Wonderful Panama Canal Cruise

Island Princess Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

4.8 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: Inside

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Loved the cruise. Probably one of my favorites. I call it for us, the Trip of our Lifetime! ❣

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Great...but because we had flown overnight to get to Ft Lauderdale, we were tired.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The food was the best if all four cruises we have had with Princess Cruise Line. Steak, shrimp in the buffet, desserts were fabulous. Very satisfied with all the good in every venue.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Lots of walking, easy access to activities and shows, lectures, cooking lectures. Good for older passengers.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
John, the Entertainment director was exceptionally good. The shows were so great, so many talented young people. Enjoyed every show. My only complaint was we had to line up early to get into the Princess Theatre, too small.

Children's Programs

No children I

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The best ever. Song our Cabin Steward, Eduardo, the waiter ar Bordeaux Restaurant, wait staff at the Horizon Buffet, all amazing

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Very clean and we'll kept. Steward kept the room so nice and stocked.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ship tip

Do not take a cabin near freight elevator. It was noisy first night mostly. Then last night also. I really was not happy with that, otherwise everything fine. Small room, but intolerable.

Ports of call

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

Not enough time. Visited this port 2 years ago. Loved the beach .

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5
No, our excursion was cancelled. Enjoyed lunch and shopping while on shore & the boat to shore & back.

Cartagena, Colombia

5 out of 5
Nice to visit, good excursion to Getsemini and Cartegena. Great guide. Lots if walking....was a little difficult to keep up, as It was rough terrain. Good excursion.

Panama Canal (Cruise Into Canal)

5 out of 5
Fabulous ..great excursion too. My favorite of the trip.

Colon, Panama

5 out of 5
Great also.

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

5 out of 5
Really great guide, seeing Sloth, Howler monkeys while touring on the Banana Train excursion .

Ocho Rios, Jamaica Did not visit port

Cancelled port. Changed to Falmouth, Jamaica, so we got off ship and did our our tour, ate local food, shopped. Enjoyed!

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Takes a long time, but went smoothly. All attendants were helpful.
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Gwbigdog    2 years ago

DaleJo    5 years ago

We were also on that cruise and totally agree with you. It was great. I 😊

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