Panoramic Panama 🇵🇦 Canal

Item: Island Princess
Rating: 3.5
Author: KrakenUP

Island Princess Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

KrakenUP

Contributor Level: Admiral

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 24

Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5

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

Sail date: November 20, 2018

Ship: Island Princess

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: P511

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

All in all, everything was great. The Panama Canal Cruise 🚢 is highly recommendable.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

OK, as there is a Platinum member check in line

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

The buffet was great, main dining room as good as always.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Pools were not as crowded as some cruises.

Entertainment

2 out of 5

A few good comedians, dancers 💃🏻 were on par with other cruises

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Room steward & waiters were great.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Smaller ship, no complaints.

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5

On par with other cruises.

Ship tip

Secret viewing balcony at the front of the ship 🚢 on decks 10 & 11 gave excellent panoramic views as we transited the Canal.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

3 out of 5

Stayed @ Best Western Cruiseport for shuttle to embark.

Thumbs Up 4

Cartagena, Colombia

5 out of 5

Old city tour was great

Thumbs Up 1

Panama Canal Transit

5 out of 5

Amazing, one of the engineering wonders of the world 🌎

Thumbs Up 6

Fuerte Amador, Panama

4 out of 5

Tender into Panama 🇵🇦 City

Thumbs Up 1

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

3 out of 5

Not much to see dockside.

Thumbs Up 1

San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua

4 out of 5

Quaint town.

Thumbs Up 1

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

4 out of 5

Lots to do, lots of duty free shopping

Thumbs Up 7

San Francisco, California

4 out of 5

Spent a few days after disembarking, lots of tourist attractions.

Thumbs Up 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Platinum guests waited in main restaurant, then disembarked by color code schedule.

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2 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

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cruisereckoning 4 years ago

Thanks for the review.

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