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Coral Princess Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
Coral Princess

15 Night Panama Canal - Ocean To Ocean Eastbound (San Francisco To Ft. Lauderdale)

Sail date: February 15, 2019

Ship: Coral Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Had a wonderful time. Have cruised the last 4 cruises on the same ship, so this was a treat getting to explore a different ship!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The only problem was there was no Crown Grill, only the Bayou Cafe!

Bayou Cafe & Steakhouse

4 out of 5

Not bad, but wish it was a steakhouse! Too much weird stuff on the menu

Provence Dining Room

5 out of 5

It was very nice, but our section was the only one without the sparkling lights. Was a little dark but fabulous wait staff more than made up for it!

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Outdoor pool very crowded every day

Casino

4 out of 5

Spent quite a bit of time and money there

Photo Gallery

5 out of 5

Fantastic photo crew! New each person’s name by the end of cruise because we always buy photo package

Lido Pool

4 out of 5

Geeat pool, but very crowded! Not easy to find lounge in the sun

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Musicians were wonderful, only saw one show. Movies Under the Stars has great movies! Saw several!

Universe Lounge

5 out of 5

Watched several movies in there! Nice

Churchill Lounge

5 out of 5

Only indoor smoking area

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Loved everything about this cabin other that the smallest shower I’ve ever seen on a ship

Ports of call

San Francisco, California

3 out of 5

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

5 out of 5
I love Cabo

San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua Did not visit port

Very high winds, tender service not available safely

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

5 out of 5
Loved the excursion, but hated the 3 hour drive over very winding road

Fuerte Amador, Panama

5 out of 5
Took the train and had a fabulous tour guide!

Panama Canal Transit

5 out of 5
Awe inspiring

Cartagena, Colombia

2 out of 5
My least favorite port! Would much rather have gone to Aruba like my parents did last year on this cruise

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

3 out of 5
Too many ships coming in at the same time! Airport was absolutely insane! Far too many people flying at the same time and checking luggage took over an hour

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
No problems until we arrived at airport

Traveler Photos

Our cabin Cabin A611 Cabinet Another sunset Sunset More cabin Cabinet Balcony View of our cabin
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4 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

cruisereckoning    4 years ago

Sounds like a great time.

ShipmateSheriS    5 years ago

Thanks for your review with pics. Will be on the Coral in May.

lizabetsa    5 years ago

Hi there. I am cruising on this ship on 3/17. I was wondering if you could tell me about the WiFi/Internet. When I cruised with princess 2 years ago we could purchase a package and I have read there is free WiFi now. Would love to know from someone who recently cruised. Thanks!

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