Island Princess Review
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We flew the same day we cruised which always has me anxious. We were on the ship by 1:30, dropped off our carry-ons in our room and headed to the lido deck for lunch. The line for the buffet was very long so we opted for Pizza and then went directly back to our room to find our luggage already arrived and met Alberto,our room steward. This is the smallest ship we've been on. I expected less lines since there were less people, but this wasn't the case. Also, the Horizon Court is normally in the back of the ship and this time it was in the front which kept getting me turned around.
Due to the hurricane Sandy, they reversed the order of our stops. Also, Cayman Island was cancelled due to rough waters. I did hear complaining since that made three sea days in a row, but I enjoyed laying by the pool and reading as well as the entertainment. Then we were told that no one would be able to take excursions the day of the Panama Canal due to a strike and possible riots in Colon. We hadn't planned to get off anyway, but we were looking forward to going back thru the locks with everyone else off the ship.
Costa Rica was very humid and we visited the sloth Sanctuary thru the cruise ship. The ride there was about 45 minutes and included the nursery, the adults, a canoe ride down the river and a walk in the jungle as well as fruit and refreshments at the end.
Cabin Review
Oceanview
P512 was a handicap accessible room that could sleep up to 4. I liked that the bunks completely disappeared into the ceiling. I've had others where the bunks stand off the walls and you hit your head. The bed was very comfortable and we had plenty of storage. The closets were large. The bathroom is big with limited storage since it has to have room under the sink for a wheelchair. We sleep with a white noise maker, but if we didn't, I think it might have been a little noisy at that location due to the proximaty to the crew space, and the public areas. The room is convenient to the main atrium, the dining room and everything else. I would book this room again. We did have a day where the room didn't seem to get cool enough, but by the second day, it was great.