Embark on the Island Princess and prepare for sixteen nights of breathtaking sailing through the sea from San Francisco to Ft. Lauderdale!
This cruise is particularly interesting because you will exclusively stop in extremely rare destinations such as Puerto Quetzal, Fuerte Amador, and Puntarenas. This route is an unusual one for the Island. In fact, it sails it just once.
At under $90 per day for an outside cabin, this deal is excellent. This price is the total you pay for an outside cabin, no surprises. What makes this cruise special is that if you book now you can get an oceanview outside stateroom for the interior price!
The Island Princess, based in Vancouver and Ft. Lauderdale and refurbished just one year ago in 2024, is a highly-rated Sun class cruise ship that can carry over 2,200 cruisers.
The Island Princess is home to a casino, a spa, and a gym.
The accompanying graph displays the price over time for each type of cabin. Since it was first listed on December 19th of last year, The cost of this itinerary has ranged between $1,168 and $2,325 for an outside room, inclusive of $0 in taxes and port fees. Today this sailing is just twenty percent more expensive than the all time low of $1,168 so lock in your outside room now before it goes up.
This itinerary is made up of five port days and ten sea days. High points include long stops in Panama Canal, Puerto Quetzal, Fuerte Amador, and Puntarenas.
| Date | Port | Arrive | Depart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Dec 7 | San Francisco, CA | 4:00pm | |
| Mon, Dec 8 | At Sea | ||
| Tue, Dec 9 | At Sea | ||
| Wed, Dec 10 | At Sea | ||
| Thu, Dec 11 | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | 8:00am | 5:00pm |
| Fri, Dec 12 | At Sea | ||
| Sat, Dec 13 | At Sea | ||
| Sun, Dec 14 | Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala | 7:00am | 6:00pm |
| Mon, Dec 15 | At Sea | ||
| Tue, Dec 16 | Puntarenas, Costa Rica | 7:00am | 7:00pm |
| Wed, Dec 17 | At Sea | ||
| Thu, Dec 18 | Fuerte Amador, Panama | 7:00am | 9:00pm |
| Fri, Dec 19 | Panama Canal (Cruising) | ||
| Sat, Dec 20 | Cartagena, Colombia | 9:00am | 4:00pm |
| Sun, Dec 21 | At Sea | ||
| Mon, Dec 22 | At Sea | ||
| Tue, Dec 23 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 7:00am |
The Island sails this route once this year. No other ship sails this exact same route. In the accompanying graphic you can see a visualization of when this ship sails as well as the relative price for an outside cabin.
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Last Updated: Jul 9, 2025
Last Modified: Jul 9, 2025