Island Princess Panama Canal Pt.1 - Embarkation, Cabin Tour, Good Spirits At Sea, Bayou Café Dinner

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Island Princess Panama Canal Pt.1 - Embarkation, Cabin Tour, Good Spirits At Sea, Bayou Café Dinner

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ParoDeeJay

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@kapitt5276 Ай бұрын

I so enjoyed watching this so much. 72 years ago I was born to a young serviceman and his young bride. They left when I was 4 months old. I would so love to be on that cruise!

@parodeejay Ай бұрын

Oh wow, how awesome! We loved exploring so much more of Alaska than ever on this itinerary!! :D

@heideleskun1163 3 ай бұрын

LOVED Our reposition cruise from Seattle through the Canal to Miami after our Alaska cruise. LOVE full transits in the Canal.

@rondonnabrown944 3 ай бұрын

Did this cruise in 2022. Loved it. In case you don’t know, the best viewing is a special area on deck 11 (& maybe 11). Go all the way forward either side. There will be an un marked door. Open it and open the next one. There is a deck area where the view, especially of the bridges, is the best. Even had the ship’s photographer come out once to take our pictures.

@elainebyrne1039 3 ай бұрын

We've just got off HAL Koningsdam in Alaska and we're surprised at the vibrancy of BB King's and Rolling Stone Rock Room - in contrast Island Princess seems like the HAL 'old person' cruise that people warned us of lol! We're booked on a 2026 18 Day Ocean to Ocean Panama Cruise on Island Princess from San Pedro LA to New York.

@user-pb6rl8tp9d 2 ай бұрын

WOW 15 days...Enjoy...

@kakk00 3 ай бұрын

This made me feel so old as I definitely don’t consider a 2200 passenger ship tiny. But I definitely know in today’s world it is small. But it’s still a big ship to me!

@SitStaySail 3 ай бұрын

I got off the day you got on, so will reminisce as I watch. Have a marvelous time!

@parodeejay 3 ай бұрын

Oooh, that was the last segment of the 2024 world cruise, right? That’s awesome!! :D

@nicolechapman6440 3 ай бұрын

We went on the island princess for the partial canal transit in 2011. I really enjoyed the layout of the ship. The only bad thing was no international cafe.

@parodeejay 3 ай бұрын

True! We've missed that... but apparently sister ship Coral Princess had one installed where the casino bar is on Island Princess, so that's intriguing!! :D

@jackiebyers3424 3 ай бұрын

0:46 we sailed Island Princess on that same itinerary 5/11/22 and loved it. The AC in our initial balcony cabin didn’t work well so we were moved to Deck 10 forward. It ended up being great as the front of deck ten had an observation area where about 30-40 of us gathered to watch us go through the locks. The naturalist / guide was out there most of the day too. We were close to our cabin for breaks, restroom, ordering room service for lunch so we didn’t miss much. As it got closer to dinner time, we went down to the outdoor promenade and watched from the sides for a different perspective. It’s a great cruise. I look forward to following this one closely. Have a ball!

@jeannelynskey6946 3 ай бұрын

A man, a plan, a canal - Panama!

@parodeejay 3 ай бұрын

Yesssss, one of my favorite palindromes!! :D ~Jay

@deborahbolton3417 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for your video great as always and it’s nice to see a princess ship again a small one and I love it!💖🛳️💖⚓️👍🏼

@seeker2above982 3 ай бұрын

Wooo hooo…. Great to see as I leave for Princess Panamal cruise in 2025 !!!

@patriciamorash2763 3 ай бұрын

Excited to watch this series. We’ll be doing Panama Canal from Vancouver to Fort Lauderdale in September on Nieuw Amsterdam. I believe it also goes through the old locks. Looking forward to following your journey!

@JanetGoesSomewhere 3 ай бұрын

They used to have Universe Lounge at aft at Deck 6&7 on the Island Princess (Coral still does) but they put in cabins on Promenade Deck aft as replacement. And no International Cafe (they added to Coral).

@karenwells8879 3 ай бұрын

I did the Panama Canal on Carnival Spirit in 2022. And we did the old locks.

@MickeySightings 3 ай бұрын

Itinerary sounds like an episode of "The Love Boat."

@parodeejay 3 ай бұрын

It does! We just needed some Mazatlan and Cabo in there, ha ha!! :P

@billsnyder1021 3 ай бұрын

We are on HAL Nieux Amsterdam in Oct to Panama Canal from San Diego. Similar itinerary as you. Looking forward to watching your trip

@jackiebyers3424 3 ай бұрын

Sounds like that is a newer ship that will have to traverse the new locks, right?

@nicolechapman6440 3 ай бұрын

Ooooh that black and blue onion soup sounds amazing!!

@jenniferbeaver5322 3 ай бұрын

The dinner recaps were like ... DeeJayVu !! Great video. Thanks for sharing.

@anakerose 3 ай бұрын

Brings back memories! Island was our 2nd cruise to Alaska in 2012 and at the time she felt small, but we had been on Star Princess for our first cruise so we hadn't grown to appreciate the smaller ships yet. Definitely want to go on her again! OH! I didn't know Island had the Love Boat horn!!

