We had a very enjoyable trip. We had a table in the dining room for 8. 4 in our group and 2 other couples joined us every night, giving us new people to meet! The only downside to side was sitting by people who caught colds before us. Humm, maybe this is why we got sick? ;-)
Embarkation
5 out of 5
The ship loaded fast for us. No problems
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
4 out of 5
Good food in the dining room. Always a choice for the "standard fair" on the left side of the menu. I did have the salmon from this side one night.
Onboard Activities
4 out of 5
We enjoyed the shows in the theater. We did find that we had to arrive pretty early to get a seat if there were only 2 shows. When there were 3 shows in the evening it was easier to find a seat.
Entertainment
4 out of 5
Productions shows were very good. We also enjoyed the other shows. Only problem was the Reba show. The entertainer stayed in character even when trying to be herself. It felt strange.
Movies Under The Stars
3 out of 5
We did not spend much time here as there weren't many seats open when we looked. It gets quite chilly and can be windy on the deck trying to watch a movie.
Service and Staff
4 out of 5
Our room steward did a good job. If we needed something we would leave a note. We might see him once a day was all. He seemed to be new at this job, but did his best. We really didn't have complaints.
Ship Quality
5 out of 5
Cabin / Stateroom
5 out of 5
We had a "fully obstructed" view room. There was a tender parked outside our window. We did have an unobstructed view on days the tenders were used to transport passengers to port. We found this room to be a good price and we did fell the benefit of the window.
Ship tip
Ear in dining rooms! There were no hand sanitizers outside the buffet, only sinks to wash. People handle the serving utensils in the buffet. By the end of the cruise people were getting sick. We came home sick.
We rented a clam shell for shade which it did provide, but there is little air circulation in a clam shell and that was a little uncomfortable. WE went to the beach on the right while most people went to the left. It was not busy! We could have found lounge chairs under some palm trees if we didn't rent the clam shells. It was easy to walk to the bar and going through the food link on this side of the beach was quick and easy. We did walk to the other beach and saw many folks still waiting in line to eat.
We had been here before so this time we visited the National Aviary of Columbia. It was very nice.
On our first visit here we did the Highlights of Cartagena, Fortress & Las Bovedas tour and we saw a lot!
After cruising through the new locks we took the tour to Fort Lorenzo. It was nice, but not too exciting! OUr tour guide left us to explore on our own. I would have preferred the guide that walked his group around and talked about everything.
Land & Sea Combination tour. We went to Hell and back! I got my passport stamped in Hell. We got to visit the Turtle Center and had a chance to taste and buy rum cakes. WE also had a short ride in a semi submersible and saw underwater life and "ship wrecks."
After arriving 2 hours late to port due to a medical emergency out of Grand Cayman, we took our own luggage off the ship, as did many others. They put too many people and their luggage in a dining room, gave us group numbers to disembarkation, then called the groups too close together. Despite this cluster of people it went smoothly for us. Customs was easier than I've ever been though.
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