Island Princess, Panama Canal

Island Princess

Princess Cruises · Island Princess · Panama Canal

Typically 16 nights · Common departure: San Diego

Representative itinerary — dates and stops shown are illustrative, not one specific booked sailing.

16-night Panama Canal sailing from San Diego to Ft. Lauderdale aboard Island Princess, calling at Puerto Vallarta, Huatulco, Puerto Chiapas and Puntarenas, plus 3 more.

Why choose this cruise

Best for

Longer Trip · Canal Transit · Balanced Pace

Why it fits

  • ✓ A full Panama Canal transit, not a partial in-and-out call
  • ✓ 7 port calls across 16 nights
  • ✓ Starts in San Diego and ends in Ft. Lauderdale

Experience tags

Typical route

Ports, order and duration can vary by sailing.

Food & Dining

Food Strength

GOOD

A solid dining choice.

Solid dining that varies noticeably by ship.

Specialty Dining

Good

Best For Food

Specialty dining

How we rate food ▾

Food Strength is an editorial comparison across cruise ships generally — not just within this cruise line.

This dining assessment reflects broader Princess Cruises patterns where ship-specific evidence is limited. Individual venues and experiences vary by ship.

Ship Experience

Built 2003Refurbished 2017~2,210 guests

A smaller, quieter Princess ship working Alaska and a 16-day Panama Canal Explorer route, with three pools and five hot tubs.

Best suited for

  • Small-ship travelers
  • Scenery-first travelers
  • Couples

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Ports & Experiences

The main experiences this itinerary is built around.

What's Included

This sailing doesn't have its own inclusions list yet — showing typical cruise inclusions. Confirm details at booking.

Included

  • ✓ Accommodation
  • ✓ Main dining room
  • ✓ Buffet
  • ✓ Standard entertainment

Usually extra

  • + Alcoholic drinks
  • + Specialty dining
  • + Shore excursions
  • + Wi-Fi
  • + Gratuities

Reviews & Traveler Perspective

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San Diego, USAPuerto VallartaHuatulco, MexicoPuerto Chiapas, MexicoPuntarenasPanama City (Fuerte Amador), PanamaArubaFort Lauderdale (Port Everglades), USA
Itinerary order, not the vessel’s navigational route. Ports and order vary by sailing.

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