Wonderful cruise. We really enjoyed and very relaxing.

Item: Island Princess
Rating: 5
Author: PenWel

Island Princess Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

PenWel

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 55

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

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

Sail date: November 06, 2019

Ship: Island Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: A523

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Very nice cruise. Interesting going through locks. We enjoyed our cruise and it had just the right amount of sea days.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Great. We didn't have we wait and room were ready early.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Food was delicious and wait staff was very friendly, courteous and helpful.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Show were great. Really enjoyed both comedians and musicians.

Children's Programs

no children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

All ship personnel were friendly and courteous. Willing to stop and talk and answer any questions.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Ship was clean and neat at all times.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Our cabin was very nice, however the shower was a little smaller than we were used to on other ships.

Ports of call

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

Have been there many times.

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George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5

Beautiful port.

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Cartagena, Colombia

5 out of 5

We took an excursion to fort and other museums. Very interesting. Lot of historical buildings.

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Panama Canal (Cruise Into Canal)

5 out of 5

Cristobal, Panama Did not visit port

Wanted to stay on ship and go back through locks.

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Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

5 out of 5

Took an excursion through canals with a walk through rain forest. Very fortunate to seek a lot of wildlife.

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Falmouth, Jamaica

5 out of 5

Very clean and people were helpful and friendly.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Very efficient with very little waiting.

4 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks

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javawoody 3 years ago

Thanks for the review

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Cruiserike0322 4 years ago

Great, time to think about the next cruise

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cruisereckoning 4 years ago

So glad you enjoyed and we found it really interesting also going through the locks. Was amazed at how peaceful it was traveling across the the lake to the other side also.

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