Island Princess Review

Not Princess we are accustomed to

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

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Sail Date: Nov 2018
Cabin: Mini-Suite with Balcony

Chose itinerary for Panama Canal but too many other ports require tenders. No international cafe. New meal schedule of 7:30 dining hard to get adjusted to. All suites have tubs but grout not maintained and required extensive cleaning during cruise. Many crew do not have good command of English. Excellent port itinerary presentation. Most excursions require long (1hour) rides from port. Poor safety standards for monkey island tour in panama ( resulted in fall exiting slippers boat and $1000 med bill on ship). Food service in traditional dining room very good. Coffee in dining rooms and horizon still terrible. Pastries good but variety for breakfast and lunch in horizon got boorish on fifteen day cruise. Entertainment pretty good in theater and piano bar. Medical staff excellent but have general problem when accident on their excursion clearly resulting from their poor safety condition still required charge to my account and then requires me to seek reimbursement back from Princess insurance. Passengers with limited mobility may not seek getting off ship on most ports bout resign themselves in enjoying passage through canal day.

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Mini-Suite with Balcony

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See above. Large but hard to step into tub/shower for older passengers. Grout poor.

These are the ports requiring tenders: Puerto Amador (Panama), San Juan Del Sur ( Nicaragua), Cabo San Lucas (Mexico).

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