Excellent cruise, ship needs renovating

Item: Island Princess
Rating: 4.6
Author: MadHummingbird

Island Princess Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

MadHummingbird

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 7

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5

15 Night Panama Canal - Ocean To Ocean Eastbound (San Francisco To Ft. Lauderdale)

Sail date: December 05, 2018

Ship: Island Princess

Cabin type: Suite

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Excellent cruise. Highly recommend. The ship needs renovating though. The theater is too small, so get there early in order to get a seat. The onboard entertainment was exceptional.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Old ship. Plumbing leaks in the hallway that need to be fixed.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

We had a mini-suite with a balcony. Bathroom tiles had mildew stains. The bathroom needs to be renovated. Couch had stains as well.

Ports of call

San Francisco, California

5 out of 5

Just used for embarking as we had been here before.

Thumbs Up 0

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

5 out of 5

Took the highlights tour of San Jose which was fine.

Thumbs Up 1

San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua

5 out of 5

Took the carriage ride in Granada and the boat ride which were excellent. Enjoyed seeing the monkeys on the islands during the boat ride.

Thumbs Up 2

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

5 out of 5

Took the jungle aerial tram and the boat cruise. Enjoyed seeing the birds and crocodiles on the boat ride.

Thumbs Up 5

Fuerte Amador, Panama

5 out of 5

Took the excursion to the Embera Indian Village. It was amazing.

Thumbs Up 0

Panama Canal Transit

5 out of 5

Fascinating going through the locks. Highly recommend.

Thumbs Up 4

Cartagena, Colombia

5 out of 5

Took the excursion that included the fortress and the old city highlights. Excellent. Would love to spend more time in the old city. The vendors are a bit pushy though.

Thumbs Up 1

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Just used to disembark as we had been here before.

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Excellent.

2 Comments

Other reviews of this sailing

Once In A Lifetime Panama Canal Experience. Absolutely enjoyed the talks by Bill Fall. It was a real pleasure to have him speak on the day that we were going through the canal. Definitely recommend it, if he is the guide on the ship.

Wonderful, interesting and fun

Could have been better