Not value for money.

Coral Princess Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 5

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5
Coral Princess

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

Sail date: December 21, 2017

Ship: Coral Princess

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: F506

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Far from enjoyable.Port of calls were far out.Either expensive taxi journey or pricey excursion.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Extremely quick.Only because we were in Platinum tier.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Could do a lot better for passengers with special dietary needs.( Gluten and Lactose Free). Otherwise food was nice. Drinks very expensive.Subject to a 15% surcharge.

Provence Dining Room

4 out of 5

Better choice of food for Gluten and Lactose Free meals.Took most of the cruise to get suitable desserts.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Pool etiquette very poor. Drinks being served within pool area. Children not supervised. No control by Deck/Security staff.Hardly seen.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Princess dancers were excellent. Other acts fell far short of being enjoyable.

Children's Programs

No children.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Exceptional service by all.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Very clean throughout.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Couldn't have anything better. Excellent cabin steward Richard.

Ship tip

Have experienced worse with other cruise company. Ship clean.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida Did not visit port

Embarkation Port

Oranjestad, Aruba

3 out of 5
Shops opened late morning.Left early afternoon.No excursion. Prices exorbitant.

Cartagena, Colombia

3 out of 5
No excursion.Prices exorbitant

Panama Canal Transit

5 out of 5
Enjoyable experience,with good commentary during transit.

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

3 out of 5
No excursion. Prices exorbitant.

San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua

3 out of 5
No excursion. Prices exorbitant.

Huatulco, Mexico

3 out of 5
No excursion. Prices exorbitant.

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

5 out of 5
Best port of call out of whole cruise. Nice walk along boulevard.

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California Did not visit port

Disembarkation Port

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
Off ship by 10-00hrs. 1hour coach journey to airport. Long wait to check-in. No flight staff to get any information from. Flight at 17-45Hrs.
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Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

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