Coral Princess Review

North To Alaska!

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Springchicken
First Time Cruiser • Age 80s

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Sail Date: Jun 2008
Cabin: Balcony

Vancouver: We arrived the night before our cruise and got a last-minute "deal" through Priceline for a 4-star hotel, Marriott Pinnacle Downtown, for $125. I reserved a room 10 months in advance at the YWCA Hotel and kept bidding, finally 2 days before we left I nabbed a deal. The "Y" has a 24-hour cancellation policy with no prepayment. Marriott location was very good, taxi fare to Canada Place was about $5 plus tip, and we could walk to Gastown and around Downtown. We took the "Hop On Hop Off" Trolley which is $35 for a 2-day ticket. Was a good way to get to Granville Island and Stanley Park. The weather was cool and sometimes misty.

Embarkation: Since we only had Sunday a.m. to take the trolley, we didn't arrive at Canada Place until about 2:00 p.m. No lines, no waiting, and our luggage was delivered to our stateroom quickly. It was misty for Sail Away so nothing special was planned. Different from the Caribbean cruises we've taken.

Stateroom: We like the Caribe balcony because of it's size. Part is covered and part uncovered, which is not a big deal to us (let 'em look!) Tip: have your TA or call Princess before you cruise to request an egg crate mattress topper and down pillows. Oh so comfy! I took a 4-cup electric coffeepot (get one with auto shutoff) and we had coffee every a.m. (which I sometimes took to the Horizon Court) and hot chocolate with marshmallows while cruising. I don't care for the syrup coffee and like the real deal. The stateroom is well laid out, and there are 2 sturdy hooks on the bathroom door to hang organizer bags. I couldn't find an adult shoe bag and ended up with a kid's one from the dollar store, but it fit perfectly on the towel rack. Kept everything in view. Plenty of closet hanging space and I also brought small plastic "S" hooks for the clothes bar. Our steward was Marlon "Brando" Castro and he was very good. Our safe battery signaled "low" when we arrived and someone was there within 5 minutes to replace it. Everything worked, everything was neat and clean. Take additional electrical plug-in's. I took an extension cord that worked fine rather than a power strip. (electronic's junkie!) We also brought wine aboard in plain sight. Remember your binoculars!!! We had a small magnetic marker board that was so handy in leaving notes as to where we were and a place for others to communicate with us.

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Balcony

Cabin BA

Caribe balcony large, long walk to front of ship. Self-laundry near rear on C Deck. Quiet location.

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