Coral - Dec 28th - Great Ship - So-So Cruise Staff

[RLK33853]

Coral Review – Dec 28th to January 8th – Great Ship, So-So Cruise Staff – Princess are you slipping?

 

Let me start with the fact that we (professional couple in our mid-fifties) are huge fans of Princess and although we have tried the various other lines, we usually stick with Princess. In some ways, due to familiarity and past experience we enjoy Princess to a fault, sometimes dismissing little annoyances that may otherwise be an issue.

 

So with that caveat – on with our review.

 

Embarkation

 

With two Princess ships in port, the Coral was assigned Pier 21. A quick ride to the pier and armed with Preferred boarding passes we were through security in a flash (10:50 am). We had four bottles of wine and they directed us to a counter where they stamped the two extra bottles and we signed for the $30 corkage ($15 per bottle over the one free bottle each). Obtained our cruise cards and went straight to the Elite/Suite lounge – this is where Pier 2 is better as the Pier 21 lounge is just a small windowless room. Within minutes we were called to board (on the ship by 11:20 am). Princess certainly has this down to a science.

 

Cabin/Room Steward

 

We went straight to our cabin to drop our carry-ons – forward mini-suite on the Caribe deck. We were quickly met by our room steward who seemed friendly, yet we found later that while he did the basics, he did nothing extra, nor did he do a particularly good job at the basics – how hard is it to vacuum? While he brought us the extra towels we requested and changed out the feather pillows, several drawers were full of garbage and there was popcorn on the carpet in front of the couch. Since we were on early, we gave him the benefit of the doubt and cleaned up the popcorn and removed the garbage from the drawers. As the days progressed we continued to be amazed that two kernels of popcorn continued to remain on the floor, and he kept removing our champagne bucket and beer buckets, even after we requested that he leave them. On the formal evening we ordered chocolate strawberries and had one left. When we returned after dinner we found that he had removed it from the plate and had placed it on a small piece of paper…….obviously with his hand since there were no utensils available.

 

The room itself was in good shape, and as usual with mini-suites there is tons of storage and closet space, two flat screen televisions and in this room the mini-fridge stayed very cold. The balcony had the blue rubber matting and we had four reclining chairs, two foot stools and a high table. The bathroom now has the shampoo and body soap dispensers.

 

Dining Room

 

The Maître d’hôtel was Daniele Saredi and he is very good at his job. His staff enjoy themselves and their enthusiasm comes across. Our Head Waiter in Anytime Dining (Bernard) would perform tricks, and never took himself too seriously, while the waiters and junior waiters couldn’t do enough for you.

 

On most cruises I find it difficult on many evenings to find something that I truly want to eat, where my wife always sees or tries something she finds interesting. For whatever reason, this cruise was the opposite and proves once again that food is subjective to individual tastes. Each evening I found two or three entrees that were great and my wife rarely found something that interested her. Food was always good, and with the odd exception we found the beef tender and full of flavour. One big difference was that the lobster, which traditionally came with the giant tiger prawns, has now been replaced on the Coral with three different types of lobster tails. Not that this is bad, just different.

 

We purchased the Gold Wine package - $290 plus gratuity = $333.59 which gets you ten bottles – up to $45.00 per bottle. Any bottle over the $45, you pay the difference – thus a $65.00 bottle costs you the original $29 plus the additional $20. Basically with the Gold package you save $16 per bottle (Silver I believe you save $8 per bottle). The wine list is completely new and it took almost the entire cruise to find wines that we truly enjoyed. None of them were bad, just new.

 

Horizon Court

 

The Horizon Court setup on the Coral is by far one of the best Princess offers. It is wide open with lots of space to move around and also to find a table. The food is institutional – but we never understood why people think that it would be anything else – they are serving 2000 people at a time. The variety could have been better, but the salad bar and fruit were outstanding – always fresh and lots of choices. You also have the Trident Grill and Pizzeria as optional choices.

 

Cruise Director

 

Susan Rawlings was the CD and once again she confirmed to us that her best before date has passed. Although a nice enough lady, she is rarely seen, and some of her decisions are less than stellar. A prime example was the first night the comedian performed, he was slated to do so at 8:15 and 9:15. There was no way that anyone who ate later could attend either show. I could see it if there were other acts performing, but no, there was no competition for the venue. Another example was the last two days we had big swells and wind – on most cruises there are contingency plans to move or replace activities from the pool area to an inside venue. On this cruise they just cancelled the pool ones.

