Wonderful Panama Cruise

Island Princess Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 23

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Island Princess

21 Night Panama Canal Grand Adventure (Ft. Lauderdale To Vancouver)

Sail date: April 19, 2017

Ship: Island Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: B216

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Thoroughly enjoyed all of the cruise. All ports were good but best part for us was stop in Panama and taking Panama Railway and visiting Gatun Locks. 

 

Food on on ship excellent and don't think it needs the speciality restaurants where you have to pay a surcharge. We visited the two speciality restaurants and were disappointed with both the food and service.   

 

Would recommend cruise through Panama Canal - days at sea with ports of call interspersed throughout the journey. 

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Visited speciality restaurants but disappointed with food and service in those restaurants.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

Not applicable

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Ship old in need of refurbishment which I think is going to happen later this year.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Had lovely steward - Rodolpho. Nothing too much trouble. Always pleasant.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Panama Canal Transit

5 out of 5

Fuerte Amador, Panama

5 out of 5

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

5 out of 5

Puerto Chiapas (Tapachula), Mexico

3 out of 5

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

5 out of 5
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2 Comments

margarettom    7 years ago

we must have gained weight while on the Island and loved every minute of it. great food, great ports, great times. would do the Panama crossing again.

Skywatcher    7 years ago

I agree 100 percent! Every food joint on Island is good! My first love . . .

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