I always want to see the Panama Canal and the price and timing of this cruise was perfect. I went as a solo traveler and NCL is the best with solo travelers. Jeff Guallar on the Cruise Director staff was great, he organized dinners and activities. He really made the trip special. I highly recommend taking the ferry through the canal, you really get a close up of the locks and canal. The hop on hop off tour in Cartagena was very good, the only problem was we did not have much time in this port. The cabin was a typical cruise ship cabin nothing special. Like all cruise ship the service was very good. We sat at the same table in the Garden Restaurant and had the same waitress Wendolyn and she did a great job. The entertainment was good and the was always a seat available. You really would have to kook to find anything wrong with staff and ship on this cruise.