We chose this cruise because of the Panama Canal crossing and that it was a repositioning cruise ending in South America. The canal was awesome. The ship was older and smaller than we like but good. The entertainment, cruise director, live music, speakers, dining room dinners and room were all great. We did not like some of the ports in South America because we ported in industrial ports rather than cruise ports and there was a lot of poverty in these countries. Did not like the specialty dining, nothing special about them. Our room attendant was the best we have ever had. The speakers were all good but they all repeated each other. We enjoyed learning about the canal and ports, but would have liked a speaker that had other type lectures. The buffet food was at most times the same each day. Getting on and off the ship was easy.