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Celebrity Edge Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 4
Helpful Votes: 124

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
Celebrity Edge

11 Night Southern Caribbean & Panama Canal (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 27, 2023

Ship: Celebrity Edge

Cabin number: 6269

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

As I mentioned earlier this was our 107th cruise overall. Without naming other cruise lines I will share things we have found on other lines that Celebrity should consider. On sea days there are are a lot of cruisers sitting (and drinking) in the martini bar. Why not have someone playing the piano or guitar or strings during the early afternoon?

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
This was our 107th cruise. Many of them have been with Celebrity. The cruise was exceptional with the ports of call and the ship’s condition and with the excursions. Specialty restaurants were excellent. The only slight negative were the four rotating restaurants. We felt the quality and preparation of several of the meals were not up to Celebrity’s usual standards.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Thoroughly enjoyed the solarium!

Entertainment

5 out of 5
These were some of the best shows we’ve witnessed. Our party thoroughly enjoyed ALL of the shows. The bands in the martini bar were outstanding, especially the female band.

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Dining - we had several memorable servers. In 9ne restaurant we remember Oky and Linda as a great team. Our bartender in the martini bar was Kodak. If you can you should duplicate him and put him on every one of your vessels.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Top notch.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Erik, our room steward was remarkable. Our cabin was kept spotless.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida Did not visit port

Been there…..done that…

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5
We took a ship sponsored excursion and enjoyed a tour of the island. It was entertaining and interesting.

Kralendijk, Bonaire

5 out of 5
Perhaps our favorite island of the three. Shopping was reasonable and we were not pressured. Lunch at Karel’s on the water was superb. People very friendly. Our favorite stop on the trip.

Willemstad, Curacao

4 out of 5
We’ve been here before and in our opinion this is the least interesting Island of the three.

Panama Canal Transit

5 out of 5
Loved going through the locks.

Colon, Panama Did not visit port

Not enough time

Cartagena, Colombia

4 out of 5
Another ship sponsored excursion. We did Hop-on, Hop-off. We chose to stay on because of the heat and the pressure filled environment of locals selling their wares. Sights were great. Got some nice pictures.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Easy
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5 Comments

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

byhisgrace    1 year ago

Thanks for your review

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed review. Glad you enjoyed your cruise even though it wasn’t up to Celebrity standards.

cruising2004    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

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