My husband and I expected this cruise to be a delightful way to visit Panama and Costa Rica national parks and beaches.
It was not!!
The ship is tired and needs a lot of rust removal.The engines ran nonstop and the sails were never raised even briefly for pictures.
The crew was mostly friendly and eager to please, but the captain was totally uninterested in the trip and would not even say ...
We previously sailed with Variety Galileo in Greece, had such a good time we repeated for Panama and Costa Rica. To start at the beginning, they used to embark at Shelter Island, a somewhat picturesque location but now its Colon which is industrial and nothing to look at. Orientation and life boat drill took three hours which was a little tiring after traveling. Half the reason we took this trip ...