Fabulous Panama Canal cruise

Item: Vision of the Seas
Rating: 4.9
Author: JohnRags

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

JohnRags

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 4

Helpful Votes: 28

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5

16 Night Panama Canal Eastbound (Los Angeles To New Orleans)

Sail date: November 29, 2018

Ship: Vision of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7054

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Excellent⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️Wonderful way to see the Panama Canal

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Fast and friendly

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Cuisine was wonderful in all dining venues

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Fitness center offers several options for keeping in shape, one of the longest jogging tracks at sea

Entertainment

5 out of 5

All shows were top notch‼️

Children's Programs

We did not bring our grandchildren and only 8 children were aboard this cruise

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Excellent service from all wait staff, room stewards and bar tenders

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Nice new carpets in common areas. Common areas were clean and very well maintained

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Our cabin was very clean, included a full size sofa and plenty of room

Ship tip

Avoid the dense smoke in and around the casino area, otherwise a wonderful ship

Thumbs up

Ports of call

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

5 out of 5

It was an easy trip from our home to this port

Thumbs Up 2

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

3 out of 5

Nice walk along the Marina

Thumbs Up 0

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

5 out of 5

Took taxi to old town, nice

Thumbs Up 0

Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala

5 out of 5

Great excursion to the highland lake and volcanos

Thumbs Up 1

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

5 out of 5

Rain forest excursion was wonderful

Thumbs Up 2

Panama Canal Transit

5 out of 5

Colon, Panama

5 out of 5

Eco lake cruise excursion is an eye popping experience

Thumbs Up 0

Cartagena, Colombia

5 out of 5

The walled city a must see and easy taxi ride to get to

Thumbs Up 4

New Orleans, Louisiana

5 out of 5

Excellent food and shopping

Thumbs Up 1

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Nice and easy

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