We have traveled all over the world and decided to take a quiet small Lindblad/Nat. Geo cruise for health reasons. We chose the Panama Canal and Costa Rica.
IT WAS BY FAR THE WORST TRIP WE'VE EVER HAD. The boat itself was not well maintained - dirt and rust spots all over (we were later told it was going to be replaced soon).
The first room we were assigned smelled so badly of mold and mildew we couldn't breathe and couldn't stay there, and threatened to leave the next day. It was unhealthy and sickening. They found us another room - it didn't smell but the bathroom smelled like sewage most of the day. They tried to tell us that this was simply "the ship's smell" - really?! It was awful.