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

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Review: 1
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Overall rating:

3.2 out of 5
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Radiance of the Seas

14 Night Panama Canal - Westbound (Tampa To Los Angeles)

Sail date: April 08, 2024

Ship: Radiance of the Seas

Cabin number: GTY

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 months ago

Review summary

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

Embarkation

3 out of 5
Smooth and well done

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Food was good

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
Fitness center was excellent. Several activities were canceled without telling anyone.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Average entertainment. Enjoyed some of the comedians and the acrobatic duo was very interesting

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
All were very nice Fernando and Rowela did an excellent job in the main dining room.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
The cleanliness appeared to be very good, then a number of folks (including one in our party) became very ill. The ship did have a system lined up to reduce the chances of incidets and the spread of the disease.

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5
Clean and comfortable Ralph did a nice job in keeping it clean.

Ship tip

Don't do 14 days with a brother-in-law.

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

3 out of 5
Got on and checked in with little difficulty

Cartagena, Colombia

4 out of 5
Interesting time and really enjoyed the zoo that was located just off the ship. This should be recommended higher, but realize the ship does not get much money from this one. Really liked the castle but did not have time to explore it much.

Colon, Panama

4 out of 5
Enjoyed the time and the ability to see the canal up close on our excursion.

Panama Canal Transit

4 out of 5
Very interesting and informative. Loved that we got to see so much of it and experience the entire time in the locks.

Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala

4 out of 5
Liked getting out and seeing the area.

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

4 out of 5
Fun excursion, but really did not get to see as much as I would have liked- not enough time.

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

3 out of 5
Got us off in good time and ready to fly to our home.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Very smooth and easy. Liked how organized it was.
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