Great weather the whole 10 days.

Island Princess Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 14

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
Island Princess

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

Sail date: January 29, 2019

Ship: Island Princess

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: E315

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Beautiful weather. A great ship experience on our first Princess cruise.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
No problems and we kept moving. It only took minutes to get onto the ship.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
The menu in the Bordeaux did not meet our expectations. We loved the Horizon with all the varieties.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
We did not do a lot on the ship. Did enjoy the Movies under the Stars.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Great entertainment.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Great service everywhere. Cannot complain. Very Very friendly and helpful.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Every staff were always working on the condition of the ship.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
We had a mini suite. Bath tub needed a lot of grout cleaning. The couch was very hard as it was a sleeper couch. Otherwise great location and very nice. 2 TV's just in case.

Ship tip

We avoided the Formal night as I only brought a sport coat and they said it was not acceptable based on the information on the ship, only to find out it really did not matter.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

4 out of 5

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5
Great community and shopping and beach area. Lots to do.

Cartagena, Colombia

2 out of 5
NO excursion but talked to others and they were harassed to buy souvenirs.

Panama Canal (Cruise Into Canal)

5 out of 5
Ship went into 3 locks and went up 85 feet. A great experience. Did the 6 hour train ride. Very nice. However the bus we had was older and very very noisy.

Colon, Panama

4 out of 5
Just got on the ship from our excursion in Colon, Panama.

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

5 out of 5
Did the river cruise and really enjoyed our time in Limon.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
We were scheduled to be at our disembarkation point at 8:40 and to leave shortly after that. However, we did better. Left that area early, our bags were at the bottom of the ramp, went through custums, went to our hotel pick-up area and was at the airport at 9:00a.m. Excellent

Traveler Photos

One of the 3 locks to go up 85 feet. High rises in Cartagena. Leaving George Town.
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4 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

joyandjerry    5 years ago

We are going on the Island Princess this Sept.

buckyboy    5 years ago

We love cruising with Princess too. Their staff are fantastic and really make a difference to the whole experience.

Emo507    5 years ago

Yes, we've done one cruise with Princess, and was pleased with food, shows, and service. Bon voyage

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