Great Panama Canal Cruise with Issues

Island Princess Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

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Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 29

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
Island Princess

10 Night Panama Canal With Costa Rica & Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 11, 2018

Ship: Island Princess

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: D510

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

The ship was decent, not great. The crew and service was top notch. The food and dining was also top notch. We were disappointed with the activities during the day and into evening. Example: napkin folding class. Yikes. That gives you an idea of the average age of fellow passengers, had to be 80+. The theater was too small to accommodate the needs as we had to go and secure seats 45 minutes early to be able to see shows. We missed two shows due to overcrowding. The Colon excursion was a nightmare. Wish we had not gotten off the ship there. This was our first Princess cruise and feel we will go back with Holland America next time.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Expect to be among a VERY OLD crowd

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

3 out of 5

Falmouth, Jamaica

3 out of 5

Cartagena, Colombia

5 out of 5

Panama Canal (Cruise Into Canal)

5 out of 5

Colon, Panama

1 out of 5
Colon is a disgrace, wish we NEVER got off the ship here. The excursion to Panama City was WAY TOO LONG, sat in traffic for hours.

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

4 out of 5

George Town, Grand Cayman

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
Could have been better organized by crew but decent nontheless.
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Gwbigdog    2 years ago

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