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Item: Island Princess
Rating: 4.4
Author: ohitsena

Island Princess Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

ohitsena

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 7

Overall rating:

4.4 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: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

We wanted to experience the Panama Canal and it was wonderful. Overall our cruise was great. Ship needs updating.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Wonderful

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

They seemed like fun but not something I wanted to do.

Entertainment

1 out of 5

I was disappointed in the shows.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Our room steward was the best! Jose always was on spot. The two dining room (Bordeaux) were excellent!!!

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Laundry room needed chairs!!!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Great but the shower needs more space and a hand held shower head.

Ports of call

San Francisco, California

5 out of 5

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

5 out of 5

San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua

5 out of 5

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

1 out of 5

Our tour was cancelled, don’t know why. It could have been replaced with another one.

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Fuerte Amador, Panama

5 out of 5

Panama Canal Transit

5 out of 5

Cartagena, Colombia

5 out of 5

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Fast and easy

1 Comment

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.

Could have been better

Excellent cruise, ship needs renovating