Fascinating trip through the canal

Celebrity Infinity Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 35

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
Celebrity Infinity

15 Night Panama Canal Eastbound (San Diego To Miami)

Sail date: November 09, 2019

Ship: Celebrity Infinity

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 3055

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

This was our third cruise with Celebrity, and we booked another while onboard. Only great experiences with staff and crew, production values are high in the theater, majority of lectures have been fascinating and well-prepared. Food is always marvelous, especially enjoyed afternoon tea on this trip.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Celebrity’s food is always done well, and the staff made us feel very welcome and pampered.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
We like the Solarium for soaking.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Performers were excellent. Singer/Dancer company was not given good material, but they performed it well. Only one evening performance didn’t sound interesting, pretty good for a fifteen-night cruise.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Our room steward was excellent, often opening our stateroom door for us if he saw us coming down the corridor. Dining room staff were great, very accommodating, seemed genuinely glad to see us each night.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
It’s a nicely designed ship. Due for a rehab next year, and showing some wear here and there. Always immaculate everywhere.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
The cabin served us well, we found we didn't miss having a balcony. It was located about halfway between the forward and midship elevators; very convenient for things in the theater. (Close enough that we just used our own bathroom after shows, rather than join the crowds in the public restrooms.)

Ship tip

There are nice groupings of sofas and chairs on deck 5, forward of the photo studio and shops. A good spot for card games or conversation (if you don’t need a beverage).

Ports of call

San Diego, California Did not visit port

Just flew in and transferred from the airport to the cruise terminal.

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

4 out of 5
Not much to the town, but our snorkeling tour was amazing.

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

5 out of 5
Good for walking around, especially the zona romantica.

Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala

5 out of 5
Puerto Quetzal itself was nothing special, but our day in Antigua was amazing.

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

5 out of 5
Again, not much to the town but our excursion there was excellent. It included a ride on a historic narrow-guage railroad and a flatboat tour of a river full of tropical birds and crocodiles.

Panama Canal Transit

5 out of 5
Absolutely amazing experience!!

Colon, Panama

2 out of 5
We visited a few shops near the port, were advised the city itself had a high crime rate, especially theft.

Cartagena, Colombia

5 out of 5
Absolutely gorgeous city, and the approach was as well. Old town was a real treat, I want to go back and explore more.

Miami, Florida Did not visit port

We met friends in Fort Lauderdale after disembarkation.

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
We were delayed almost three hours from our scheduled time, apparently the Port of Miami was not prepared for the high percentage of travelers who were not US citizens. Had to reschedule our tranfer bus three times.
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