 

Entertainment

 

We have heard from lots of reviewers about “On the Bayou” and WOW – you were all right. We usually are not big Production fans but they hit it out of the park with this one. The other Productions shows were good as well, but the Bayou was over the top.

 

The comedian was Phil Paulisoul and he was quite good (we were able to see him on the second night he performed).

 

The bands and even the piano player in Crooners were less than stellar and it was difficult to spend time with any of them.

 

MUTS was pretty much a bust and while Princess uses this as a selling tool, they are not making the best use of it anymore. Initially when installed on the ships they had good first run movies but now it seems it is low key and a lot of concerts or older movies – BIG, Back to the Future – really……………

 

Fitness Area

 

Pretty much what you would expect on a cruise ship – a fair amount of cardio (treadmills, ellipticals, bikes) and weight machines. We went later in the day and never had to wait.

 

Captain Circle Host

 

The Captain Circle Host for this cruise was Jose Acuna (one year on the job) – and he was the worst we have ever had. When we stopped by to say hello and ask a few questions he was less than accommodating, and would never even offer a smile or a good morning. He became a topic of conversation at the Most Travelled Passenger luncheon – many of those we spoke with all had the same opinion.

 

Pools

 

The Coral has lots of deck space and we never had a problem finding a chair. Were there chair hogs – certainly, but they didn’t bother us.

 

Bar Staff

 

Some good, some not so good. As with any cruise you find those you like and those who are just doing their contract. One in particular – Mickey in Crooners pours your martini with the glass balanced on his forehead and as he gets close to the top, he brings it over you with his other hand while pouring the last bit into the glass. A bit frightening the first time, but quite the trick, especially when the ship is rolling.

 

Purser’s Desk

 

The automated folio printouts have made the lineups almost disappear. That said, the couple of times we used the front desk they were prompt and knowledgeable.

 

Internet Service

 

There were lots of kids, young adults and different cultures on this cruise and the normal patterns of Internet usage were different. While usually late evening (midnight) is a good time for Internet use, on this itinerary it was the worst time, while mid-morning when you usually have trouble was great.

 

Ship Condition

 

The ship itself is in great condition and we love the public spaces – open and a little more opulent than some of the ships – in fact the Coral/Island and the Sapphire are our favorites. Unfortunately some of the staff were less than stellar. We will give them the benefit of the doubt since this was a “holiday” cruise (New Year’s Eve) and the passengers were a different group than you would normally find on an 11 day cruise. We are on the Star in 6 weeks and hopefully we will find that it meets our expectations. If not it may be time to explore other possibilities.

 

Please remember that this is our review based on OUR experiences. Should you have experienced something different, please feel free to make your opinion known, but don’t shoot us for providing our review or urge us to change our opinions based on your thoughts or experience. As we noted we are huge fans of Princess (over 20 years of loyalty) – but that may change.

[Colo Cruiser]

Thanks for the review. :)

[granny49]

Thank you so much for your review. We board the Coral on 2-10.

[BumperII]

You did an excellent job with this review. We did fourteen days on the Island Princess in a Mini Suite last summer, and found it to be similar in all ways; a very good cruise experience, but not the perfect cruse. We left looking forward to another cruise aboard either the Island or Coral. :)

[Tickled2Trvl]

First thank you for your honest review, we did this cruise last Oct. and I can agree on several of your points....but a cold refrigerator? what cabin were you in? Ours was always on the more warm side.... LUCKY YOU.

Also when our cruise started our Captain's Circle Host was a lady named Barbara...I would have to look up her last name. Mid cruise she was transferred to the Golden, lucky them because she is GREAT. We only had a minor question that we took to her and from then on whenever she saw us, it was top service. Even at the Captain's Circle Party, she was right there to make sure we were having a good time....her replacement was very different and I gave him a little of the benefit that he boarded mid-cruise...sad that he didn't change..

Otherwise we agree, the Coral is a beautiful ship we met and enjoyed the ship and many or our fellow passengers. again thanks for your comments.

[FoghornLeghorn]

I enjoyed your honest review.

 

Am I missing it??... the disembarkation port and terminal you were speaking of is ______?

Didn't see, or I missed, the destination/itinerary of your cruise.

 

Did you have a wait for Anytime Dining if you requested a table for just your group?

 

Thank you

[wilfros]

Just off Coral today. I really agree with your review of the cruise director! WELL past her "best before due date" and it really shows.

 

Overnighting in a motel and back home tomorrow. Will write a review in the next week.

[dorisis]

Our experience was like your in some ways and different in others. We found the anytime dining service slow and although we had made reservations we were not waited on until we had been seated for some time. In Sabatini's and Bayou it was much much better. We did not go to any of the Theatre shows and those in Universe were nothing to write home about.

