Puntarenas (Puerto Caldera) to South America Cruise Reviews

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Just About Perfect

Review for a South America Cruise on Le Bellot

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PSPGlen
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

This was our 14th cruise, the second on Ponant, and we sought it out because we are tired of the large ship cruises. Ponant offers expeditionary experiences, rather than the traditional "rest, relax and party" cruise, so we approached our time with that expectation. We were incredibly impressed. The ship is graceful, beautiful and very comfortable. Appointments are sophisticated and of the ...
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Sail Date: March 2023


Ship of fools - Ship was ok but staff needs training, room unlivable, food mediocre.

Review for a South America Cruise on Le Bellot

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Dan priem
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We are on this cruise now via a Tauck trip. Our room is spilled with sewer gas. We finally figured out that if we run the shower constantly over 24 hours, at a low rate, it keeps the trap from allowing sewer gas into the room. The concentration of sewer gas was really bad, only 2ppm can cause bronchial construction in people with asthma, 10-50ppm you get headaches. Higher concentrations you get ...
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Sail Date: February 2023


Cruising in a late-pandemic world

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Wind Star

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LJWECOC
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We were tired of staying home and have always loved Windstar. Although we were somewhat put off by the COVID restrictions imposed by CDC and other governmental authorities, foreign and domestic, on the cruise lines, we decided to give it a try. It was probably the best cruise we have ever taken (and that is a lot of cruises). We boarded after a mandatory COVID test and stayed in our cabin until ...
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Sail Date: January 2022

Cabin Type: Deluxe Oceanview Stateroom


Not ready for prime time

Review for a South America Cruise on Le Dumont d'Urville

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Theezer
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

I was totally excited to be going on this trip with Ponant to Costa Rica. Afterall great destination, French wine and french food... what is there not to like. Well was I sorely disappointed. The wine was mediocre and limited variety. At dinner many nights there was only one red or one white. The food was good not great(except for the special nights) and some of the meals were downright poor. I ...
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Sail Date: January 2020


The best overall cruise experience out of our 30 plus cruises!

Review for a South America Cruise on Le Dumont d'Urville

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weezer7612
10+ Cruises • Age 20s

Everyone has different likes and dislikes. I’m going to summarize what we look for in a cruise vacation which we felt Ponant came closest to an overall exceptional experience and why. My sister n husband ( late 50s very active non drinkers) and my husband (70) and myself(62) - both drinkers and not super active wanted a Xmas holiday experience together. We didn’t want to travel too far from USA ...
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Sail Date: December 2019


Misleading

Review for a South America Cruise on National Geographic Sea Lion

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prileyrn
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

I chose this cruise because I have traveled with NG/Lindblad before and wanted to see Costa Rica with this group of naturalists etc. The timing was right for my daughter and I to travel together. we were looking forward to seeing the wildlife primarily. Unfortunately, the brochure which specifically promotes seeing sloths in the wild was a total misrepresentation. I was told by the naturalists ...
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Sail Date: December 2019


Second Segment of this cruise even worse.

Review for a Mexican Riviera Cruise on Azamara Quest

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zak477
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We have sailed on many cruises, and Azamara was a new one for us. The Quest looks just like the smaller ships on the Oceana line and except for a few differences they are exactly the same. But only in the ships appearances. We were on the prior segment and wanted to continue to see new ports in this part fo the world. 1 No embarking as we sailed on the prior segment, we stayed onboard ...
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Sail Date: January 2018


rusty balcony

Review for a Mexican Riviera Cruise on Azamara Quest

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littlebrownbook
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

This cruise went to places I have been wanting to see for a while, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Mexico. The excursions from the ship were expensive, so on 3 occasions we went with private tour groups, and got better value for money. The staff were always upbeat even during a small outbreak of Norwalk when they were all doing double duty to keep us healthy. The entertainment ...
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Sail Date: January 2018

Cabin Type: Club Veranda Stateroom


Excellent cruise

Review for a Mexican Riviera Cruise on Azamara Quest

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blustig77
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

i chose this sailing because of a special promotion which made the price reasonable compared to most other azamera cruises and it had an interesting intinerary.. i had always wanted to sail on azamera due to its excellent reputation for food quality, its small size, the free liquor and free gratuities. it lived up to my expectations, the staff is very friendly, the captain down to the ...
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Response from BonnieM, CBO - Azamara Club Cruises

Thank you blustig77 for the review. We hope you'll sail with us again soon!...

Sail Date: January 2018

Cabin Type: Club Interior Stateroom


I give it a B+

Review for a Mexican Riviera Cruise on Azamara Quest

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Montereyman
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

The main reason we selected this cruise because of friends. We found the Quest to be clean, the food and service good, and the entertainment surprising good. The ship carried about 650 passengers, so pretty intimate. People who expected a "luxury" cruise were disappointed however, nothing really special about it. We were on a Costa Rica cruise ...very little to see and do in several the ...
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Response from BonnieM, CBO - Azamara Club Cruises

Hi Montereyman, While a B+ is not what we shoot for, I'm glad you had a good time. I hope you'll give us another chance to improve our grade!...

Sail Date: January 2018

Cabin Type: Club Oceanview Stateroom


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