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On day 2 of ABC cruise. If any questions I will try and answer. Smooth boarding on Saturday and calm seas to start.

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We board on the 14th and will post Patters when we return.

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We did the full transit last year on the Island Princess and had one of the aft balcony cabins. Very unique and great experience. Video of transit can be found here:

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24 karat margarita and captain's bounty top my list.

Thanks for all the great videos. I'm going to miss looking forward to the next one.

We were on the Island Princess for 15 day transit from Ft Lauderdale to LA and here is the link to the patters:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/vwz2819tgfkke6n/AABNL25MgnCfr83nnNefR101a?dl=0

I just discovered your trip report--thanks so much for taking the time to post it and the pictures! We are on the Island Princess in October, through the canal on the opposite itinerary from yours, and we're in cabin B738, just doors away from yours. I am glad you commented on your satisfaction with the cabin and the ship in general.

 

Did you reserve any time in the Sanctuary? What was the procedure for booking it?

 

I shared your facebook pix with my husband so he can start anticipating our cruise too. Thanks again!

Chris

I think you will enjoy that cabin especially when going through the locks. We didn't go to the Sanctuary but it did look nice. I checked the patters and it states it was first come-first served so not sure if you could reserve in advance. Do seem to recall that prices doubled on canal day but I could be wrong.

let me try this again with the link:

And here is the link for the patters:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/vwz2819tgfkke6n/AABNL25MgnCfr83nnNefR101a?dl=0

We did this cruise in December and had a great time. Here is a link to all the patters if interested: https://www.dropbox.com/home/Island%20Princess%20Patters%20-%20Ft%20Lauderdale%20to%20Los%20Angeles

Thanks for another great video. What video editing software are you using?

Another wonderful video. Great editing and look forward to the next one. We will be on the Regal in October for a 5 day Canadian trip. Booked it after seeing your first video and can't wait to see this ship.

This was from our Island Princess cruise last month:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showpost.php?p=48589818

Just curious, I couldn't find a place to book it prior to our cruise next week. Do we have to wait until we get onboard to book?

You can only sign up once onboard. Normally you go to the customer service desk.

I'll eventually get around to writing a full review of our cruise but I did manage to post a sped up video of the transit (Gatun lake not included).

We will be doing the FLL to Los Angeles Panama Canal on the Island in Feb.

I understand there will be 3 formal nights. Can someone advise me which of the formal nights Steak & Lobster will be offered in main dining room? Plan on going to specialty dining two of the formal nights, but do not want to miss Steak & Lobster. Thanks

We did this cruise from 5-20 December and here is a link to all the patters.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/vwz2819tgfkke6n/AABNL25MgnCfr83nnNefR101a?dl=0

I think the Steak and Lobster was on the last formal night which was day 14.

Great video and very well done Look forward to seeing the rest.

We were on the same cruise and the OP is correct that the Horizon court is closed from midnight until 5:30. I never checked if they locked the doors or not though.

Almost forgot to include the specialty coffees and teas as well:

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These were at La Patisserie on the Island Princess.

Thank you for sharing your cruise with us. I may have missed this, but was there commentary broadcast during the Canal transit and, if so, could you hear it out on your balcony?

They broadcast it on the television as you go through. If you turn the volume up really loud you can hear the commentary from the balcony. :D

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We didn't try all of them but we gave it our best try!

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Let me try that again the right way:

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Anybody have a price list for the featured specialty (alcoholic) chocolate drinks? Thanks!

Here are the drink menus (pt1)

Your post might confuse some people. The $10 limit is on the cost of the drink before gratuity is added. An $8.95 specialty drink that is about $10.30 with gratuity added can be purchased with the package.

Thanks for clarifying. That's what I was trying to say. Basically 5 specialty drinks will cover the package for the day.

Hi' date=' and many thanks for this information and all your hard work.

 

Can anyone tell me if the price of buying the package on board is the same as pre-paying for it in advance?

 

Must you pay for the whole cruise or can you jump in at any time during the cruise and only pay pro-rata for days still remaining?

 

We had the package for a 14 day cruise last March but we have 21 days this March and, well, it adds up. Never worked out if we won or lost but I loved every minute of trying everything and not sure we would have, if we collected all those slips and watched the on-board account grow day by day!

 

My heart wants to buy the package my head says "You must be joking".[/quote']

 

 

Just off a 15 day Canal transit on the Island Princess and we pre-paid for one package and was going to just use OBC for my wife's drinks. Since most of the specialty drinks are a little over $10 after gratuity is added in we wound up getting her the package on the first night of the cruise. The prices for the package are same if bought in advance or onboard but it must be purchased by the second day of the cruise. It is a lot to pay but in the long run it probably does save money since it includes basically everything.