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Island Princess Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 55

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Island Princess

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

Sail date: December 05, 2015

Ship: Island Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: D308

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

I have added things below.  As you can tell by reading the text below we were happy with the crusise but would not recommend it to a friend.  The ship had been updated but many parts were still in need of repair.  I could not believe the size of the room.....or bathroom especially.   The comedian was right when he said you can sit on the toilet and wash your hand in the sink and your right foot in the shower.  (sorry I am comparing other ships we have been on

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
When I booked a asked for a table for 2 and eat early. We ended up with a table for four but the staff changed it for us.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The last one was bad. The rest of the shows were really good.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Joemar Palma and Ferdinand Mella were excellent.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
There is some paint and repairs needed by porches and pool areas. I would like to see 2000+ people in the two tiny pools.....

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
We have had better for less money.....Too small shower built for a 5 year old.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

3 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

3 out of 5

Cartagena, Colombia

3 out of 5

Panama Canal Transit

5 out of 5

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

3 out of 5

San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua

5 out of 5
Elvis was a perfect guide and made the best of the 30-40 minute wait on the bus because of lack of tenders..Doesn't the ship know the amount of people on excursions????

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

3 out of 5

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

1 out of 5
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2 Comments

noname111    8 years ago

Thank you for posting your review.  A couple observations with regard to your comments...

- If you did not book your flight through the cruise line, they have no responsibility to prioritize your disembarkation ahead of another priority group. 

- Same goes for independent excursions and transportation when in port. The upside of purchasing through the cruise line is that you have a guaranteed means to getting from and to the ship. Otherwise you are SOL, as they say.

I am fairly certain that the ship's staff know how many people are on cruise line-sanctioned excursions but they do not track everyone else's activities aside from who gets off and on the ship using their key card.

Hope your next trip is free of bumps!

lovetocruiseguy    8 years ago

was this your first cruise?

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