Cruising with Pullmantur

Hi
I am also on this cruise departing Gran Canaria on 25th September to Colon, Panama.
Yes I would to join a group for a shared transfer (maybe tour on the way) to Panama City hotel on 8 October.
I looked and transfers are $100 up and a couple of the well known reputable transfer companies are already fully booked such as Amber Moon.
Pullmantur do a shared coach from Colon port to Panama City (Albrook bus station) but upon being asked Paula Diaz (Pullmantur LATAM) she said it is not available and it was just $22 each. So now the only safe option is to pay for a private or group transfer.
Please get back to me.
Thanks
Martin

Hi everyone - there is another forum on this cruise so its going to get messy and confusing with information being posted on one and not on the other - might be nice if everyone was on the same page (literally)

I will speak to Pullmantur HO in Spain and find out about the transfers issue - sounds very fishy to me - more like she is trying to sell you an nice expensive excursion

Hi
Which other forum?
Please let me know.
Also had a reply from someone else at Pullmantur who also said the transfer bus is not available until October until the start of regular weekly cruises. However their tours from the ship to Panama (6-7 hours) start at just $39 which is much less than the $90 you need to pay for a private transfer with one of the reputable companies offering the service or pay upwards of $120 on the day for a taxi. Plus Pullmantur offered me 20% off the Panama tour price. Oh I was booked on to a weekly cruise in November and they had no trouble adding on the bus transfer then (same person) so doubt they were pulling a fast one. Thanks

Hi everyone - there is another forum on this cruise so its going to get messy and confusing with information being posted on one and not on the other - might be nice if everyone was on the same page (literally)

I will speak to Pullmantur HO in Spain and find out about the transfers issue - sounds very fishy to me - more like she is trying to sell you an nice expensive excursion

According to Pullmantur Madrid - their winter season shuttle bus transfers - Colon to Panama City/PTY commence on Oct 8th - as in the day we arrive - and they will be offered for booking onboard a day or so before arrival. hope this helps

Hello DEB51, I am also taking the cruise in Sept to Colon, traveling single, looking to share transportation to Panama. Or even just best options. Have any ideas or research on it? At the moment my plan is to stay in Colon at a farm/hotel called La Granja Campo Y Aventura possibly do a jungle tour with my friend Mario. Looking to maybe find a group that would like to do that. Then ride the train into Panama on Monday, but it would make it so I would not see much of the city. (Train does not run on Sunday)

Any Help would be great or even just meet up on the ship

Cheryl

My husband and friends are doing the transatlantic on the Monarch in May from Cartagena Columbia to Lisbon Portugal.
And my cousin and I are doing the Mediterranean Breezes on the Sovereign (Spain-Italy-France) at the end of October.

Hello,
Im looking to the Pullmantur canaries cruise on 27 december with the Horizon.
We are first timers. Is this worth the high price?
Normally these cruises are a lot cheaper. We would like to do a cruise in Europe in this period and there is not many choice,
We can also choose the Aida Prima but thats a lot expensiever.

Im dreaming on a cruise with a big RCL ship like harmony of the seas so im not sure off the Horizon aswell Pullmantur is the right choice for us.

We are on the transatlantic in May from Colon to Lisbon. Like others I would recommend a suite as you get lots of extras (Junior Suite is not included). This will be our 3rd Cruise with this company and the previous 2 have been great, they are also excellent value for money. We also got a free upgrade from a Grand Suite to a De-luxe suite.

We just returned from a Pullantur cruise on the Zenith, and were very disappointed. This was our fifth Pullmantur cruise and we had booked the Royal Suite with balcony.
The balcony was unusable because it was always flooded from water that had been used to clean the deck above and needed daily vacuuming of the water. The toilets were erratic and they did not want you to flush toilet paper down them. In addition they did not provide facial tissue in the cabin, you needed to have brought your own.
Our air conditioning did not work at first and needed repair and our door key did not work and required a carpenter/electrician to replace the entire locking system.
The food in the dining room was the poorest we have had on any cruise in terms of quality and variety..
The good things were that with the Royal Suite we had access to a small Waves Yacht Club such as is on the Monarch. There we had free internet too. Also we had a private deck area to sun on and very good old Celebrity teak lounge chairs. We also got a good bottle of Cava or Prosecco daily and a fresh fruit basket each other day. They also gave us Todo wrist bands so we had access to all the premium drinks but some wines were not available or very limited as they did not get their full order when they departed Santo Domingo.
Prior to this cruise we had already booked another Pullmantur cruise for the fall on the Monarch and hope it will be better.