Partial Panama canal cruise

Rotterdam Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 4

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
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Rotterdam

12 Night Panama Canal Sunfarer (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 27, 2024

Ship: Rotterdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 4041

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 days ago

Review summary

12 day partial Panama canal & Caribbean cruise is a great itinerary! Holland America's private island (half moon cay) is a beautiful place. White sandy beach that is not over-developed. Rotterdam ship is very nice.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Surprisingly quick boarding

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Food quality and variety is above the average cruise ship.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
The ship's interior spaces are pretty, but no high-adrenaline adventures like water slides or rock climbing.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Our cruise had nice main stage entertainment, but no Lincoln stage music.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Wonderful staff

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Nice stateroom and very nice bathroom shower. Our balcony stateroom was low (4th deck) so it received sea spray & had thin salty layer on chairs & guardrails, making it rather unpleasant to use. Also our balcony had partial view due to lifeboats.

Ports of call

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5

Willemstad, Curacao

4 out of 5

Cartagena, Colombia

4 out of 5

Panama Canal (Cruise Into Canal)

5 out of 5

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Easy
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4 Comments

javawoody     3 days ago

Appreciate the review

Starboard5     4 days ago

I miss the Lincoln center concerts!

cruising2004     5 days ago

Glad you had a wonderful cruise!

Gwbigdog     5 days ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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