This cruise has been on our "bucket list" for some time. It was our 17th Princess cruise, and our second on the Coral. We had a balcony on this cruise, rather than our preferred mini-suite, largely because of price.

Princess and the Coral did not disappoint! We like this class of ship. It's size just "feels right", with about 2,000 passengers. Princess does an outstanding job of handling onboard crowds so you almost never feel crowded. The atrium is a bit smaller than the Crown class of ships, with less seating, but there was still plenty of seating space throughout the ship.

All the stops were excellent, and Princess offers a wide variety of shore excursions and prices. It was disappointing to note that you cannot snorkel with Princess once you are over 70 years old. Fortunately there are many other excursion companies that do not have such a restriction. Read more