Los Angeles Princess Island Princess Cruise Reviews

I have sailed with Princess many, many times and am at the highest level on loyalty classification. I have been spoiled by my last sailings on the Royal and Regal for my last three times. We chose the Panama Canal ...

Sail Date September 2019

mrbronson

2 Reviews Written

4 Helpful Votes

Old & Worn-out

We truly enjoyed our cruise. That being said, Island Princess is OLD and tired. We do enjoy the smaller ships, but in the future because how Princess manages these smaller ships and offers lesser quality food, ...

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Sail Date September 2019

RetireAsACruiseCritic

1 Review Written

1 Helpful Vote

Panama Canal Transit_Ocean To Ocean

Panama Canal always piqued our interest. My husband and I were definitely in need of a vacation and were on the Princess website one day. This cruise 'jumped out' at us and so we booked it that day, without much ...

Sail Date September 2019

calvin08

1 Review Written

1 Helpful Vote

This ship needs attention

The cleanliness and quality of furnishings needs serious help. I have cruised with Princess 6 previous times and have never had a ship or staff like this. It was as if no one cared from the company to the staff. I ...

Sail Date September 2019

dirttrackterry

1 Review Written

Loved the Island Princess

We have completed a Coastal California cruise previously and had such a nice time we wanted to take the cruise again. We loved the Island Princess. It is a smaller ship but great for those cruisers who like to ...

Sail Date April 2019

The Real Princess

1 Review Written

9 Helpful Votes

The Island Princess has eliminated public areas and added more cabins!

We choose this ship because we love it’s sister ship, the Coral. This is NOT the same ship as the Coral. The huge two story Universal Lounge was removed, lots of cabins were added instead. The fitness room was ...

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Sail Date April 2019

SharonaLB

1 Review Written

1 Helpful Vote

Island Princess - Pacific Coast

We just got off the Island Princess sailing from Los Angeles to Vancouver. Service overall, with one exception (see below) was fabulous. We were on the Royal Princess in January and are booked for Australia in ...

Sail Date April 2019

vmwoo

1 Review Written

15 Days Panama Canal - Sep 26, 2018

We truely enjoyed the Panama Canal transit experience from Pacific Ocean to Atlantic Ocean. We had a balcony room on deck 11 (Baja) in mid ship area. The room was comfortable although we found the mattress a ...

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Sail Date September 2018

Yehootu

6 Reviews Written

4 Helpful Votes

Very Relaxing Experience

Who chose this cruise as it was easy for us to get to LA from Honolulu. We have already done a Ocean to Ocean transit and wanted to try this cruise. We had been on the Island Princess prior to her retro fit. We ...

Sail Date April 2018

Hennepin

1 Review Written

5 Helpful Votes

Panama Canal Cruise Exceeded Expectations (19 days roundtrip from LA)

Overall fantastic experience. During sea days we enjoyed Zumba by the outdoor pool, ping pong in the Lotus courtyard, laps around the Promenade and upper decks (can make a full circuit on Promenade via brief indoor ...

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Sail Date April 2018

Weenee

1 Review Written

1 Helpful Vote

Short But Sweet

This was our first time taking a short cruise (4 days), to our surprise, it felt like a 2 week cruise. Perhaps the short time forces us to enjoy every minute of it, and we really did. The short cruise eliminated ...

Sail Date April 2018

gsbrad2

1 Review Written

4 Helpful Votes

A Working Vacation

I am self employed and booked this trip a couple days before departure, treating it as a working vacation with a change of scenery. Traveling alone, I just wanted to eat, sleep, and work (mostly reading). By all ...

Sail Date April 2018

Golf4

3 Reviews Written

6 Helpful Votes

Guess I'm the only one, but it was below par

We picked this cruise as we had done one like it on the Coral Princess. This was really disappointing. The food in the Horizon was barely palatable and almost the same every day. The food in the dinning room was ...

Sail Date April 2018

meggieh

10 Reviews Written

15 Helpful Votes

We came back new!

Just returned from a cruise to and through the Panama Canal. We, happily, are Platinum Passengers with Princess, so boarding, and disembarking went very smoothly. Our cabin was ready when we boarded, that was ...

Sail Date April 2018

kllychpmn

2 Reviews Written

2 Helpful Votes

Well done but not perfect

Well I think they did a nice job for the most part on this sailing ,The company was forced to exchange Ensinada mexico for Nicaragua due to election violence, but its hard to blame them for wanting to keep us safe . ...

Sail Date April 2018

Casuel

4 Reviews Written

6 Helpful Votes

Panama Canal was a thrilling experience

We mainly chose this cruise because it was a round trip departing from Los Angeles (close to home), thus resulting in not having to be bothered with any airplane flights. Secondly, we had never experienced the ...

Sail Date April 2018

seahorse42

2 Reviews Written

2 Helpful Votes

Excellent cruise with changes

Cruised with 2 other best friend couples. Itinerary of Ports changed as Nicaragua had protests. Ensenada, MX was replacement port. Island Princess current layout with no aft night club/lounge makes not enough venues ...

Sail Date April 2018

cokefirst

3 Reviews Written

5 Helpful Votes

Great crew, and a fabulous time

this is the longest cruise we have ever done. We have taken 10 previous cruises on Princess, and we really love their service The only thing I miss about this ship is the lack of the 24 hour international ...

Sail Date April 2018

romancecruising

2 Reviews Written

2 Helpful Votes

Very enjoyable Panama Canal Round Trip

This is the third time we've taken this itinerary on this ship, and we enjoyed this one a lot. The only downside was that the political unrest in Nicaragua caused the ship to skip that port and substitute Ensenada, ...

Sail Date April 2018

maddy20

1 Review Written

Loved the staff, food, on shore trips and Captain Michele Tuvo

Our mini suite was very comfortable and roomy for two ladies. The cabin room service was excellent, fast and the food was very good. Our cabin steward Gerald was always smiling, always available if we needed him. ...

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Sail Date January 2018

auntella

1 Review Written

1 Helpful Vote

The best and the not so good!!

Captain Michele Tuvo is the best, the very best!!! He was every where, in the dining rooms, buffet, hallways, atrium, talking to passengers and employees, checking on everyone.....Everywhere. The host of the ...

Sail Date December 2017

Merrysmom

1 Review Written

STRESS FREE HOLIDAYS

If you've never sailed during the holidays you are missing out. We choose this particular cruise aboard the Island Princess specifically for the dates that included Christmas and New Years. And the destination was ...

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Sail Date December 2017

gthornh

4 Reviews Written

7 Helpful Votes

Fantastic cruise and wonderful crew

We always wanted to complete a Panama canal cruise. We decided on the full transit because the itinerary had several beautiful stops on both the Caribbean and Pacific side. Except for Aruba we arranged our own ...

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Sail Date January 2018

Green Mountain Tourist

1 Review Written

9 Helpful Votes

Our last Princess cruise