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Island Princess Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

2 out of 5
Island Princess

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

Sail date: December 05, 2016

Ship: Island Princess

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: B214

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Ports of call, favorite.  Dining Room Service Great.  Food was average (at best) Ship was dated. Water off in cabin for several hours 2 of the days. Including toilets.  Water leaking from ceiling in hallway to cabin several days..  Buckets in hallways.  Had a dead mouse stick to the bottom of my shoe while walking in hallway to cabin.  Would not recommend this ship to anyone.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
Not very much variation over the period of 15 days. Quality not great.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5
Casino was poor, not very big

Entertainment

1 out of 5
Timings of shows were not good for late seating until the night before it was over, they added a 9:30 showtime

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
Our dining staff was GREAT!

Ship Quality

1 out of 5
Terrible. Dated. Shower tile was moldy.

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5
Mini Suite. Plenty of room. Stewart was average. Mold in shower

Ship tip

Don't go until it is updated

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Ports of call

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

3 out of 5

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

3 out of 5

Huatulco, Mexico

3 out of 5

San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua

3 out of 5

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

3 out of 5

Panama Canal Transit

3 out of 5

Cartagena, Colombia

3 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

3 out of 5

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

3 out of 5
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5 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     3 months ago

Thanks for sharing
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TeamDavonavo    7 years ago

When you think of the multitude of electrical, plumbing, etc. problems that could occur on a ship of this size, it's amazing they perform as well as they do. It's no fun to be inconvenienced by a problem that to you appears insurmountable, but think of the thousands of your neighbours that aren't.
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Cruisinforsanity    7 years ago

Midog thank you. We sail 8/2 and it's good to hear positive reviews as well.
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midog    7 years ago

we sailed on this ship in June and could not fault. Food was good, entertainment was good and this was after sailing on ROYAL Carribean Explorer from Sydney to Seattle for 24 nights. I love Explorer but wouldn't run Island Princess down was enjoyable
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mmmcksm    7 years ago

how do you not see a dead mouse before you step on it
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