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

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 8
Helpful Votes: 475

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
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Vision of the Seas

16 Night Panama Canal Westbound (Ft. Lauderdale To Los Angeles)

Sail date: November 15, 2019

Ship: Vision of the Seas

Cabin number: 7073

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Had a wonderful time, but found heat to be debilitating off the ship

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Quick and easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Formal dining is always a delight; excellent service

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Pool was as wild as the ocean; Art auctions dominate a lot of time; movies were good; entertainment was good, but mostly single entertainers

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Comedians were funny; see above; Musicians were good;

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Great service everywhere in the ship.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Love the smaller size of the ship

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Layout was horrible for 2 handicapped people to struggle around the bed that met up with furniture leaving 6 inch passage around outside corners of the bed

Ship tip

Split the bed; limited outlet (1) for US power

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Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

4 out of 5
It poured the whole 2 days
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Cartagena, Colombia

5 out of 5
Great shopping
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Panama Canal Transit

5 out of 5
Tight fit; Locks are interesting
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Fuerte Amador, Panama

5 out of 5
Great shopping
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Puntarenas, Costa Rica

5 out of 5
Amazing wildlife and great shopping
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Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala

5 out of 5
Best shopping and amazing wildlife tour and train ride
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Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

5 out of 5
Fun shopping
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San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

5 out of 5
Nice tour at end of the cruise
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Disembarkation

5 out of 5
very quick and easy
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3 Comments

wgammon1    3 years ago

Glad you had a good cruise. Thanks for the great review.
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jilesgulf    5 years ago

Splitting the bed will solve the problem.
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kknorr0320    5 years ago

You can ask for an accessible room, although they do sell out early.
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