Down South, Through The Canal and Back Up North

Item: Coral Princess
Rating: 4
Author: ItaVero

Coral Princess Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

ItaVero

Contributor Level: Captain

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 15

Helpful Votes: 357

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

15 Night Grand Panama Canal (Los Angeles To Ft. Lauderdale)

Sail date: September 21, 2010

Ship: Coral Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: Mini-suite

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

We loved just about everything about this cruise - The Coral Princess galleys gave Celebrity a run for their money - and Celebrity had one of the best "kitchens" going. Neat midnight buffets - neat demonstrations - neat entertainment.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

The buffet was great, the MDR excellent.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Learned the hard way about purchased internet minutes going away if you don't log out correctly. Our fault - but, still...

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Great entertainment.

Children's Programs

1 out of 5

Lot's of kids running around...

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Excellent cabin steward - excellent table staff. Wife loved the spa - and frangipani treatment. Gym had full sets of free weights.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Top notch design and layout for the most part - getting up and down to the MDR was a bit confusing (you had to go up to go down) and we never really got it right).

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

5 out of 5

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

3 out of 5

Acapulco, Mexico

5 out of 5

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

5 out of 5

Fuerte Amador, Panama

5 out of 5

Panama Canal Transit

5 out of 5

Cartagena, Colombia

5 out of 5

My general motto is - if it doesn't come from there - don't buy it there. Bought some high karate emerald ear rings - gorgeous and affordable (considering).

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Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

One of my favorite Caribbean destinations.

Thumbs Up 5

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

A hectic disembarkation - but got to the airport with LOTS of time to spare. Should have considered an excursion.

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1 Comment

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

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