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Item: Island Princess
Rating: 4.2
Author: lloydandpat

Island Princess Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

lloydandpat

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 28

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5

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19 Panama Canal Pacific Adventure (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 09, 2018

Ship: Island Princess

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: B731

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Good cruise, overall, except that Princess decided to substitute a stop in Ensenada for a stop in Nicaragua, due civil to unrest in Managua, which is about 300 miles from del Sur.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Bayou was the best production show we've ever seen on a cruise ship, and the performers, musicians, lighting, sound, and special effects were superb.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Bummer... the promenade did not circumvent the ship. Old signage has not been removed since horrible Princess remodel to install more staterooms in the area of the former promenade. Lots of unused area in remodeled decks 14 and 15. Otherwise, the ship is in good shape.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Bummer... the promenade did not circumvent the ship. Old signage has not been removed since horrible Princess remodel to add more staterooms in the area of the former promenade. Lots of unused area in remodeled decks 14 and 15. Otherwise, the ship is in good shape.

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Ports of call

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

4 out of 5

Huatulco, Mexico

4 out of 5

Puerto Chiapas (Tapachula), Mexico

3 out of 5

Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala

5 out of 5

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

4 out of 5

Manzanillo, Mexico

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Mandatory long wait outside of our cabin until our assigned time of departure.

4 Comments

eggypann 6 years ago

On this cruise in December. I know there is still unrest in Managua but I sure hope we can get to Del Sur. As far as I'm concerned, Ensenada is not worth a stop. Puerto Vallarta would be a MUCH better port.

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cbarber 6 years ago

Totally agree the Bayou show was excellent !

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cruz42 6 years ago

Yes. We were on the cruise also. Fortunately we had made this port on a cruise previously , so it wasn’t a catastrophe for us. We had not been to Ensenada though, so we did get to see a new port.

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MarineVet71 6 years ago

Glad you enjoyed yourself

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