I read a lot of passenger reviews before booking so I think I owe it to you all to review my experience. There were 8 of us from age 14 - 72. Since I was the organizer I was very invested in getting the best experience for the money. I think I did. My in-laws are retired and live in FL and do about 6 cruises a year on the majors (mostly in the Carribean but first time on Princess) and they agreed that the Alaska cruise on Coral Princess was the best cruise they have ever taken.

Coral Princess excels in the following areas:

Itinerary - I figured we all probably would not get together in Alaska ever again so I wanted to make sure we saw as much as we could in the time we had. I knew Glacier Bay was a must but I also wanted to see Hubbard and Mendenhall. We also wanted Skagway for sure. The Princess "Voyage of the Glaciers" hit all four plus Ketchikan which we ended up liking very much. The naturalist on board was very experienced and gave a great narration of Hubbard, as did the National Park rangers who were aboard during Glacier Bay. Read more