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Item: Island Princess
Rating: 5
Author: gjgeswein

Island Princess Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

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Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 36

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

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14 Night Panama Canal - Ocean To Ocean Westbound (Ft. Lauderdale To Los Angeles)

Sail date: January 04, 2024

Ship: Island Princess

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: P615

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 11 months ago

Review summary

If you want to tour the Panama Canal this is the ship & cruise to take. The ship is small & able to go through the original canal. At the time we went through water levels were low & only 50% of the ships could go through the canal. We were allowed to go.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Great!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Wonderful!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

We liked the shows in the evening. There was a lot of variety including dancing, singing, magic,& instrumentalists.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Wonderful!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Great, small ship & easy to navigate!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Fine for a two week cruise. There were so many activities on the ship, we were not in the cabin very much.

Ship tip

Enjoy!

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Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

This is where we embarked. Easy to navigate!

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Cartagena, Colombia

5 out of 5

National Bird Aviary - Great tour & easy walking!

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Panama Canal Transit

5 out of 5

Loved it!

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Puntarenas, Costa Rica

5 out of 5

Coffee plantation, orchid botanical Garden etc. _Great!

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Huatulco, Mexico

5 out of 5

The Colors of Mexico - Great!

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Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

5 out of 5

Best of Puerto Vallarta - Great tour & saw a lot of Puerto Vallarta!

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San Pedro (Los Angeles), California Did not visit port

Disembarked the ship.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Easy!

9 Comments

outtoseapatty 8 months ago

Would like to try this thru canal!sounds awesome!

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Gwbigdog 11 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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Ruby13 11 months ago

Thank you for your review. Glad you had a good time.

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karlgrgurich 11 months ago

Great information

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javawoody 11 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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cruising2004 11 months ago

Thank you for your review.

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sunseekermama 11 months ago

I agree with you that the Island Princess is the perfect size ship for going through the Canal. We did this cruise a few year's ago and absolutely loved the itineraries. Thanks for your detailed review!

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joyandjerry 11 months ago

Did the same itinerary on her in 2019. We were also supposed to to Nicaragua, but weather was rough. Great cruise though canal. Wonderful for you!

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Niavlys 11 months ago

5 stars all the way.. Wouhou.. Tks for sharing

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