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Coral Princess Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

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Review: 1
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Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Coral Princess

10 Night Panama Canal With Costa Rica & Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 18, 2016

Ship: Coral Princess

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: D331

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

We have cruised before many times but this was our first experience with Princess Cruises.  While the ship was a bit on the older side, it was very well maintained and clean, so we enjoyed the ship.  As usual, my wife and I opted for the second sitting for dinner - Princess offered some of the best food we have had on a cruise ship.  This is especially so of their desserts... they were the best we have had on any cruise ship!  The same goes for the shows.. they were as good or better than the best on any other cruise ship... some were almost Broadway quality!

 

The best part of the cruise was the Panamá Canal... awesome!  Some of the stops were too short (Aruba) or not suitable for tourists (Colon and Limon).  But, overall, it was a good experience and as such we would recommend it to our friends.  The tendering at Gatun Lake was very well organized, as was disembarking at Port Everglades.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Some of the best we have had on a cruise ship!

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

Not applicable to us!

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
Nino (our state room steward), Evangeline and Alex (our dinner servers) were absolutely great. But some of the staff at the customers desk were truly unhelpful, had a poor attitude, and made one feel as if they wanted to get rid of us ASAP. This is in contrast with other cruises I which they would go out of their way to make you feel welcome and pampered.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
The way in which the elevators were located and split among the upper and lower floors was weird and hard to get used to... the ship was spotless!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Nino, our steward, was exceptional!

Ship tip

Great food, best desserts, and great shows!

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

Cartagena, Colombia

3 out of 5

Panama Canal (Cruise Into Canal)

5 out of 5

Colon, Panama

1 out of 5

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

3 out of 5

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5
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2 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

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