I'm a long time cruiser in my 50s traveling with my husband and have traveled on many cruiselines. This was my first Princess cruise, and I was very pleased overall. By category, here are my impressions:
EMBARKATION: Easy and fast.
THE SHIP: The Coral is a beauty. She's well decorated in a subtle, mostly neutral style. Very elegant. I am not a fan of the overly flashy gaudy styles of many cruise ships and Coral is a class act. The layout is well done as there was a good flow to it. Passengers were seldom crowded into some spaces leaving other areas empty. This also speaks to good activity and entertainment planning which spread everyone out. I was glad to see others making good use of the game/card room and the library, myself included.