SHIP: Coral Princess DATE: December 12, 2006 VOYAGE: 6642 10 Day Panama Canal, R/T Ft Lauderdale FLIGHT: I took the red eye out of San Francisco of which had a connecting flight out of Charlotte North Carolina. Both flights were on time and rather uneventful thankfully! The bus ride to the ship from the airport is a short 15 minute ride. The Princess staff at the airport could have been more friendly, so far I haven't come across any of the staff at the airports to be trained as well as the ships staff. I have heard that Princess contracts out these people and it shows. Most of them need a lot more training in customer service and the art of being friendly and polite!
EMBARKATION: Getting on the ship was a breeze; we were in line for only 10 minutes and thought the security line in another 5 minutes. The staff was friendly and very helpful. I would like to see Princess create a better ship board greeting when getting on, because as it is you get your cruise card and go find your cabin by yourself. Perhaps a few of the crew could say "welcome aboard, are you ready for your Panama Canal adventure? We look forward to seeing you throughout this cruise and if there is anything you need just let us know!" I doubt that would cost anything.
CABIN: Balcony E731 My cabin was delightful, very clean and well stocked. The cabin was a good size and didn't feel cramped. Everything worked and the balcony was huge! At the stern of the ship the balconies are quite a bit deeper than mid-ship. My cabin steward always kept my cabin sparkling no matter what time of day or night I was there.