Panama Canal

Caribbean Princess Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 19

Overall rating:

3.1 out of 5
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Caribbean Princess

10 Night Panama Canal W/Costa Rica & Caribbean-New Locks (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 10, 2023

Ship: Caribbean Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: C239

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Princess "Medallion" was a bust in our case, the WiFi did not work properly and the Medallion had to be replaced. Drinks took 30 - 45 minutes to be delivered.

Embarkation

2 out of 5
Virus on previous cruise, ship had to be deep cleaned, we had very long lineses

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
good food, crown grille was worth the money. Buffets food was a good variety. hard to find seats

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Performers were very good. Needed to arrive at the venue 30-45 minutes ahead to find a seat

Children's Programs

no children

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
Seemed to be short staffed in all areas, Drink service was very slow. Cabin steward seemed to have too many rooms.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Layout was outdated, but kept clean

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5
cabin was small and not layed out very well. I asked for cabin C239 and Princess put us in Cabin R247. 14th deck was too high and long wait for elevators

Ship tip

check you booking to make sure it is what you ordered, ship was full or close to it. Seats anywhere were difficult to find. Older crowd, typically went to venues 30 minutes before they were to strat.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

3 out of 5
no, embarcation port

Falmouth, Jamaica

3 out of 5
stayed in port area

Cartagena, Colombia

1 out of 5
developing country, lot of vendors, dirty, excursion bus was very old and crowded.

Panama Canal (Cruise Into Canal)

5 out of 5
canal was great, good narrative from bridge.

Colon, Panama Did not visit port

did not have an excursion

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

3 out of 5
walked around the port and nearby city. not too many shops open

George Town, Grand Cayman

4 out of 5
been there many times before, Saturday, shops opened later.

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
As a walk off guest, we waited for almost 2 hours. It would have been nice to walk to our car and get an earlier start on the road.
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6 Comments

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for the review

booger1xx    1 year ago

When is Princess moving to Starlink?

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Happy they deep cleaned the ship even if it made your boarding late. Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations.

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

PRINCESS moving to Starlink, the internet should be better when completed

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Agree with Ray, thanks for your review

RetiredRay    1 year ago

Wonder how he booked? Was it guaranteed room or did he select a room? I also have found that the phone booking sometimes does not mean you get the room you booked.

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