Amazing Panama Canal Transit

Coral Princess Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 90

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5
Coral Princess

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

Sail date: December 22, 2018

Ship: Coral Princess

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: B529

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Longest cruise ever and smallest size ship. We understand the ship was built for the panama canal. The daily schedule was jam packed. Sometimes we had to choose one event if it overlapped with another event we wanted to do. The cruise staff were all engaging and friendly. Atrium was beautiful.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Quick boarding process.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
I mostly ate in the dining room for breakfast and dinner and Alfredo's Pizza in Sabatini's for lunch most days. Food was delicious and service was great.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Arts and Crafts classes Line Dancing, and Trivia were the activities we visited the most. All activities were widely attended. Limited amounts of supplies for crafting made the cruise staff have to send many passengers away. The venues for Line Dancing and Trivia got crowded every time. We made it a point to show up to craft time an hour early to get a spot. Despite everything we enjoyed all the activities we went to.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
I enjoy stage productions the most. So I didn't attend the bars singers and band performances. I enjoyed On the Bayou production in the Universe Lounge. The technical equipment in the stage was fascinating.

Children's Programs

Not in my age group

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The waiter's in the dining room were able to remember our drink orders whether it was tea at dinner or hot chocolate at breakfast

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
In the lido pool I found three drinking cups and a limon wedge from the day before. I was doing laps in the pool and I haf to dive down to retrieve them.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The cabin was excellent.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Cartagena, Colombia

5 out of 5
Hop on hop off bus.

Panama Canal Transit

5 out of 5

Fuerte Amador, Panama

5 out of 5

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

5 out of 5
Walked on the beach

San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua Did not visit port

Huatulco, Mexico

5 out of 5
Walked on the beach

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Did not visit port

Been there done that

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

5 out of 5
Shuttle to airport. Car rental to go home

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Fast
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6 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     3 months ago

Thanks for sharing

RetiredRay    5 years ago

Had a great trip on Jan 6, would do it again!

BernieMar    5 years ago

Thank you. We will be cruising on Coral in April! Appreciate the reviews 🍸

sus50    5 years ago

Thank you for the review. We will be on the coral in July.

ShipmateSheriS    5 years ago

Thank you for your post. Will be on the Coral in May.

maryjpgr    5 years ago

Thanks for the review. Glad you had fun! We’ll be taking this cruise in about a month. I was unaware you could have pizza mid-day in Sabatinis. Are the prices at Sabatinis for lunch comparable to dinner prices?