Island Princess Review

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First Time Panama Canal Cruise with a Full Transit

Review for the Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Island Princess
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CruiseLoverRick
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Nov 2013

The impetus for this cruise was in part to celebrate my 50th birthday. Nothing like a 15 day cruise to help you forget how old one is getting. Although, considering the average age onboard was 71, according to our Cruise Director, most other passengers considered me to be just a baby.

Prior to our departure, we stayed two days at the Double Tree San Pedro. We chose this property due to its close proximity to the Port of Los Angeles and the free shuttle service to the pier on the day of embarkation. The hotel was a rate of $160.00 per night and the hotel overall was a decent moderate property. Friendly staff and just one restaurant which I would say was mediocre at best. It was definitely location that mattered most in choice of this property. The hotel was definitely showings signs of age, but was by no means intolerable.

Had one very strange customer service issue for which they called our room the night before checkout and had the audacity to ask if we could vacate the room before 900am or they would like us to move to another room that evening. I was completely outraged at such a request and I told them quite bluntly that I had no intent of vacating that room by 900am, nor were we going to move. After explaining my upset to the front desk the following morning, they took 50% percent off my room rate for the last night of the stay. It was most appreciated in terms of good will.

Cabin Review

BAJA Deck Cabin 605, Balcony, approx. 210 sq. ft.Typical high quality stateroom that I have come to expect from Princess Cruises. More than enough storage room for our clothes, suitcases, and toiletries. Cabin was located Mid-Aft. Fairly close to the Laundromat. High quality flat screen television. The only real disappointment was the size of the shower, not that it came as a surprise, but much smaller in comparison to other ships from the Princess Line. Had a shower curtain which is much less desirable than a shower door. Was comparable to the size I would have expected on Cruise ships I sailed back in the 1980s.

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