Great Panama cruise

Item: Emerald Princess
Rating: 4.8
Author: kdld

Emerald Princess Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

kdld

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 27

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5

15 Night Panama Canal - Ocean To Ocean Westbound (Fort Lauderdale To Los Angeles)

Sail date: January 17, 2020

Ship: Emerald Princess

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Warm weather. Educational. Entertaining. We’ve been on old locks 2 years ago. We wanted to compare. We wanted to get out of cold weather too. We knew we would get entertainment, good food, & nice accommodations

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Went smooth

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Cocktails could be stronger. Food was good but not as good on previous Princess cruises

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Pools were good. Hot tubs could have been stronger jets. Dance aerobics were the only major thing to do but good instructor

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Rock Opera production show great. Comedy good. Pianist great. Atomic band rock & roll great

Children's Programs

Didn’t want

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Friendly service. Personable

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Great

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Nice bed. Couch could be replaced. Balcony was clean too

Ship tip

Relax. You’ll get there

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Ports of call

Panama Canal Transit

5 out of 5

No excursion but educational for new locks

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Puntarenas, Costa Rica

5 out of 5

Long drive to hot springs but worth it!!!!! Just like a movie set

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

7 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

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javawoody 3 years ago

Thanks for the review

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Fiesta83 4 years ago

Outstanding review

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Justlovecruisin 4 years ago

Glad you had a good time. We did this cruise in Dec, over Christmas. It was a wonderful time!

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buckyboy 4 years ago

Glad you had a good time

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billcravey 4 years ago

Sounds amazing!

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Cruiserike0322 4 years ago

Great review, glad you enjoyed it

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