Tiny bath/shower, inadequate viewing decks for Canal, nice staff, too short port times.
Island Princess Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America
Panama Canal Ocean to Ocean
Sail date: October 17, 2016
Ship: Island Princess
Cabin type: Balcony
Cabin number: A339
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 8 years ago
Review summary
The staff were very nice and the evening entertainment was good.
Now the not so great...shower so small even for a small woman! Balcony Sara rooms the smallest I've ever experienced. Constnd barage of selling stuff! Daytime activities about selling not much stimulating! Food ok but basically the same everyday. Staff allowed only good forward view deck to be blocked by a few people who hogged it with deck loungers as we went through locks....really!! Those areas should be made available to all passengers and encouraged to be made available. When I cruised Glacier Bay on HA they made the full deck a lovely viewing area for all, serving soup and beverages and making it a celebratory event, not so here, big disappointment!! Might not choose this cruise line again!
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Ship tip
Early dinner seating very early, 5:15! But at least we didn't have to wait in long lines to be seated. Get to the 8:15 show early as it fills up, not enough room. If transiting the canal make sure you are in a port side(left) balcony room. Staff allow hogging with deck loungers, bad!!
Ports of call
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Did not visit port
Huatulco, Mexico Did not visit port
Puntarenas, Costa Rica Did not visit port
Cartagena, Colombia Did not visit port
Oranjestad, Aruba Did not visit port
4 Comments
AuntPinkie 8 years ago
I have to say when I read your comments about the tiny shower, I was skeptical that it was smaller than any other cruise ship shower. Having just returned from the ship, you are so RIGHT. I bumped my elbows all the the time. I am not sure how some of the big fellows got clean. I did ask one young man and he said he was half in and half out of the shower. It gave me a comical image. Thanks for your in-put!