Wonderful Relaxing Panama Canal Cruise

Item: Island Princess
Rating: 4.7
Author: BoothG

Island Princess Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

BoothG

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 15

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5

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

Sail date: October 11, 2018

Ship: Island Princess

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: D710

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Was a great cruise had a blast. Went to new ports that we had not cruised to. Ship exceeded our expectations.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Was a great experience arrived at 11 and sitting in the lounge 10 minutes later.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

All ship board personnel met or exceeded our expectations. Melanie our room Steward was great.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Very comfortable lots of room. Was a mini suite with bathtub.

Ship tip

More of an mid aged crowd not many kids on this cruise.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida Did not visit port

Thumbs Up 0

Falmouth, Jamaica

4 out of 5

Falmouth is in the center be prepared to travel at least an hour to get to most excursions.

Thumbs Up 2

Cartagena, Colombia

5 out of 5

Took independent tour with Marelvy Pena guided tour which was private.

Thumbs Up 0

Panama Canal (Cruise Into Canal)

5 out of 5

Got this checked off my bucket list. Exceeded expectations.

Thumbs Up 1

Colon, Panama

1 out of 5

Nothing was a disappointment.

Thumbs Up 0

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

5 out of 5

Rainforest Tour was very interesting and informative.

Thumbs Up 1

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5

Did the Far Side tour got to see a different side of Grand Cayman.

Thumbs Up 6

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Self disembarked off the ship by 0745 and done with Customs by 0805.

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