WATCH THIS Before Booking Virgin Voyages' Panama Canal Cruise
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If your idea of a brilliant holiday is slowing down for a couple of weeks, properly switching off, enjoying the ship itself, and treating the journey as part of the experience
On a 7-night cruise, it's easy to think we need to do that show tonight because it's our only chance. Here, there was always tomorrow.
The Panama Canal was obviously the headline act, but after Miami, every port was new to us.
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Thinking about booking one of Virgin Voyages' Panama Canal cruise Itineraries? Watch this before you do. Before we booked, we had one big question... Is 16 nights simply too long on a Virgin Voyages cruise? Earlier this year we sailed 16 nights onboard Virgin Voyages' Brilliant Lady, travelling from Miami to Los Angeles via a full Panama Canal transit, with stops in Cartagena (Colombia), Colón (Panama), Puntarenas (Costa Rica), Puerto Quetzal (Guatemala) and Cabo San Lucas (Mexico). In this review, we're sharing everything we wish we'd known before booking, including: 🚢 What a 16-night Virgin Voyages cruise is really like 🚢 Whether the Panama Canal transit is worth it 🚢 Honest reviews of every port and excursion 🚢 The onboard atmosphere on longer Virgin Voyages sailings 🚢 Food, entertainment and enrichment on extended cruises 🚢 Who this itinerary is perfect for... and who should probably skip it Whether you're considering this exact Brilliant Lady Panama Canal itinerary, another Virgin Voyages repositioning cruise, or you're simply wondering whether a longer cruise is right for you, we hope this review helps you decide. ✨ Looking to book your next Virgin Voyages adventure? Click our link to get up to an additional $200 of Sailor Loot to spend on board, on top of any current offers on their website (your booking remains directly with Virgin). https://www.virginvoyages.com/book?accessKey=AK-JUNESOCIAL (Available on new bookings, booked direct through the website. See link for full details.) If you've sailed the Panama Canal before, or have one booked, we'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments! ⭐ If you enjoy honest cruise reviews, don't forget to LIKE the video and SUBSCRIBE for more cruise and travel adventures every week. If you’re new here - we’re David and Mark and we love bringing you along on our travel adventures. 🎥 Watch our full Brilliant Lady Panama Canal series:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKJ8xOS4Ah4Yasy9JqDuBH2zQhboSto1f #VirginVoyages #PanamaCanal #BrilliantLady #CruiseReview #PanamaCanalCruise #Cruising #CruiseTips #TravelVlog #LongCruise #CruiseLife #CruiseVacation #CruiseShip #MiamiToLosAngeles #CruiseExcursions 👉 Subscribe for more travel adventures:https://youtube.com/@travelswithdavidandmark?si=-ccD87wc6VEsf2ES 👉 Follow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/travelswithdavidandmark/ 👉 Send your appreciation:https://buymeacoffee.com/travelswithdavidandmark 👉 Music from:https://www.epidemicsound.com/ 00:00 - Intro 01:23 - How did the Itinerary feel? 03:14 - Cartagena (Colombia) 05:23 - Colón (Panama) 06:56 - Panama Canal Transit 11:14 - Puntarenas (Costa Rica) 13:42 - Puerto Quetzal (Guatemala) 15:16 - Cabo San Lucas (Mexico) 16:32 - What's different about a sixteen night Virgin Voyage? 20:42 - Would we book again? 21:21 - Final Thoughts and Outro