Crystal Serenity Review

Journey thru the Panama Canal with Road Scholar

Review for the Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Crystal Serenity

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Sail Date: Jan 2012

Background Information - The Panama Canal has always been on my "Bucket List" and when I discovered that this cruise was offered thru Road Scholar' Adventures Afloat program with free airfare, my husband and I booked it immediately!

Travel To Port of Embarkation - A direct flight to Miami booked by Road Scholar

Hotel Info - Overnighted at the Courtyard by Marriott Miami Airport South; a nice enough accommodation with free airport shuttle service running every 20-30 minutes. The block square Marriott Miami Airport Campus also included a Residence Inn & The Miami Airport Marriott, giving you ample restaurant options. The only thing that I found lacking was a room safe.

Cabin Review

Cabin A

Cabin 9022 is located on the Port side of the ship, several staterooms beyond the forward elevator bank towards the bow, which provided us with good access to about everything accept the laundry room which was quite a a hike down the corridor to towards the aft of the ship. This location, with passenger staterooms on either side of the hallway should provide you with peace & quiet unless you should have an extremely LOUD neighbor as the room's soundproofing is quite good and there is no cabin located across the hall.

The bath is ample sized with a marble vanity, two sink units, more shelving storage than we could fill, and an enclosed full sized tub/shower setup. It took a couple of days to discover that there were two large sized bath sheets on the shelf at the bottom of the stack...which were wonderful! Crystal also furnished each cabin with two large terry bath robes, as well as two additional lighter weight robes, and two pairs of rather cheaply made one-size fits all slippers which were a disappointment. Upscale toiletries, a hair dryer, and a room safe completes the list of extras that you may remove from your packing list...

Closet hanging space was more than adequate and ample hangers were provided. Drawer space within the closet, however, was not adequate for our needs and we ended up using the desk drawers near the veranda, but wished that space had been reconfigured. There are also two small nightstands on either side of the bed which will hold a PJ's and meds.

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