Panama Canal 2018

Caribbean Princess Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 49

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
Caribbean Princess

10 Night Panama Canal With Costa Rica & Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 08, 2018

Ship: Caribbean Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: A321

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Always wanted to see the canal and I was no disappointed with either the Princess Line or the Canal experience

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Went well. Very smooth process. Dealt with friendly representitives

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Dining rooms kept well, clean, well staffed. Specialty dining was superb

Sabatini's Italian Trattoria

5 out of 5

Food was outstanding wait staff was prompt but did not rush us. Highly recommend

Crown Grill

5 out of 5

Highly recommend, food was superb. Staff was like part of the family.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
I did the Steel Band and Pop Choir. Lili led the Pop Choir and did a very good job of teaching and leading us. David with the Steel drums was also a fun guy and had lots of patience.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
All the shows, entertainers,comedians and musicians were top of the list personnel. Never expected this type of excellent entertainment.Movies on the deck were clear audio & video. , very relaxing and enjoyable

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Most waiters were friendly, smiling and attend to our every need. Cabin steward was on top of his game. Room was kept neat & clean at ALL times. Internet manger was more than you could hope for. His patience and knowledge tops.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Layout was good, sometimes too much up & down to get to a particular area but we got thru it. All areas were kept clean, maintained & staffed.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Good location, Just enough room

Ship tip

Always plan your tours before hand. Be sure to buy enough internet time, it is slow, as I have found on all ships so far

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

3 out of 5
Standard embarkation port, no tours

Princess Cays (Cruise Line Private Island)

4 out of 5
Nice place very relaxing.

Cartagena, Colombia

4 out of 5
Learned a lot of history from the guide. Good tour. I recommend

Panama Canal (Cruise Into Canal)

5 out of 5
Top notch. Full day. Great Guide, Geronimo was his name. Definitely a must to see the engineering

Colon, Panama

3 out of 5
Just a nice place, learned some history which was good.

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

4 out of 5
Nice excursion, something you always want to do Once.

George Town, Grand Cayman

4 out of 5
Didn't do tour, just walked around town. Very clean and friendly

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Better & smoother than expected. Process went well
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