Princess Cruises - Island Princess Reviews

I experienced my first cruise on this trip. Sadly, we faced constraints with our itinerary due to the corona virus. I was on this vacation with my parents who have cruised many times before, so I was able to hear their perspectives on how different this experience was and that it usually is a problem free way to cruise. We experienced rough seas the first two days then the weather took a turn for the better. I had a balcony stateroom to myself. (A343) Loved that! My steward was fabulous. Loved my spa experience with Stephanie. (Facial) Enjoyed the trip through the locks of the Panama Canal. Food was good. Entertainment was enjoyable. Ship amenities were fun! I did use the self serve laundry. It was clean and nice to have available. I loved my one on one time with my parents!!! Great way to have that experience. Lori Burke Roscoe, Illinois

There were so many unique experiences to enjoy and we did!!!

The condition of the ship was not what it should have been. The planning for use of tenders to take passengers ashore at Easter Island left much to be desired and the elimination of the stop at Puerto Montt was disappointing! The staff were great! Very friendly, helpful and efficient. Not enough can be said about them. In many ways they were the saving factor of the cruise. Before sailing I was able to decide whether to use US or Canadian currency but on board i was only able to pay with US currency. The food was plentiful and diverse but unfortunately the quality usually left something to be desired. The cost of the shore excursions was high but the quality of the excursion was not in keeping with the cost.

some personnel not pleasant, in fact one was down right rude. several times there were no towels available and twice the pool was closed. lack of enough lounge chairs. I paid for Internet access and was VERY disappointed! Was like dial-up speed!! Theater and most common areas too cold. Plates in the buffet were literally too hot most times to touch, let alone you would want to put a salad on them. many servers wouldn't make eye contact and many didn't understand English enough to address an issue.

Food was great, Shows… Not so much. You might get ushers to help with the seating in the theater. Wonderful lounge singer, Holmes, but an enclosed room might be better (as to not disturb the other passengers).

Princess Cruises are nice! Rooms well appointed, enough space, clean, well managed. Public spaces to meet every need. Music not blaring, easy to find a quiet spot when needed. Food good, Service good, too. The Canal experience was beyond expectation. A very nice cruise!

We were a party of 8. Everyone became ill during the cruise or after they got home. Every night in the dining rooms you could hear people coughing. We enjoyed the stops except Jamaica. They should do away with that stop. People were rude, not friendly and my brother and his wife took a tour and ended it early because they did not feel safe. The stop was a complete joke. The tourist area the ship took us to was awful. We were captured shoppers. The cruise line should know better. This is the last time I will sail Princess and I will let other people know. Kathleen Brewer

First time cruising with Princess. My preference is Celebrity Cruises. Princess customer service was very disappointing. Also their entertainment was pretty weak as well. Princess buffet was excellent, but fine dining, the menu choices were mediocre to go along with the staff service. The cruise director on the Island Princess was probably the worst I have seen! The assistant cruise director was awesome, though! I will be going back to cruise with Celebrity for future cruises!

We spent 10 wonderful days cruising the Panama and Caribbean

Everything was wonderful!

Food in buffet was excellent. Anytime Dining in Beaudroux was good. But I wonder why the same people always won at Bingo. One time the same person won twice in the same 4 game period.

It was a wonderful experience! We will defiantly go on another! It should be even better now that we have this one under our belts.

The cruise was everything that we had envisioned.

The entertainment was lacking. Not enough activity to keep older people busy when not in Port

Dont book ship excursions from Princess unless you like sitting on a bus most of the time.