This ship stopped in Nicaragua and i had never been there before. This made 110 countries I have visited on 96 cruises. A trip thru the Canal is always a treat. This time we had a balcony and there was a lady from Panama on the bridge giving a blow by blow travelogue.
I had forgotten how great a small ship could be. This was one of the old R ships, just like Azamara, which I had been on before. The crew seems to be extra friendly and very happy. We had a great couple of lecturers, husband and wife by the name of Gail and Russell Lee, who gave some very interesting talks.
I thought the food was very good and very diverse. Every lunch time there seemed to be a different country represented in the Panorama buffet. And it never seemed overly crowded. Our waiters in the dining room were wonderful. We had a table for 8 and we had no problem finishing our dinner in time to make the early show.
The cabin was quite nice, enough room, plenty of storage space, couch for 2. The only problem was in the bathroom. The light was not very good for putting on makeup.