned we were on the desert side. The lush tropical area was on the southwest side of Costa Rica.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Great

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Windjammer was great; main dining was fair

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Very little to do

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Performers were fair

Children's Programs

Don’t have kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Excellent service from room steward, windjammer and main dining. We were treated like royalty.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Cabin was clean, comfortable, but only 2 electric outlets

Ship tip

Bring reading material, games, cards, etc.

Ports of call

Cartagena, Colombia

1 out of 5

Colon, Panama

3 out of 5

Panama Canal Transit

5 out of 5

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

1 out of 5

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

4 out of 5

Ensenada, Mexico

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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3 Comments

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed summary. Glad you MOSTLY enjoyed your cruise.

kef2016    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience. Sorry it didn’t meet all your expectations.

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your experience

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