We chose this cruise because we wanted to see the Panama Canal and we wanted to go somewhere for Christmas. The dates and itinerary on Windstar fit that desire.
Getting to Colon Panama is easy from Panama City. But Colon itself is digusting so dont look to do anything but go to the pier.
Embarkation is fine. The rooms are large. We were in 315 which is BS-1 category. There is a Juliet Balcony and big sliding doors which made the room seem larger. Lots of storage. However, the bed was certainly not proper. Its ok that they put two twins together but we could feel the gap. When i saw that only the sheet was over the two twins, i was told that the mattress toppers were on backorder and they had none. Our cabin steward, Christian, was great. He really tried to fix it. The AC works well. The TV volume didnt work very well. The movie DVD selection in the library is a joke...they need to fix that. There isnt much to do onboard but even when there is, it is only announced in the daily paper. No reminder over the intercom.