Fantastic trip through the Canal

Item: Serenade of the Seas
Rating: 4.4
Author: lessilvan

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

lessilvan

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 6

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

13 Night Panama Canal Eastbound (Los Angeles To Miami)

Sail date: October 01, 2021

Ship: Serenade of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 3621

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

It was wonderful to be on a ship that was only 25% full.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Quick and easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

The food was great and the staff was fantastic. Except the fish which tasted old.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

first run movies, excellent entertainment, won at Trivia.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

It seem that there was music everywhere, live performances. We had singers, juggler, ventriloquist, and the ships band.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Staff was cleaning all the time. We had 600 passengers and 800 staff

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

The ship is getting old but was very clean

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

The cabin was noisy from the kitchen that was right above us. We like to sleep late and the breakfast prep would wake us most mornings.

Ports of call

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

3 out of 5

We did not see much it was too hot, my wife was not felling good and wanted to go back after spending $150 in 10 minutes.

Thumbs Up 1

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

5 out of 5

We had a great excursion, saw birds, Crocodiles, and monkeys in the wild. Nice air conditioned van, fun pontoon boat. Had a great lunch.

Thumbs Up 0

Panama Canal Transit

5 out of 5

No port but the transit was excelent

Thumbs Up 0

Cartagena, Colombia

3 out of 5

The excursion was terrible. It was advertised to visit a castle, a church, and shopping in old town. We were not allowed to go in the castle or the church and shopping was herded into an emerald shop. Told we had to stay in the bubble.

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

It was easy and quick

7 Comments

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