Originally Posted by
KatW
Resuscitating this thread. Cruises get short shrift here and I totally get it. Luxury at sea is a rare bird. I’ve cruised Regent (Caribbean), Silver Seas (Barbados/Amazon), and Windstar (Norway/Iceland, and Alaska). Windstar the best of the lot by far. I’m not much of a cruiser but it was a safe, less anxious way to travel with demented beloved.
Whilst not luxury (much like Windstar), I’m booking a Smithsonian/Ponant cruise of Panama, the canal and Costa Rica in January/February. Will fly down ten days ahead to see my favorite places in the Interior (Santa Clara beach, El Valle highlands, Boquete) and visit my hometown, Balboa.
We usually cruise on Oceania ‘ s fleet .. been on
Seabourn too but no butler for her staterooms unlike the ones we are in on Oceania .
Our cruisemates have been on Ponant . Meals are good ( not as good as Oceania though ) and cabins are small . Please report back as it is a cruise we have been interested in too .
Just visited Silversea but decided against them as the staterooms ( suites we were looking at ) seem a bit on the small side . Crew seemed a bit “ stuffy “ .
Oceania is country club casual at sea , Seabourn somewhat , thankfully .
Hoping to go on Regent and Tauck in the foreseeable future , their itineraries we were interested in did not fit our schedules and / or for Tauck , often fully booked ! ..
Have you looked at the Cruise Forum ?
FTers who cruise are on there .