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Island Princess Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 7

Overall rating:

2 out of 5
Island Princess

15 Night Panama Canal - Ocean To Ocean (Los Angeles To Ft. Lauderdale)

Sail date: December 05, 2016

Ship: Island Princess

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: B214

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Ports of call, favorite.  Dining Room Service Great.  Food was average (at best) Ship was dated. Water off in cabin for several hours 2 of the days. Including toilets.  Water leaking from ceiling in hallway to cabin several days..  Buckets in hallways.  Had a dead mouse stick to the bottom of my shoe while walking in hallway to cabin.  Would not recommend this ship to anyone.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
Not very much variation over the period of 15 days. Quality not great.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5
Casino was poor, not very big

Entertainment

1 out of 5
Timings of shows were not good for late seating until the night before it was over, they added a 9:30 showtime

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
Our dining staff was GREAT!

Ship Quality

1 out of 5
Terrible. Dated. Shower tile was moldy.

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5
Mini Suite. Plenty of room. Stewart was average. Mold in shower

Ship tip

Don't go until it is updated

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Ports of call

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

3 out of 5

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

3 out of 5

Huatulco, Mexico

3 out of 5

San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua

3 out of 5

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

3 out of 5

Panama Canal Transit

3 out of 5

Cartagena, Colombia

3 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

3 out of 5

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

3 out of 5
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