[Whimsy]

Thank you for the review. We sail on the Coral in March and like reading anything we can to pass the time till we sail. I hate hearing about the cruise director, we like a good vibe. I wonder how long till she is replaced, hopefully before our sailing!

[Tyskie]

 

 

We purchased the Gold Wine package - $290 plus gratuity = $333.59 which gets you ten bottles – up to $45.00 per bottle. Any bottle over the $45, you pay the difference – thus a $65.00 bottle costs you the original $29 plus the additional $20. Basically with the Gold package you save $16 per bottle (Silver I believe you save $8 per bottle). The wine list is completely new and it took almost the entire cruise to find wines that we truly enjoyed. None of them were bad, just new.

 

Thank you for your well balanced review. We'll be on the Coral in March and have been looking forward to "her" and the itinerary - Panama Canal!

 

Would you by chance have the list of wines offered? We recently did a wine package on NCL but once onboard the wines had been changed and being "picky" about the Chardonnays, I was very disappointed in the choices. It would be great not to have to luge the wine - don't mind the corkage fee.:)

[wilfros]

Thank you for the review. We sail on the Coral in March and like reading anything we can to pass the time till we sail. I hate hearing about the cruise director, we like a good vibe. I wonder how long till she is replaced, hopefully before our sailing!

 

Just home Yesterday from the Coral January 8th cruise.

 

My Advise ... Do not let the cruise director reviews determine how good or bad your cruise will be. I really did not think much of Susan Rawlings. IMHO she appeared in public looking somewhat "not put together", HOWEVER... her crew, the Cruise Director staff and the entertainment staff are out of this world.

 

If you can ignore her, and that is very easy to do, let the professionals around her determine the fun and the "Vibes" you get. Her Deputy Cruise Director more than makes up for her lack of professionalism (IMHO please)

 

Have a great cruise. Coral is a nice ship and the itinerary is out of this world.

[RLK33853]

Would you by chance have the list of wines offered? We recently did a wine package on NCL but once onboard the wines had been changed and being "picky" about the Chardonnays, I was very disappointed in the choices. It would be great not to have to luge the wine - don't mind the corkage fee.:)

 

Sorry we meant to take photos of the new list but forgot - I did take a look the other day at Astro Flyers post about the Royal Wine List - and it looks similar to the one on the Coral - we had one of the Pinot Grigio's, several blends and a number of Cabs that are on this list, although the Maitre'd specials were different. We did have a couple of bottles that are missing from this list - but at least this provides an idea.

 

Astro Flyer posted:

 

I took photos on my iPhone of the Royal's wine list & some could have been clearer. Thus I've put the info the best I can into a PDF file attachment & into this thread. There may be some misspellings & it was difficult to determine the order of names for some French wines so they may be in the wrong order. I've proofread the list to ensure there were no mistakes in prices & hopefully didn't overlook any mistakes. ;)

 

Some wines appear to be different than our previous Princess cruises with one of the lower priced popular wines...Chile's Santa Carolina...replaced by Chile's Puerto Viejo wines. This was the type of wine we got from our travel agent & thought it was as good as Santa Carolina for an inxpensive bottle of wine. I'm certainly not a wine connoisseur but enjoy wine with my meals.

 

