Great way to experience Panama Canal

Silver Nova Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 22

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
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Silver Nova

12 Night Panama Canal (Ft. Lauderdale To Lima)

Sail date: January 04, 2024

Ship: Silver Nova

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 6081

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 11 months ago

Review summary

This was our 2nd Silver Seas cruise in six months, and I give them high marks in most all categories. This ship was spectacular overall - with the staff taking top honors, followed by the food & drinks, ship design, and number of restaurants choices.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Boarding was easy, luggage a little slow to arrive.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Food was excellent at all restaurants. Glenn at Dolce Vita martini bar makes the best gin martinis anywhere in the world!

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Pool was great, fitness center was good.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Musicians and singers were excellent.

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Outstanding and personable service throughout the ship. They remembered your name in each bar and restaurant, the butler called on us twice per day and if we weren't in the suite he would leave our bathroom setup like a spa.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
As Silver Seas newest ship, it was well laid-out and modern, with fresh art and contemporary design. They kept it very clean throughout.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
This is our first trip in a standard cabin soiit was small. Previously we had a Grand suite on Silver Seas and Owners suite on Seabourn, so considerably smaller but all in all we made do. Closet was nice sized, room was clean, bath was "ok" for two but really missed the extra half bath and the larger dining area you get with a true suite. It is impossible to entertain in this small cabin.

Ship tip

It isn't for the younger generation. I'm 64 and was at least 10 years below the average age of the seasoned traveler on this cruise.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

3 out of 5
Been there, done that.

Key West, Florida

4 out of 5
Nice, but again, Been there, done that.

Cozumel, Mexico

2 out of 5
Been there, done that, but disappointed in the kayak partner choice they had.

Panama Canal Transit

5 out of 5

Manta, Ecuador Did not visit port

Looked forward to this visit but two different Cartel leaders broke out of prison just before we got there and state went into chaos. Couldn't dock as marshall law had been declared.

Salaverry (Trujillo), Peru

5 out of 5
Very interesting and informative.

Callao (Lima), Peru

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Easy. Left early, private car service waiting at the boat ramp.
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5 Comments

cruising2004     11 months ago

Glad you had a wonderful cruise! Thank you for your review.

PaulzyJC     11 months ago

Oooo nice. One day...

javawoody     11 months ago

Appreciate the feedback

Gwbigdog     11 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Niavlys     11 months ago

Thank you for your review... Awesome ports of calls..