A delightful, memorable cruise!

Island Princess Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

NancyR7

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 3

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

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10 Night Roundtrip Panama Canal (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 18, 2012

Ship: Island Princess

Cabin type: Oceanview

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 12 years ago

Review summary

A Panama Canal cruise was on the 'bucket' list for the whole family and we enjoyed it very much! So did the in-laws! A fine range of activities for all different levels of effort and interest. The historian's talks were always entertaining and informative. This is a great-size of ship; we don't really care for the huge, mega-ships. The outdoor movie screen, visible from Lido and Sun decks, is fabulous!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

The quality was frankly better in the buffet than in the Bordeaux dining room. Bayou Cafe was quite a treat!

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Liked the creative workshops (writing, origami, journal, etc). Dance shows and kitchen demos were top-notch. Hypnotist was a bore. Pianist was great. Too much of the violin/accordion trio.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Special kudos to Haffner at the Passenger Services desk, who went out of his way to correct errors with the disembarking process and luggage tags.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Pros: Good mix of shore-days and sea days. Loved the 'quiet' area near the spa.

Cons: Being expected to pay for bottled water! Major turn-off! :-( Also, spa staff much too pushy about product sales.

A delightful, memorable cruise!

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Ship experiences

Recommends Island Princess? Yes!

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