One of two Princess Cruises' ships designed especially to cruise through the Panama Canal, Island Princess is as stunning as the destinations she visits, and boasting an incredible 700 balconies, you can enjoy the views and magnificent engineering of the canal from the comfort of your room. Boasting many of the fleets' signature features onto a mid-size ship, you'll be able to indulge in delicious meals and exciting entertainment from morning until evening. When it comes to itineraries, you can adventure far afield, or stay closer to home with voyages to Iceland, the Baltics, Norway and more from Southampton.
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Dining onboard Island Princess is a spectacular affair, with many delectable dining options to choose from. Select traditional set dining in the Provence Dining Room or opt for Anytime Dining in the Bordeaux Dining Room. Treat yourself to Princess Cruises speciality restaurants such as the Bayou Cafe - a New Orleans style restaurant- or the Princess signature venue - the Sterling Steakhouse.
For a quick bite head to Horizon Court and take in the panoramic views from the impressive windows, or check out the outdoor pizzeria and hamburger grill out on deck. Whatever your mood, there is a dining choice to suit all those onboard the Island Princess.
If you’re in the mood for a Broadway-style show, head to the Princess Theatre or if comedy nights and guest entertainers are more up your street, check out the Universe Lounge, where different live acts will perform throughout the week. The Lounge Bar offers everything from live sports and music to dance classes and of course incredible cocktails. Martini fans head to Crooners where the astonishing menu means you can go all week without drinking two cocktails the same.
For a day of relaxation onboard Island Princess, head to the Asian inspired Lotus Spa for a selection of relaxing therapies and treatments, or just to take a dip in the adult only Lotus Pool. There is also a full beauty salon if some pampering is on the agenda.
For those looking to keep to their daily routine, or in need of burning off some of the incredible food, head to the state-of-the-art fitness room. With the latest equipment and fully trained staff on call, there is everything you need to keep your fitness regime up, or start a new one at sea.
If you’d like to enjoy some leisurely activities in your downtime between shore excursions and evening entertainment, Island Princess has plenty to offer:
Onboard Island Princess, the dress code includes both formal and smart/casual. On informal evenings, smart casual is expected whereas on formal nights you can dress to impress. If a long day of shore excursions, a large lunch, or a day of relaxing in the spa means you don't fancy dressing for dinner, then the buffet restaurant always offers a casual dress code - and has the added bonus of being open 24/7.
Ship staff are the best we have seen and every member of staff was very friendly. The ship is an ideal size and was not full. About 2,000 out of 3,000 passengers on board. The Medallion App was very good in part and very bad in other parts. The drink purchasing worked, the meal booking did not and there was a huge queue for the two main dinning rooms every night. One night we queued for nearly 2 hours, this caused one of our group an issues as they had to eat by certain times and we asked if we could have a table every day at the same time. The staff accommodated this and were very apologetic. We heard the ship was 45 members of staff short when we left Ft Lauderdale. I don't know if this was true? The food was very nice. The queuing was not. Never were all the tables used, I don't know why, the shortage of staff perhaps. Overall it was a great trip just a pity the Medallion App was so problematical and the queues for the meals every night.
The ship was lovely and the room service was wonderful. Service at the restaurant was also very very good. Robert who worked at the restaurant we dined in was excellent, as was our cabin attendant Jacino.
Excellent service
Top quality cruise with 5 star restaurants, friendly crew and great itinerary. The entry to the “ special” restaurants and wines sent by courtesy of Iglu were much appreciated. The hotel and transfers organised by Iglu also were trouble free. There was occasional queuing for restaurants that could be improved.