Island Princess Review

Fantastic PanamaCanal on Island Princess

Review for the Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Island Princess
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derekjp47
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Feb 2012

My wife and I along with our great neighbors just returned from the Panama canal cruise, sailing aboard the beautiful Island Princess, it was a terrific cruise, and a special way to celebrate our anniversary. Having sailed on over twenty cruises, mainly with Princess, Celebrity, RCCL and Carnival, I feel well qualified to write an honest and neutral review. We choose this cruise as it was on my "Bucket list", and we did not want to go as far as the western Mexican coast, as it doesn't appeal to us and isn't the safest place to be anymore, so a partial transit more than satisfied our wishes.

We drove down from Mobile, Al the preceding day and stayed at the Clarion in Stuart, Fl., which we have done many times before. It's the perfect distance and the Clarion is warm, friendly and clean, with an attractive rate. The drive to the port is only an hour and a half.

We arrived around 11:00 and had about an hours wait in the lounge and then boarded with the first group. A very simple process and went straight to our Baja deck cabin. It was on the front bump out and proved to be a perfect location for everything. Unlike most ships the buffet, dining rooms and theater are all on the front end. We found the ship to be very easy to get around and was pleasantly surprised to see that the Island was in great shape, with know show of wear and tear, despite being a little older. The crew has done a super job keeping up the appearance.The staff and crew were the friendliest we have ever experienced, they were all terrific, especially in the Bordeaux dining room. Our room steward was also outstanding.

Cabin Review

Perfect location and size. Buffet two floors up, main theater and dining room straight down. Out on a "bump" so viewing was terrific. Easy access to deck accross front of the ship.Room was very quiet and temperature just right. Shower a little on the small size. Ship size is perfect.

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