This cruise through the Panama Canal met or exceeded every expectation. This was our second Princess cruise and fourth overall. As my wife and I still work, getting a full two week vacation is very difficult and this cruise was a perfect break.

We flew into LAX the day prior to embarking and spent the night near the airport at the Sheraton. The hotel was very nice and in walking distance to Trader Joe's and In and Out Burger. In the morning, we took the Prime Time shuttle from LAX to the port. This was our second experience with Prime Time and we were satisfied with the service.

Embarkation was very smooth. There was virtually no wait in line to get our cards and we only sat in the departure area for a few minutes before our number was called. Read more