Island Princess and original Royal Princess in Panama Canal

[RickEk]

Here's a screen grab that I got today of Island Princess and Artania (the original Royal Princess) in the Panama Canal today.. It's a bit fuzzy, but interesting nonetheless to Princess-philes... :)

 

IP and old RP-PanCan by RickEk, on Flickr

 

Courtesy of pancanal.com

[Colo Cruiser]

Great shot!

 

She is not Artemis anymore? :(

 

Never mind I see she belongs to Phoenix Reisen now as Artania.

 

Using the original letters ART on the hull, how tacky.

 

Not good when they start with their 3rd and 4th owners.

Edited March 16, 2015 by Colo Cruiser

[DMCruiser]

Here's a screen grab that I got today of Island Princess and Artania (the original Royal Princess) in the Panama Canal today.. It's a bit fuzzy, but interesting nonetheless to Princess-philes... :)

 

IP and old RP-PanCan by RickEk, on Flickr

 

Courtesy of pancanal.com

 

Thanks for sharing. We are getting on the Island this coming Saturday!!!

[jagsfan]

Great picture.

[RickEk]

And, if you take a look at pancanal.com and the Gatun Locks hi-res cam at this moment (2pm PDT), you'll see Island Princess and Artania will be up next.

[Essiesmom]

 

 

 

[Essiesmom]

 

[RickEk]

Essiesmom... Great shots! :)

[Pam in CA]

LOVED the Royal Princess I; my first Princess cruise.

[Kybabe]

I loved seeing these pictures! Thanks everyone who posted. We did a partial on the Island and loved it.:)

[Colo Cruiser]

Love the canal webcam.

[Dididi]

Loved the photos, thank you.

 

Last month we were debating whether to take a Panama Canal cruise for Christmas on the Pacific or Island Princess. We chose the Pacific because we might not have the opportunity to sail in the little Princesses for much longer, although the Pacific has not yet been sold. Looking at the photo of the Island next to a very small former little Princess makes me smile and look forward to our December cruise!

[Essiesmom]

Coral was also in the Canal today, doing a partial. She entered Gatun Locks next to Azamara Journey, one of the R sisters, twin of Ocean/Pacific Princesses. You can see the size difference. EM

 

[OCruisers]

Our first Full Transit was on the Original Royal Princess. It's a wonderful memory not to be forgotten. :)

LuLu

[Colo Cruiser]

Quite a difference. Good perspective.

Edited March 17, 2015 by Colo Cruiser

[shredie]

Great shots! I remember the first time on the Coral and I thought she was so much less crowded than my last ship (Ruby?) and how it felt more like Pacific Princess to me. Seeing the ships side by side makes it obvious that wasn't the case. I guess I just felt like I was on a cozier ship.

[hrrsamrovk]

Love the canal webcam.

[undercat]

Wonderful screenshots! Thanks for posting!

[cuckoo32]

Wonderful screenshots! Thanks for posting!

very interesting thanks for sharing

[temple1]

Love the canal photos, I'll be heading to Ft Lauderdale 2 weeks from today to board Coral for a partial transit.

[cuckoo32]

When you come back we will be boarding

 

 

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[BillB48]

Bonus picture of the former Royal Princess (Artania) crossing Miraflores Lake yesterday. Picture form the Canal's east view expansion cam.

 

[caribill]

Bonus picture of the former Royal Princess (Artania) crossing Miraflores Lake yesterday. Picture form the Canal's east view expansion cam.

 

 

Here is a picture of the Royal Princess in the Panama Canal when it still was the Royal Princess.

 

[BillB48]

Wow! Doesn't look like there were any late sleepers or single person eating breakfast. Give your spot up on the rail you would never get it back:D!

[susancruzs]

Thanks for sharing! First cruised with Princess on the Royal in 1986 Panama Canal, too. I sailed on the Island for a Hawaii to Vancouver repositioning. Small ship and people were unhappy because it was foggy every day, we missed two islands, and sun didn't come out until we were close to Vancouver! I thought it was funny, most others didn't!

 

My last Royal cruise was in 2001, sailing out of NYC on 9/10 for a New England cruise. A very different cruise but we made the best of it and Princess did an excellent job under the circumstances.