Wonderful Relaxing Panama Cruise

Coral Princess Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Reviews: 4
Helpful Votes: 95

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
Coral Princess

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

Sail date: October 18, 2019

Ship: Coral Princess

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

The 15 day west to east Panama Cruise was well worth the time and cost. We left San Fransisco, sailed to Cabo san Lucas, San Juan Nicaragua, Puntarenas Costa Rica, Fuerte Amador Panama, Panama Canal old locks transit, Cartagena Columbia, then to Ft. Lauderdale Florida. We had sunny days and calm seas. The ports we had to tender to were easy quick and efficient. The weather from Costa Rica to Cartagena was hot 30C and humid and this was the dry season in November. Just have loose cotton clothes. My wife bought a hand fan which worked well. And of course drink lots of water. Going through the old canal was a thrill of a lifetime. Both on shore and on ship there were tours, videos, and special speakers who provided the canals history, construction and use today. For us, this was a trip of a lifetime in a world we need to see.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Fast and efficient

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Clean, excellent service, great food

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
The pools were soothingly refreshing. It was hot for a few days. The shows were excellent. The music great.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Stage shows were tops.

Children's Programs

Empty nesters on vacation

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
George our room stewart pampered us royally.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Coral is an older ship but she was yar!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Roomy clean comfortable cabin for 2

Ship tip

Bring lots of sunscreen and sunglasses

Ports of call

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

Not on itinery

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Did not visit port

Not on itinery

Huatulco, Mexico Did not visit port

Not on itinery

San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua

4 out of 5
Nice port very hot

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

5 out of 5
Ecellent River excursion. Well informed guides

Fuerte Amador, Panama

5 out of 5
We toured the new locks. An amazing experince

Panama Canal Transit

3 out of 5
It took the ship 10 hours to transit this amazing page in history. Highlight of the cruise.

Cartagena, Colombia Did not visit port

We took a rest day on board ship in the Sanctuary

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

3 out of 5
We disembarked here and went to the airport

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
Terrible service only 1 US customs agent on duty. Took 2 hours to get on the bus. This was not Princess’s fault. All US customs

Traveler Photos

Agua Clara new locks Atlantic Side Great deserts for those who love chocolate Tour to new locks Atlantic Ocean side In transit through the cut Starboard side looking aft Amazing song and dance shows Stanley enjoying his day Another sunny day The cut
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4 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

javawoody    3 years ago

Thanks for the review and sharing your story

Cruiserike0322    4 years ago

Good for you

cruisereckoning    4 years ago

So glad you enjoyed. We did the cruise on another line East to west so we ended up at home. The cruise was great.

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