great itinerary - ship and amenities not up to Princess standards
Coral Princess Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America
10 Night Panama Canal Partial Transit (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)
Sail date: January 17, 2017
Ship: Coral Princess
Cabin type: Suite
Cabin number: D623
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 7 years ago
Review summary
The Panama Canal was great as was Cartegena - Costa Rica and the excursions were disappointing - overall good ports and good excursions.
The ship was somewhat crowded - anytime dining meant anytime waiting - the staff was great - but reservations were hard to get and waits of up to 30 minutes -
we opted for the Crab Shack which was a great pop up choice one night. Most disappointing was the wine list- 3 bottles we wanted were out of stock the first night - there were no good roses on the menu for the whole trip
Entertainment was not up to what we expected - mostly single performers and one production show - and you had to get to the theaters really early in order to get seats
triva required getting to the lounge two hours early to get a seat because it was in the same location as happy hour -
my husband has mobility problems and i had to get to excursions early to be able to get a seat in the front of the bus for him - since there were limited reserved handicapped seats
the smoking area was extremely limited - and something standing room only with poor ventilation
the crew was great and our cabin steward accommodating for the first time ever I encountered someone at the reception desk that was not customer friendly
Itinerary was changed we went to Ocho Rios not Montego Bay
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Ship tip
Be prepared to be early to everything and don't take anytime dining
Ports of call
Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
Panama Canal (Cruise Into Canal)