MAITRE’D SPECIALS

Messeto (Toscan, IT) $450

Solara (Toscan, IT) $230

Tignanello (Toscana, IT) $120

Il Borro Toscana (Toscana, IT) $60

Premium sparking

Martini & Rossi Asti Spumante (Asti, IT) $27

Korbel Brut (CA) $27

Korbel Brut Rose (CA) $28

Villa Sandl Prosecco (Veneto, IT) $32

Domaine Chandon Brut Cuvee (Napa Valley, CA) $38

Mirabelle Brut Rose (North Coast, CA) $48

Dessert wine

Errazuriz Sauvignon Blanc (Valle de Casablanca, Chile) $21

WHITE WINE

Riesling

Bex (Nohe, Germany) $26

Hogue (Columbia Valley, WA) $24

Jekel (Monterrey, CA) $27

Sauvignon Blanc

Blackstone (CA) $25

Pouilly-Fume, Domaine Mollet-Maudry (Tracy-sur-loire, FR) $34

Sancerre, Roc de L’abbaya Domaine Molly-Maudry (FR) $44

Fetzer Fume Blanc (CA) $26

Nobilo Regional Collection (Marlborough, NZ) $32

Puerto Viejo (Maule Valley, Chile) $24

Silverado Miller Ranch (Napa Valley, CA) $45

Old & New World Whites

Anthilla Donnafugata (Sicilia, IT) $34

Coppo Gavi La Rocca (Monterotondo di Gavi, IT) $34

Ruffino Orvieto Classico (Umbria, IT) $26

Pine Ridge Chenin Blanc Viagnier (Napa Valley, CA) $34

Hogue Gewurztraminer (Columbia Valley, WA) $25

Rex-Goliath Moscato (CA) $26

Chardonnay

Wheelhouse (CA) $27

Chablis, Les Ecurles Seugbeyrue de Tanley (Chablis, FR) $36

Chamisel Stainless (Central Coast, CA) $39

Clos du Bois (North Coast, CA) $32

Deakin Estate (Victoria, AUS) $28

Fetzer (CA) $26

Macon-Village, Leboure-roi (Burgundy, FR) $34

Poully Fuisse, Vallon D’or, Laboure-roi (FR) $38

Puerto Viejo (Moule Valley, Chile) $24

Robert Mondavi Private Select (CA) $29

Silverado (Carneros, CA) $45

Simi (Sonoma, CA) $42

Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi (CA) $25

Pinot Grigio

Danzante (La Venezie, IT) $32

Estancia (CA) $38

Adeisheim (Wilamette Valley, OR) $42

Blush/Rose

Les Fumees Blanches (Cotes de Gascogne, FR) $29

Woodbridge White Zinfandel (CA) $25

RED WINE

Gamay

Beaujolais-Villages, De Sureo Spirito (Beaujolais, FR) $24

Corvina

Zeni Amarone Dello Valpolicella Classico (Valpolicella, IT) $59

Zeni Valpolicella (Venezia, IT) $26

Pinot Noir

Estancia Pinnacles Ranches (Monterrey, CA) $32

Gevrey-Chambertin, Laboure-roi (Cote-de-Nuits, FR) $49

Robert Mondavi Private Selection (CA) $29

Wild Horse (Central Coast, CA) $40

Sangiovese

Castiglioni Frescobaldi Chianti Classico (Toscana, IT) $30

Ruffino Chianti Classico Riserva (Toscana, IT) $42

Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi Rosso di Montalcino (Toscana, IT) $49