@parodeejay 3 ай бұрын

We're pretty sure that Love Boat horn was just a sound effect gimmick that they play through the speakers at the sailaway party. It doesn't seem like Island got the actual horn, sadly!! :P

@onthegowithyolo 3 ай бұрын

Dee you letting your hair grow. cute! Love a goat cheese anything. & black beans.

@rowenabellingham3179 3 ай бұрын

At least its not pouring with rain like it was when I was there last year!

@Mattsc1974 3 ай бұрын

I'm looking forward to this series since my son and parents did this crusie last year but they ended in NYC.

@loveboatcruising 3 ай бұрын

So happy to see you on this cruise. I was on this ship for the same cruise. Enjoy❤ #loveboatcruising Angie😊

@Gammydelagoo 3 ай бұрын

Wow! That’s amazing! Ibid about 1 K per person (2 of us), but not accepted! Well happy sailing! The group is watching 😘

@briank7361 3 ай бұрын

The sound quality is excellent and I love your videos. I think I’ve seen them all. #KeepCruising.

@vr13312 3 ай бұрын

Hi Dee and Jay. Can you do a comparison video on the different cruise lines? I’ve never been on Princess but it looks like they have some great features like food delivery. Maybe a top 5 things you love on each cruise line. Love your vids and looking forward to the rest of this series before I book my next trip

@parodeejay 2 ай бұрын

We're planning to start a series based on some insights on cruise lines and who they might best fit, so maybe once we get some time back home to crank those out, they might help, ha ha!! :P

@cruzntimewithaidan 2 ай бұрын

I was on her last year from Southampton

@PerpetualAposhian 3 ай бұрын

Watching now! New DJI mics sound awesome! Would love to try Princess some day if we ever cruise without the kids again lol

@chrischan4456 3 ай бұрын

Thank you

@maryroberts2099 3 ай бұрын

This is the itinerary I want to do

@CurlyQ227_ 3 ай бұрын

I love you guys And have been watching since the Mexico all I cluaive says. But DEE! I am offended! What has creme brulee ever done to you?!! How can you rectify your dislike of it! Lol it is literally the 2nd best dsssert in all the world. 2nd only to key lime pie! Lol Btw the key lime martini looked Devine! Was it as good as it looked?

@heidibeechuk9203 3 ай бұрын

Hi Dee and Jay, does Princess allow you to drop bags in rooms if rooms are not ready yet? Dee booked my 1st Princess cruise for me. Just got off my Celebrity Cruise and it was nice they let you do this. 😊 Thank you

@parodeejay 3 ай бұрын

Typically, we’ve found that Princess doesn’t allow bag dropping. We usually keep our stuff with us until cabins are ready. It could vary from ship to ship though, we suppose!! :D

@mike44b 3 ай бұрын

14:26 Beautiful!

@kyraneizmen3848 2 ай бұрын

Dee I luv dat beige turtle neck top u had on! U remember Wea u bot it?

@LifeIsGood143 3 ай бұрын

Hey guys love the channel, never bud to upgrade room, is the bid a one time or is it nightly times 2 people?

@parodeejay 2 ай бұрын

It can vary from line to line, but normally you receive an email prompting you to bid, and you bid a total amount that you want on the cabin types that you like. Most cruises, we don't receive any bid emails at all.

@Gammydelagoo 3 ай бұрын

I just got off the harmony of the seas. I did the upgrade thing too. However, mine was not accepted. Could you please talk about what makes a good bid in these cruising times. Wondering the price difference between your cabin cost & your winning bid. Many thanks! Kathleen

@parodeejay 3 ай бұрын

It varies from line to line, ship to ship, sailing to sailing. We did $25 per person per day and ours was accepted. But we’ve done probably twice that in the past and it was declined. A lot depends on how sold out your cruise is.

@heideleskun1163 3 ай бұрын

IMHO The Creme' Burlee Cheesecake wasn't as sweet as regular Creme Burlee because of the added "Cheese". If it's prepared properly the cheesecake part is not as sweet so it cuts back on the Burlee sweetness with the less sugar "cheesecake" portion. At least that is how I make cheesecake like that.

@johnbuckley8324 3 ай бұрын

Great video...as always. She look great for a 20+ year old ship. **QUESTION**: how long did you wait, on average, for OceanNow food delivery? Thank you!

@parodeejay 3 ай бұрын

This ship has had about the fastest delivery that we recall. Maybe 15-20 minutes per food order. Shorter than that for bar orders.

@pileofstuff 3 ай бұрын

I'll be disappointed if one of the bands doesn't play Van Halen's Panama at some point in this trip.

@parodeejay 3 ай бұрын

The disappointment remains... it's day 14 onboard right now, and we still haven't heard it!! :P

@pileofstuff 3 ай бұрын

@@parodeejay You'll have to take matters into your own hands in the karaoke bar... 😁

@busybeesdad 3 ай бұрын

Are you heading to Alaska this year?

@parodeejay 3 ай бұрын

We are! We've got a single 28-day Alaska itinerary coming up onboard HAL that puts us above the Arctic Circle for the summer solstice... it should be a unique experience!! :D

@busybeesdad 3 ай бұрын

How exciting. My Wife and Daughter and I are heading to Alaska on June 7th sailing of celebrity Edge. So excited. We watch all your Alaska videos over and over.