Coral Princess Review
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This was our seventh cruise on Princess, and eleventh overall. Our last with Princess was the Pacific Princess in 2008 and as with previous trips, all was good and up to expectations. Since that cruise, we've been on Regent Seven Seas and Oceania plus a small ship in Alaska. Our impression on the Coral princess is that the ship needs refurbishiing; she's showing her age. Plus the qulity of the food has dropped since 2008. Is that due to the Carnival effect?
We booked a suite for the larger space and the additional amenities and services promised. Some of these never appeared even when requested. Perhaps due to more recent experiences with Regent and Oceania, but the Coral Princess staff gave the impression that volume was their focus. The only time we felt positive vibes was from the staff in the speciality restaurants, especially Sabatini's.
Overall, we were disappointed in this experience and are not likely to book swith Princess again.
Cabin Review
Suite with Balcony
Our stateroom was clean and the steward did a good job of keeping it shipshape.
Port Reviews
Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)
Port Everglades looks and feels like an old warehouse and is not very comfortable.
Aruba
We'd been to Aruba before and our ship was only in pioret for 3 1/2 hours, so we just taxied into town. The weather was very hot and humid, so we dodn't stay long.