Good, could be better
Island Princess Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America
10 Night Panama Canal Partial Transit (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)
Sail date: January 24, 2016
Ship: Island Princess
Cabin type: Inside
Cabin number: B549
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 8 years ago
Review summary
Staff great, ship very nice, loved movies at main pool.
Food in restaurants should be better, buffet was always Good. Seating at anytime dining was problematic, long lines and not enough seats for earlier dining, trying to get reservation for dinner hit or miss.
Scheduling of evening events confusing, first show was always packed & often couldn't get seat. Whole scheduling of dinner and shows needs to be looked at to make less crowded and simpler, no one wants to stand in line on cruise.
Happy hour every afternoon wonderful for prices and people watching.
Excursions a little chaotic, even though not Princess product they probably need to vet them better especially in Panama.
Overall good, again staff ALL wonderful but some work needed to make a 5 star experience!
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Ship tip
Plan your evening the day before to make sure you can do things you want to at times you want to, it takes some planning.
Ports of call
Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
Panama Canal (Cruise Into Canal)