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Vision of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

CaptainTony42

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 23

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

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11 Night Southern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 06, 2023

Ship: Vision of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 2100

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

We were disappointed that the Windjammer was not open more than it was. Park Cafe had limited fare but mostly good. Self serve ice cream machine was very dirty when it wasn’t manned. (Passenger fault… not ship personnel) Guest Services were very nice and Sarah Li was very helpful in trying to locate my stolen phone in Colon.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Very good. Better than average!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Very good. Terrific waiters!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Did not use. We like playing dominoes and cribbage in the Solarium and on Centrum decks. ☺️. We enjoyed our free time!

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Average.

Children's Programs

No children with us.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Exceptional! Howard John was great as Cabin Steward IWAYAN & TABITHA were “over and above” waiters!!!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Our cabin was very nice for an ocean view cabin.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

A bit noisy due to creaking and sound of gears and/or riggings (we were on Deck 2) but clean and our steward was exceptionally attentive.

Ship tip

Try everything at least once. We thoroughly enjoyed the comedian who was hilarious without using vulgar language and expletives.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida Did not visit port

Home port.

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Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

4 out of 5

Just visited visitor center at port.

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Colon, Panama

3 out of 5

Filthy and dirty everywhere. Had my phone stolen and never returned. Tour guide was good and it’s not her fault that her city is in such a sad state of disrepair. Tour of the locks was great!

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Cartagena, Colombia

4 out of 5

Only visited area near the ship which was very nice. A great little garden area with animals and birds. A little cafe with refreshments.

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Oranjestad, Aruba

4 out of 5

Kralendijk, Bonaire

5 out of 5

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

Took the island tour which was very enjoyable and interesting. The snack provided was weird (a smashed hot dog bun with a slice of cheese and tiny piece of meat and a warm packet of mayonnaise and a bottle of water and a squished muffin.)

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Very expeditiously executed! 👍☺️

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