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Coral Princess Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 15

Overall rating:

4.4 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: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

This was a wonderful cruise and the Coral, loved every minute of it, the ship and the ports. Only disappointing thing is we didn't get to Nicaragua but safety first.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Fast

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Found some meals in main dining room lack lustre, especially entrees. Horizon Court good seating and variety. The New Orleans specialty restaurant (name escapes me) was wonderful. Good seating and absolutely delicious food

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
.Trivia fun

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Great stage sets and costumes. Bands and DJs good

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Found these people to be all very helpful and friendly

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Lived the layout of this ship. Our first time on Coral and lived hercascsoon as I walked in. Lots of room on decks, especially for the Canal and relaxing

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Usual size balcony cabin, mid aft. No noise, comfortable

Ship tip

Beware when booking a balcony cabin. Some are partially obstructed due to some cabins jut out over the water. We were in B506 and had a wall with the cabbies jutting out so we had no view to front of ship. This was very upsetting as we booked early had a choice of cabins but were never told about obstruction as it doesn’t show on ship plans and cabin was no cheaper than the others. Not that this made a difference as we wanted full view. Luckily we were able to change cabins. HOWEVER BE VER AWARE as the cabins which jut out are at two s cations of the ship.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5
Loved it. Did a private Canal tour which is a must to see from the water

Cartagena, Colombia

5 out of 5
My favourite port. Did a private tour with Dora

Panama Canal Transit

5 out of 5
Spectacular

Fuerte Amador, Panama

4 out of 5
Did a private tour with CAB Tours and Transfers (Camilo Bernudez)

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

5 out of 5
Did a private day tour for 4 adults with Odyssey Tours (Albert guide and GG driver), exception value for money, great Mecerdes Van, Albert full of information and very helpful. Did wonderful things for photos with his telescope. GG a very good driver and great lookout for wildlife. It was probably one of the better tours on this cruise which included lunch.

San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua Did not visit port

Unfortunatley seas to rough for tender

Huatulco, Mexico

5 out of 5
Got a cab from the port for a 2 hour tour. Went to lookout, several baches, the town of La Cruzeita and visited the markets and Mexcal shop. After the tour enjoyed our time around this small enchanting village, very pretty and the ship was right at the beach. Had lunch on the beach and drinks. Reasonably priced. Would love to go back.

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

5 out of 5
Picked up a tour from the port, great guide and absolutely loved this port. Lovely old town, beautiful walks, so much to see and do here. Great food, drove into the mountains to a very authentic village. Had lunch in the Old Town and and walked the Malecom where we stopped off at one of the many bars for a beer and margarita after a long hot walk. Would go back again gladly.

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Quick off ship but slow through customs.
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2 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

ItsWoody    5 years ago

Glad to hear you enjoyed yourself. I will be on the Coral in Sept.

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