Princess Cruise Reviews for Family to the Panama Canal & Central America

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We won't cruise with Princess in the future

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Emerald Princess

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Cruz59
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We chose this cruise mainly because it was going through the Panama Canal which was fantastic, but unfortunately two of the original stops got cancelled, the stop in San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua got cancelled just a short time after booking and Grand Cayman got cancelled as the swell was to bad for the tenders. Pros: All the staff were excellent The Medallion App seemed to work well The ...
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Sail Date: February 2024

Cabin Type: Mini-Suite with Balcony


Disappointing

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Ruby Princess

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DpartanFan
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

We felt our experience on Ruby Princess was far less than we had experienced on other ships . Let’s start with the buffet. Although what was there tasted good the selection was like eating at “Old Country Buffet.” Cheaper cuts of meat and less variety. We also felt the entertainment was not of the quality we had experienced before. There was a very limited number of performers. Even though ...
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Sail Date: January 2024


Good food, sub standard service and entertainment

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Ruby Princess

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Jlrowntree
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

We chose this cruise because we liked the itinerary. This was our first Princess Cruise and we were disappointed. There were 4 sea days and many of the events focused on encouraging passengers to spend money on spa services. Some of the game events were better appreciated if you could participate in the game by buying some of the game items. We bought Deal/no deal tickets for $50 for 3 ...
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Sail Date: December 2023


Choose another ship, choose another cruise line

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Ruby Princess

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Jan L.
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

The Ruby Princess was built in 2008, refurbed in 2018 and surely must be due for another upgrade. It's clean but terribly drab and grossly underwhelming. There are three main dining rooms and each evening all three serve the very same menu. It would have been nice to have a choice of cuisines, i.e., Italian, Continental, French, etc. The food was really not good, the portions were small and ...
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Sail Date: December 2023


Disappointed

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Emerald Princess

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DougEnglish
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

Chose this ship because it had a Pickleball court and we wanted to play a lot on sea days. On the first day we headed to deck 19 to play only to discover that the plastic playing surface did not allow the ball to bounce at all. The net was in disrepair and everything was covered in soot from the smoke stack. Not possible to play and sure why the court even exists. On day 2 I went to the Fitness ...
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Sail Date: April 2023


Princess Scam Awards

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Emerald Princess

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tangle
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

If you are considering Princess, I would seriously urge you to reconsider. Since Covid their standards have dropped, smaller meals, cheaper ingredients in meals etc. - probably industry-wide. However other practices amount to scams. My wife and I have sailed Princess for over 20 cruises and are classed Elite with many benefits. Due to their loyalty program we have remained with them, but not ...
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Sail Date: January 2023


Disappointing

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Caribbean Princess

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Resse67
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

We took this cruise because we wanted to see the Panama Canal. Which by the way was fantastic! BUT...... on the second day of our cruise we picked up 13 migrants off the coast of Cuba - which took approximately 3 hours. Our next stop was supposed to be Jamacia - well we had to pass on that because of the delay in picking up the migrants. THEN - no one told us you have to book an excursion to get ...
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Sail Date: December 2022


Dissatisfied

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Caribbean Princess

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Mennilyn
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

Reviews The Bad We booked a 10-day Princess Caribbean cruise from Fort Lauderdale last December 18th to the 28th, 2022. I hate to say that this was the most disappointing cruise experience that we had compared to the other cruise lines. Out of the ten days, we were on the ship for 7 days and just docked at the 3 ports (Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica) of our itineraries. The 2 most ...
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Sail Date: December 2022

Traveled with children


Surprising Disappointment

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Island Princess

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jcarlton
6-10 Cruises • Age 40s

Being a long time Princess Cruise customer I was astonished by the relaxed attitude aboard the Island Princess. Rating it against other Princess cruises I have been on I would think each to be of the same energy. However, it soon became clear that the energy level of Island Princess was a bit below the other vessels I've been on. First to notice was the lack of presence of the cruise director. ...
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Sail Date: December 2022


Worst Maintained Ship Ever

Review for a South America Cruise on Sapphire Princess

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ReligBookFreak
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Beginning on Day 1, we saw signs in the bathrooms on decks 5, 6, and 7 that said, "We're On it." It got worse with each of the 33 days on the ship -- to the point where you could NOT find an operational bathroom (both men's and women's). The food in the buffet worst we have ever had on any ship. Much of it was not even edible. Even Carnival had better food! The food in the Dining rooms was just ...
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Sail Date: December 2022

Cabin Type: Balcony


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