Panama Canal cruise trip of a life time

Item: Coral Princess
Rating: 4.7
Author: kentpaiva

Coral Princess Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

kentpaiva

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5

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

Sail date: February 15, 2019

Ship: Coral Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: C409

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

so worth it. enjoyed the experience. I have wanted to see the Panama Canal since I was a kid in the 1960's

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Processed very quick, was able to board sooner than oridgional time slot

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

very clean, great food

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

the lectures by Mike almost daily were great

Entertainment

4 out of 5

game shows were fun, entertainment was ok except for the show "Silk" that was excellent

Children's Programs

no kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Montree - Waiter, Socrates - Assist. Waiter & Pinyo Pasapma - Steward, all three performed to the highest level with making my cruise lot's fun.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

yes

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

was always clean twice a day by Pinyo, shower to small, I always hit my elbow on safety handle, it's in the way

Ship tip

there were a lot of sick elderly on board, also wearing surgical masks and weren't quarantined to their quarters. I currently have the flu, thank you for the souvenir.

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Ports of call

San Francisco, California

5 out of 5

had a turn out for dropping off or pick up. process building big staff able to process us quickly

Thumbs Up 2

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

5 out of 5

was great. whale watch tour

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San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua Did not visit port

captain cancelled visit, high winds, no tender allowed to leave ship. should of been given a discount or rebate for this

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Puntarenas, Costa Rica

5 out of 5

was great. jungle crocodile cruise

Thumbs Up 4

Fuerte Amador, Panama

5 out of 5

was great. Panama's history in gold tour

Thumbs Up 2

Panama Canal Transit

5 out of 5

Awesome a trip of a life time, worth every minute of it. hundreds of photos an videos to prove it.

Thumbs Up 4

Cartagena, Colombia

5 out of 5

was great. except for all the beggars and souvenir sales people their were more of them than us. they wouldn't take no for an answer. we took the Horse and carriage tour of the Old city and Fortress.

Thumbs Up 2

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

3 out of 5

experienced the airport only. crowded gate area because of so many cruise ships emptied into the process area

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

processed quickly

4 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

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ShipmateSheriS 5 years ago

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

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RetiredRay 5 years ago

Panama on the Coral was one of our best cruises, until we got to the FLL airport. Should have gone to MIA (but that is just a guess).

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lizabetsa 5 years ago

Thank you for a great review. I was curious if you could tell me about the WiFi/internet on the ship. I am cruising on this ship on 3/17 and can’t find any info about this. Thanks!!

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