Coral Princess Review
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This was my first experience with Princess, as my other two cruises were both with Holland America (on Vista-class ships), so I'll preface this review with those HAL experiences as my benchmark. I did tons of reading about Princess before we left, and that helped raise my expectations before we even left.
My wife and I, along with our pre-teen daughter, cruised on the Coral out of Vancouver on 24 August 2009. We were on a Princess CruiseTour which actually started in Seattle I'll post comments on our land portion separately, on the Boards.
Following our bus shuttle from SeaTac, embarkation went very smoothly. The pier facility is beautiful, and check-in was fast and very efficient. Signs at check-in, as well as at the ship's front desk, clearly announced that our sailing was completely sold out, yet things moved well.
Cabin Review
Balcony
Small, but efficient. Tiny bathroom, but good storage. Lots of hanging closet space, but few shelves. Lacks seating area, but large balcony compensated. Stadium set-up of balcony prevents privacy.