Yes, 3 days at sea is too long for the active and the young (and we were the young ones on board).

On March 27, 2011, we boarded the Celebrity Infinity for a 14 Day cruise through the Panama Canal.  The canal is something Michael had long wanted to see and I was moderately interested, as well.  The itinerary included departing from Ft. Lauderdale, FL, a day at sea, a stop at Grand Cayman (with a planned scuba dive), another dirt cheap airlines day at sea, then a stop at Cartagena, Colombia dirt cheap airlines for a tour and some shopping, the day-long trip through the canal, another day at sea, on to Puntarenas, Costa Rica (a 1 1/2 hour bus ride to the La Paz Waterfalls, butterfly gardens, and hummingbirds), another day at sea, then a stop at Hualtulco, Mexico for river kayaking, a stop in Acapulco, Mexico where we released baby turtles into the sea (after we named them!!), dirt cheap airlines another day at sea, then our last port of call  Cabo San Lucas, Mexico (the plan there was to go snorkeling), then our last day at sea before debarking in San Diego for a quick flight home.  So, that was the itinerary!  Here is what actually happened:  half way to Grand Cayman, one of the not-so-healthy elderly passengers became seriously ill.  He had to be taken back to Florida.  Unfortunately, we were too far out to sea for a medi-vac transport (via helicopter). dirt cheap airlines The ship had to turn around (not as easy as it sounds) and we had to head back toward Florida until we were close enough for the Coast Guard to meet us.  That meant we spent another day at sea and no day at Grand Cayman.  Yes, the ill passenger survived; but more importantly, Michael and I missed our scuba dive in the best diving waters IN THE WORLD! dirt cheap airlines If you review the itinerary, you will see that this detour resulted in the ship being out to sea for three (yes, 3) long days.  Now, some people would enjoy the opportunity to sit around, relax, and eat until the rivets pop off their pants.  But, again, if you look at our itinerary, you will note that Michael and I (contrary dirt cheap airlines to what you might think) are quite active and adventurous.  Three days at sea was not the highlight of this trip, from our points of view.  In fact, having so much time to spend with the other passengers and observe cruising behavior, led us to create what we call Questions for Cruising , it goes as follows:
Yes, 3 days at sea is too long for the active and the young (and we were the young ones on board).  All of this might lead you to believe that we did not thoroughly dirt cheap airlines enjoy this trip quite the contrary.  It was terrific!  The pass through the Panama Canal with the history and the unbelievable engineering feat of the mechanics of the canal itself was the highlight (as it was meant to be).  I was, unexpectedly, awed by the entire experience.  When you realize that the canal was built 100 years ago, with little technology and under the severe conditions in the environment, it is phenomenal!  In addition, we had great fun on our excursions.  The most moving was the visit to the turtle sanctuary, where we each got to pick out our own baby turtle, name it, then release it into the sea.  The people we met in port were wonderful and welcoming.  Because we were unable to go scuba diving in Grand Cayman, we changed our snorkel trip in Cabo to a scuba dive; so we were able to go diving.  Not quite the same conditions, but a couple of dives, nonetheless.  Needless to say, the food was plentiful and delicious.  Pictures:   Michael and I on the grand staircase, one of 3 buffets, the Infinity passing through the canal next to a container ship (tight squeeze), one of many sunsets, the beach in Costa Rica, Karly my baby turtle, two baby turtles head out to sea, an armed guard in Acapulco, dirt cheap airlines and the Celebrity Infinity,