Great Panama Canal cruise!

Coral Princess Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5
Coral Princess

18 Night Panama Canal & British Columbia (Ft. Lauderdale To Vancouver)

Sail date: April 20, 2019

Ship: Coral Princess

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: P523

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

We liked this cruise and will continue cruising with Princess. Great cruise ships, itineraries, service, food, accommodations, etc.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Embarkation was fast and easy. Suitcase was delivered to our cabin promptly.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
We ate dinners at Provence restaurant, breakfasts and lunches at Horizon buffet. We were totally satisfied with food variety and its quality. No complaints.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Lots of various activities at all times. Pools and hot tubs were nice.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Great entertainment!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Great service throughout the ship. Special thanks for our waiters Teodora Jovanovic and Christian Carlos. They were very courteous and professional.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Everything was very clean and well maintained.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Nice cabin, a great view of the ocean, but it was way too small. After booking balconies and mini-suites on previous cruises, we decided to try oceanview. Big mistake. It worth paying more for a balcony cabin.

Ship tip

Bring power cord or a splitter if you have a few electronic devices. The cabin had only 3 power outlets, 2 at the desk and one in the bathroom. Not nearly enough for charging multiple phones/tablets, a laptop etc. at the same time

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Cartagena, Colombia

5 out of 5

Panama Canal Transit

5 out of 5
Excellent.

Fuerte Amador, Panama

5 out of 5

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

5 out of 5

San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua Did not visit port

High winds caused cancellation of this port. Great disappointment! We were not offered any compensation for a missed port.

Huatulco, Mexico

5 out of 5
Nice, we loved this place.

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

5 out of 5

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California Did not visit port

We decided to stay on the ship as we were in LA several times before. We were forced by US authorities to get off the ship, stand for an hour in several lines to get our passports checked and then re-embark the ship. This was ridiculous waste of our time for no obvious reason. Why to check people who did not intent to leave the ship???

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
No problems, well organized.
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