A great way to experience the Panama Canal

Item: Serenade of the Seas
Rating: 4.3
Author: catiet76

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

catiet76

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 21

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

Verified Review

14 Night Panama Canal - Eastbound (Los Angeles To Miami)

Sail date: November 21, 2023

Ship: Serenade of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 3520

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

The best part of the cruise is going through the Panama Canal. We utilized my time dinning. The casino does not have many pulls, tournaments, but was still fun. Tons of places to sit and enjoy the water.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

It was enjoyable, but I wish there was more variety.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Everyone was very friendly!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Excellent spacious cabin for 1 person.

Ship tip

Bring cards or activities to do while sailing.

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Ports of call

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

5 out of 5

Huatulco, Mexico

2 out of 5

No excursion, the locals at port were a bit too aggressive for me. I would have stayed longer in port if I could have felt more relax.

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Puntarenas, Costa Rica

2 out of 5

No excursion, the locals at port were a bit too aggressive for me. I would have stayed longer in port if I could have felt more relax.

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Panama Canal Transit

5 out of 5

Amazing!

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Cartagena, Colombia

4 out of 5

Excursion Cartagena for you was great. Smaller group in air conditioned bus. I did expect more time to freely shop instead of being directed to specific stores by the tour guides. We didn’t purchase anything in stores.

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George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5

Loved Grand Cayman! No excursion, just took tinder to port and had lunch on water.

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Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5

No excursion, we exited port and had lunch. The shop area at port was overwhelming. Be careful when walking as not all locals were friendly. Be prepared to say no a bunch

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Miami, Florida

5 out of 5

No excursion, disembarkment was quick and efficient

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