Wonderful Central America Cruise

Silver Nova Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

luumduyen

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 14

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

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16 Night Panama Canal & Central America (Lima To Ft. Lauderdale)

Sail date: March 31, 2024

Ship: Silver Nova

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 8083

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 months ago

Review summary

The trip was in generally relax and comfortable. The foods were excellence excepted that they were generally very salty. The free excursions were o.k. The weather were hot and humid that make it harder to walk around. There are not too much activities on the ship. Not sure what made some people getting stomach problem. Initially, I have some stomach problem for 5 days drinking the ship water but after the Beverage Manager decided to delivery to us the local bottle water, my stomach did do well. This is my first trip on the Silversea and I didn't know that you need to ask the Agent before embark on the ship if you want to have water bottle delivery to your suite. In general, if you want a quite and relax cruise then the Silversea Cruise ship is for you. I have to say the services are 6 stars.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

A lot of confusion.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Foods were good on all the restaurants and the buffets were excellent. I loved the fresh cook pizza and my wife loved the everyday juices that she request. The only disappointment is some of the dish were very salty.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

None.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

DJ was ok but the shows were not very good.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Overall the services & staff are excellent

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

It is a very nice ship.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

The suite is a good size and very comfortable.

Ship tip

If you want to have bottle water like Evian delivery to your room, then you need to request with your agent before the embark time.

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Ports of call

Callao (Lima), Peru

3 out of 5

Due to security concern, the port was very strict to access. You need to take a specific bus to go in and out of the port for certain time.

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Guayaquil, Equador

3 out of 5

Again due to security reason, it was very hard to access in/out from the port. We did enjoy the excursion but we have to pay for it.

Thumbs Up 0

Panama Canal Transit

4 out of 5

Due to security reason, we did not left the port.

Thumbs Up 0

Cartagena, Colombia

5 out of 5

Loved the zoo that they have at the port.

Thumbs Up 1

Port Antonio, Jamaica

3 out of 5

Didn't have a chance to go into town because the port is so far from town.

Thumbs Up 0

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Love the port because it was close to town for me and my wife to tour around on foot.

Thumbs Up 0

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Did not do anything. We just take to taxis to go home.

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Wish they could just let everyone who want to come off once the luggage are ready. Instead we have to wait for an hour before we can get off the ship.

6 Comments

Gwbigdog 6 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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BPRD2696 6 months ago

Excellent. Thanks for sharing.

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HeavySeas 6 months ago

Thanks for sharing and glad you enjoyed your cruise

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javawoody 6 months ago

Thanks for the review

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cruising2004 6 months ago

Glad you had a wonderful cruise!

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Lounray 6 months ago

Nice, thanks for sharing

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