"One-Off Cruises or Major Excursions" been there done that, don't need to do again

[voljeep]

Ours - Panama Canal - 10 day cruise

 

All day excursion to Tulum from Cozumel

[DrivesLikeMario]

Completing the Panama Canal on the 10 night cruise on a small boat. Worst tour ever. Affectionately remembered in our family as "the tour from hell".

[moki'smommy]

Anything that goes to Nassau

Greek Island tour with "George" as tour guide. I don't even remember which island it was, but George became a family joke.

[moki'smommy]

Ours - Panama Canal - 10 day cruise

 

All day excursion to Tulum from Cozumel

Just curious since we have the 10 day partial transit booked--why was it so bad?

[caribill]

Completing the Panama Canal on the 10 night cruise on a small boat. Worst tour ever. Affectionately remembered in our family as "the tour from hell".

 

Apparently the tour provider has access to several different boats that are used for this tour.

 

 

Depending which boat is used, the experience can be great or horrible (no inside air conditioning, poor food, lack of water). As a result, there are posts ranging from "greatest excursion ever" to "worst tour ever," depending on the boat provided.

[voljeep]

Just curious since we have the 10 day partial transit booked--why was it so bad?

 

Neither were bad - enjoyed both, just not enough to book them again. Alaska or the Southern Caribbean , esp Bonaire :cool: would go as often as possible..

[The Wilkies]

Panama Canal and Hawaii.

[beg3yrs]

Panama Canal and Hawaii.

 

Got to agree here. Panama Canal was pretty cool the first time. The second time it was part of a cruise around South America so OK, we're going a different direction as well. The third time (yet to be done) is also part of a larger journey but we'll at least see the new locks in operation.

 

Hawaii was nice too but with so many days required to get there and back, and then a bunch of hit-and-run island visits, unless it too were part of a larger journey, I wouldn't do it again on a cruise.

[caribill]

Got to agree here. Panama Canal was pretty cool the first time. The second time it was part of a cruise around South America so OK, we're going a different direction as well. The third time (yet to be done) is also part of a larger journey but we'll at least see the new locks in operation.

 

 

If this is your upcoming Pacific Princess cruise, the ship will not be using the new locks.

[Griller]

Pompeii, great place to visit once from Naples, Olympia, via Katakolon ditto. Also Leaning tower of Pisa via Livorno.

[Thrak]

Two Dollar Beach ($5) in Pago Pago. Crowded. Very poor beach. Broken glass. Not good for swimming. A total disappointment. We wouldn't do this again unless we were paid to do so and even then it would have to be a pretty good sum.

[beg3yrs]

If this is your upcoming Pacific Princess cruise, the ship will not be using the new locks.

I understand that. I said see, not go through. Unless of course the Canal Authority decides differently ...