Panama Canal Cruise

Island Princess Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 43

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
Island Princess

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

Sail date: March 20, 2019

Ship: Island Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: B314

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

I traveled with 2 other friends and we had a great experience. We enjoyed the comedy show and the movie nights. The food was delicious. We felt very well cared for. We enjoyed the excursions. I do wish that getting around the ship was a bit easier to navigate.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
smooth

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Main Dining rooms were great. Most everyone was very attentive and the food was very good.

Sabatini's

5 out of 5

The food was fantastic! The waiter was such a delight. We had a great time there.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Pool and hot tub were great but crowded. I loved the great movies under the stars, that experience was very lovely. The spa was good but very expensive. As a nurse, I also enjoyed Dr. Fried's brain talks. He is a great speaker.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
I really enjoyed the Comedy night, the comedian was really funny. I would have enjoyed more opportunities to see more comedians. The other stage shows were to "musical" for my taste.

Children's Programs

I didn't have any kids with me

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Percival, our room steward, was top notch fantastic. The hand wash watchers were very friendly. Everyone did a wonderful job. John, (the cruise ship even coordinator ?) was fun to watch. Everyone was very friendly and helpful.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
the ship was very clean and well - maintained. The only thing I did not like was the elevators to all floors was difficult to navigate. Especially while traveling with elderly people, having to get off one elevator and then find the next elevator to get you to the floor you want to actually be on was a struggle for a lot of people.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The bed was comfortable, the size was perfect for me. I enjoyed the cabin very much. Percival kept the room in order.

Ports of call

George Town, Grand Cayman

2 out of 5
I was not able to visit this port, since when we got there, we were not allowed to disembark so not we missed our excursion.

Cartagena, Colombia

3 out of 5
Nothing special here.

Panama Canal (Cruise Into Canal)

5 out of 5
Was fun learning about the canal. Learned a lot. I appreciated the information shared by the very knowledgeable speaker on the ship.

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

5 out of 5
I did the tram ride and enjoyed this very much. The guides were wonderful.

Ocho Rios, Jamaica

5 out of 5
I did the river raft ride. The guides took great care of us and it was a wonderful experience.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Well done. Pretty organized.
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