Panama Canal experience
Island Princess Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America
14 Night Panama Canal Westbound (Ft. Lauderdale To Los Angeles)
Sail date: January 09, 2013
Ship: Island Princess
Cabin type: Balcony
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 11 years ago
Review summary
For those like me who enjoy history, the opportunity to learn about the efforts to build the Panama Canal and then to travel through it were exciting. The day before we entered the Canal, the cruise offered a wonderful presentation of the history and what to look for in the canal. The stop at Cartagena Columbia to see the old town and the Inquisition museum was also fascinating. This was our first Princess cruise and I would rate it near if not at the top of our cruise experiences. While navigating through the Princess web site could be improved upon, everything else about the cruise, from the food to the programming, was top notch. I was somewhat concerned about being bored with the last 5 days being sea days. Insread, I had so many activities that I wanted to participate in, that I was unable to attend them all!Ship experiences
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Ship tip
Attend as many of the educational and port lectures as you can! At least on the cruise we were on they did not just emphasize the jewelry buying opportunites.
Ports of call
Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
San Pedro (Los Angeles), California