We have sailed on four different Princess ships and can’t fault the food, entertainment and service on any of their ships. That includes our recent trip on the Coral Princess. This sailing was part of a Princess Land/Cruise tour that started in Calgary visiting Banff, Lake Louise, Athabasca Glacier, Jasper and a two day Rocky Mountaineer rail journey to Vancouver followed by the seven day (round trip) cruise of the inside passage to Alaska. We thoroughly enjoyed the whole trip with the exception of one day tour we did in Juneau - we don’t blame Princess Cruises for this - it was our decision to take this particular tour and in hindsight we would have chosen a different activity.

As for the cruise component on the Coral Princess, we chose the mini suite C718 on deck 10. When we had previously sailed on the Island Princess (Coral Princess’s sister ship), we had chosen the mini suite C718 on deck 10. So it kind of seemed like coming home when we booked the same cabin on the Coral. Its at the aft of the ship away from the busy areas of the ship affording us a quiet respite from the bustle of the ship.

We ate in the Horizon Court for breakfast and for the occasional lunch and found the food to be quite good with plenty variety. On a number of occasions, we grabbed a burger or hotdog for lunch at the Grill. The food there was always cooked well (it was never raw). For dinner, we dined in the main dining room each night. The menus were quite varied each night and we found the food to be excellent quality and the service (from Antoni and Melissa, our wait staff) impeccable. Loved grabbing a good coffee and delicious pastry at the International Cafe - a coffee card is a worthwhile investment. We used the coffee card in the dining room as well for a latte rather than the usual brewed coffee. Read more