Panama Canal

Item: Volendam
Rating: 3.2
Author: crowlcdr

Volendam Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

crowlcdr

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 23

Overall rating:

3.2 out of 5

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17 Night Panama Canal Sunfarer / Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 17, 2022

Ship: Volendam

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 2680

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Decent itinerary…interesting. Many of the ports I haven’t been to.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Pool…too many loud kids

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Waiters seemed not as experienced. Staff didn’t seem as friendly.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Some areas seemed “tired”.

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5

No hot water for 4 days. We were moved to another cabin.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

4 out of 5

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

4 out of 5

Willemstad, Curacao

3 out of 5

Excursion I took lasted too long. The last portion was done after it was dark so I couldn’t see very much in the dark.

Thumbs Up 0

Oranjestad, Aruba

4 out of 5

Cruise Gatun Lake (Inside Panama Canal)

4 out of 5

Panama Canal (Cruise Into Canal)

4 out of 5

Colon, Panama

2 out of 5

Very dirty and run down

Thumbs Up 0

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica Did not visit port

Didn’t get off the ship.

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Went well.

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