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Coral Princess Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 51

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5
Coral Princess

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

Sail date: December 07, 2018

Ship: Coral Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: C317

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Really enjoyed the Coral Princess. Although we were not full, there were no long waits in lines. Pretty quiet ship overall. Nice decorations for Christmas. All and all I’d sail her again...perhaps Alaska.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Embarkation at LA was simple and fast

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Main dinning rooms were excellent although we noticed service a bit slower than other cruises with Princess. Food was great each meal. We always asked table for two alone but most times sat next to another two. Tables about 20” apart. Conversations came up and enjoyed talking to others. Didn’t do much in buffet, mainly late breakfast. Pretty noisy in there. Did not do any specialty restruants.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
We did The Sanctuary on most sea days. The pool below was accessible to others so it became a bit noisy to us above. Not a lot of shady areas to offer.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Really enjoyed EVERY show we went to.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Overall very good service and as always great nice personnel. Room steward was good overall but missed things here and there

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Ship is nice size. Never waited for elevators. Ships a bit tired looking on outside but overall the inside was classy looking.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Great comfortable beds. Overall clean cabin. Shower a bit small but doable. Not a bad cabin and the balcony is huge... 10’x10’ approx.

Ship tip

Try to book C311, 15, 17 or C312, 14, 16. Premium Balcony size for Balcony price.

Ports of call

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

3 out of 5
Excursion was fun (Tequila Tasting & Taco Making) but would have no need to visit area again.

Huatulco, Mexico

5 out of 5
Really liked Huatulco and the area was clean. Do not care much for how they hound you for sales if not with ships excursion. Beautiful beach and may consider just hanging there if back in the area.

San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua

1 out of 5
Still a long way from being a place I’d go back to. Government doesn’t seem to want it to progress there.

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

5 out of 5
Loved our excursion and the port. Would like to go back to visit.

Fuerte Amador, Panama

3 out of 5

Panama Canal Transit

3 out of 5
But disappointed after I got so hyped up. In canal very early. The history amazed me but the experience not what I’d thought it would be. Could just be me.

Cartagena, Colombia

2 out of 5
Seems Columbia has come a long way since the drug cartel days. Perhaps with improved government tourism will continue to grow.

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
Not the easiest. Sort of a mess. But it is what it is.

Traveler Photos

Wheelhouse Lounge Our retirement treat from Princess Crooners Lounge Piazza
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2 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

RetiredRay    5 years ago

Thanks for the review, 12 more days until Panama Canal for us.