Panama Canal Cruise on Island Princess

Island Princess Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 18

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Island Princess

15 Night Panama Canal - Ocean To Ocean (Ft. Lauderdale To Los Angeles)

Sail date: March 02, 2014

Ship: Island Princess

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: P505

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 10 years ago

Review summary

Overall, a good cruise.  Particularly pleased with the limited no smoking policy.  Land excursions in ports of call were good. Although Cartagena was way too crowded and hard to enjoy.  Ziplining in Costa Rico with the Original Canopy Tour and guides was so much fun!  Especially enjoyed the ships staff, ie.  LaPatisserie Bar crew, room steward and Horizon Court Diningroom.  Burger, pizza and ice cream bars were a nice touch.   A little disappointed that lobster/steak was only served on "formal" nights.  Hand santitizer as you enter buffet dining is great idea. Entertainment was good but especially excellent were the classical group Rhapsody and island sounds band Opus.  Cuisine was good to excellent.  Nightly "movies under the stars" was a fun way to watch a movie and have popcorn.  Good cabin size and storage but shower was a bit confining.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

N/A

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Get to the gym, especially early, on sea days to beat the crowd.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida Did not visit port

N/A not there long enough

Oranjestad, Aruba

3 out of 5

Cartagena, Colombia

1 out of 5

Panama Canal Transit

5 out of 5

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

5 out of 5

San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua

3 out of 5

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

5 out of 5

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

5 out of 5
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