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Island Princess Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

KatJennings

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 42

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

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15 Night Panama Canal Ocean To Ocean (Ft. Lauderdale To San Francisco)

Sail date: February 28, 2017

Ship: Island Princess

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: B742

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

We really enjoyed this cruise. The ship was comfortable & easy to navigate, not too big.

The canal crossing was truly the highlight of the trip, amazing engineering on the locks & impressive seeing the other cargo ships going into locks with you.

The time in all ports was short, would have liked a bit more time on shore. Missed the port in Nicaragua due to wave action that prevented the use of tenders.

All of the employees of Princess that we came in contact with were very pleasant.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Enjoyed most of the production shows. The "competition" type ones we did not participate in

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Our waiter in Club Class dining (Christopher) was a joy, he quickly figured out my "eating style" and recommended a great dinner & dessert choice daily

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Great cabin but avoid the back of the ship (where this is located) as there seems to be a lot of engine rumble & some extra swaying, although the movement might have been more from being on the 11th deck

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