Coral Princess Review
10 Wonderful Days on the Coral
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The Coral is a lovely ship and the perfect size. It never felt crowded.
In the past, we’ve been on the Caribbean, Grand, Royal and Regal.
Due to it’s size, and quality of service, the Coral is our new favorite.
Cabin Review
Balcony
We had a balcony, A324, right underneath the Lido deck. We were worried about the noise of dragging chairs early in the morning, so we brought ear plugs. Yes, we needed them the first night, but after that, we got used to the background noise.
The seas were rougher than usual the first night, and there was quite a bit of racket making sleep tough.
When I got up in the morning and went out on our balcony, I found the source of the noise.
The partition between our balcony and the cabin next to ours had blown open and had been banging against the furniture all night. I reported this to our steward, Moore, and he took care of it, wedging a folded up postcard into the jam.
Port Reviews
Cartagena (Colombia)
Just outside the port, there were several folks offering 3 hour tours on air-conditioned buses for $20, per person, which included your choice of water, soda or beer.
We saw everything we needed to see and saved quite a bit over what Princess was offering.
Colon (Cristobal)
We walked to the local grocery store where you found both locals and the ship's crew loading up on all sorts of goodies. The duty-free shop inside the port had some well made tee shirts for $10, better quality than in the tourist shops.
Grand Cayman (Georgetown)
Had a nice tour and rum tasting at the Cayman Spirits Distillery.
Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)
Our embarkation was slightly hampered because some of the folks working inside the terminal, had no idea what the Bon Voyage Experience was.
Aruba
We've been to Aruba before, so we just walked around town for a while, in search of souvenirs and free wi-fi.