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Coral Princess Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 8
Helpful Votes: 73

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
Coral Princess

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

Sail date: February 08, 2011

Ship: Coral Princess

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: P511

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

We absolutely loved this cruise! Ever since my grade 6 social studies class, I had always wanted to see the panama canal. I was thrilled to see it, and would do it again in a heart beat - if there wasn't so much of the world to see! Lovely ship, wonderful staff; some even hugged us as we got off the ship. We made such wonderful friends and I'll never forget it!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
We came a little later in the day, after everyone else had already clamored to get on the ship. We practically just walked on! We found out we'd gotten an upgrade, which made us so happy!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
We ate at the main dining room. It was my husband's birthday towards the end, and the staff and our table mates made it very special!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
I took part in the "Princess Idol" and made the finals. The finals were so much fun, and we felt so special!

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
I loved this ship! The promenade, rather than going up a set of stairs, slopped up to the bow, which made for a lovely walk around the ship.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Enjoy the homey feel of Coral Princess!

Ports of call

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

5 out of 5
Embarkation - went to The Queen Mary on our own, just to wait out the crowds before we embarked. I would highly recommend it!

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

4 out of 5
We did separate excursions - My husband went zip-lining and I went snorkling. We both had a great time!

Acapulco, Mexico

5 out of 5
We saw the cliff divers and went to a resort and beach. Fantastic excursion!

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

5 out of 5
We did the "best of Costa Rica" excursion. We had a very late start due to a miscommunication between the ship and the tour operators. The ship waited for us and we got 50% off! That's making it right!

Fuerte Amador, Panama

3 out of 5
We went on a nature hike and to a mineral bath. It was kind of corny, and I consider this our only misstep for excursions.

Panama Canal Transit

5 out of 5
We got up very early and went to the front of deck 11 for a good view. We enjoyed the running commentary given on the PA system. It was so fun!

Cartagena, Colombia

4 out of 5
We took a city tour. Pretty interesting.

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5
Aruba truly is "One Happy Island". We went to an all exclusive resort. Wonderful excursion!

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

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Gwbigdog    2 years ago

cruisereckoning    4 years ago

Thanks for the review.

timpattyickolson    6 years ago

We are going in December it's great to hear you would do it again we are so looking forward to it as we retire the week before the cruise