Silverado (Napa Valley, CA) $46

Malbec

Decero (Mendoza, Argentina) $32

Diseno (Mendoza, Argentina) $29

Nebbiolo

Bruno Glacosa Valmaggiore (Piemonte, IT) $49

Giordano Barolo Tradizione (Piemonte, IT) $45

Super-Tuscan

Luce Della Vite (Montalcino-Toscana, IT) $110

Tenuta Dell’ornellaia (Bogheri-Toscana, IT) $230

Carmenere

Tributo Caliterra (Valle de Colchagua, Chile) $38

Cabernet Sauvignon

Avalon (Napa Valley, CA) $28

Clos du Bois (North Coast, CA) $32

Deakin Estate (Victoria, AUS) $30

Don Maximiano (Valle de Aconcagua) $99

Errazuita (Valle de Aconcagua) $27

Hogue Genesis (Columbia Valley, WA) $31

Pacific Bay (Mendocino County, CA) $25

Pine Ridge (Napa Valley, CA) $79

Puerto Viejo (Curico Valley, Chile) $24

Robert Mondavi Private Selection (CA) $29

Robert Mondavi Reserve (Napa Valley, CA) $135

Sanctuary (Napa Valley, CA) $58

Silverado (Napa Valley, CA) $65

Simi Landslide (Alexander Valley, CA) $48

Wheelhouse (CA) $26

Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi (CA) $25

Red Blends

Estancia Meritage Reserve $34

Franciscan Magnifcat (Napa Valley, CA) $49

Mondavi-Rothschild Opus One (Napa Valley, CA) $169

Overture (Napa Valley, CA) $109

Vail Ilach Embruix (Priorat, Spain) $44

Petite Sirah

Spellbound (CA) $34

Garnacha

Artazui (Navarra, Spain) $34

Palacios Remondo La Montesa (Rioja, Spain) $34

Shiraz

Katnook Estate (Coonawarra, AUS) $28

Mcpherson (South Eastern Australia) $30

Zinfandel

Seghesio (Sonoma County, CA) $39

Sextant (Central Coast, CA) $32

Zen of Zin (CA) $29

Merlot

Ancient Peaks (Paso Robles, CA) $34

Danzante (Le Venezie, IT) $32

Fetzer (CA) $28

Franciscan (Napa Valley, CA) $38

Hogue Genesis (Columbia Valley, WA) $27

Oberon (Napa Valley, CA) $40

Puerto Viejo (Curico Valley, Chile) $24

Robert Mondavi Private Selection (CA) $29

Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi (CA) $25

Red Bordeaux Blends

Chateau Montcabrier Cotes de Bordeaux (Bordeaux, FR) $32

Phillippe de Rothschild Mouton-Cadet (Bordeaux, FR) $27

Red Rhone Blends

Domaine du Vieux Lazaret Chateauneuf-du-Pape (Val de Rhone, FR) $38

De Aureo Spirito Cotes-du-Rhone (Val de Rhone, FR) $26

[PrincessLuver]

Coral Review – Dec 28th to January 8th – Great Ship, So-So Cruise Staff – Princess are you slipping?

 

Let me start with the fact that we (professional couple in our mid-fifties) are huge fans of Princess and although we have tried the various other lines, we usually stick with Princess. In some ways, due to familiarity and past experience we enjoy Princess to a fault, sometimes dismissing little annoyances that may otherwise be an issue.

 

So with that caveat – on with our review.

 

Embarkation

 

With two Princess ships in port, the Coral was assigned Pier 21. A quick ride to the pier and armed with Preferred boarding passes we were through security in a flash (10:50 am). We had four bottles of wine and they directed us to a counter where they stamped the two extra bottles and we signed for the $30 corkage ($15 per bottle over the one free bottle each). Obtained our cruise cards and went straight to the Elite/Suite lounge – this is where Pier 2 is better as the Pier 21 lounge is just a small windowless room. Within minutes we were called to board (on the ship by 11:20 am). Princess certainly has this down to a science.

 

Cabin/Room Steward

 

We went straight to our cabin to drop our carry-ons – forward mini-suite on the Caribe deck. We were quickly met by our room steward who seemed friendly, yet we found later that while he did the basics, he did nothing extra, nor did he do a particularly good job at the basics – how hard is it to vacuum? While he brought us the extra towels we requested and changed out the feather pillows, several drawers were full of garbage and there was popcorn on the carpet in front of the couch. Since we were on early, we gave him the benefit of the doubt and cleaned up the popcorn and removed the garbage from the drawers. As the days progressed we continued to be amazed that two kernels of popcorn continued to remain on the floor, and he kept removing our champagne bucket and beer buckets, even after we requested that he leave them. On the formal evening we ordered chocolate strawberries and had one left. When we returned after dinner we found that he had removed it from the plate and had placed it on a small piece of paper…….obviously with his hand since there were no utensils available.

 

The room itself was in good shape, and as usual with mini-suites there is tons of storage and closet space, two flat screen televisions and in this room the mini-fridge stayed very cold. The balcony had the blue rubber matting and we had four reclining chairs, two foot stools and a high table. The bathroom now has the shampoo and body soap dispensers.

 

Dining Room

 

The Maître d’hôtel was Daniele Saredi and he is very good at his job. His staff enjoy themselves and their enthusiasm comes across. Our Head Waiter in Anytime Dining (Bernard) would perform tricks, and never took himself too seriously, while the waiters and junior waiters couldn’t do enough for you.

 

On most cruises I find it difficult on many evenings to find something that I truly want to eat, where my wife always sees or tries something she finds interesting. For whatever reason, this cruise was the opposite and proves once again that food is subjective to individual tastes. Each evening I found two or three entrees that were great and my wife rarely found something that interested her. Food was always good, and with the odd exception we found the beef tender and full of flavour. One big difference was that the lobster, which traditionally came with the giant tiger prawns, has now been replaced on the Coral with three different types of lobster tails. Not that this is bad, just different.

 

We purchased the Gold Wine package - $290 plus gratuity = $333.59 which gets you ten bottles – up to $45.00 per bottle. Any bottle over the $45, you pay the difference – thus a $65.00 bottle costs you the original $29 plus the additional $20. Basically with the Gold package you save $16 per bottle (Silver I believe you save $8 per bottle). The wine list is completely new and it took almost the entire cruise to find wines that we truly enjoyed. None of them were bad, just new.

 

Horizon Court

 

The Horizon Court setup on the Coral is by far one of the best Princess offers. It is wide open with lots of space to move around and also to find a table. The food is institutional – but we never understood why people think that it would be anything else – they are serving 2000 people at a time. The variety could have been better, but the salad bar and fruit were outstanding – always fresh and lots of choices. You also have the Trident Grill and Pizzeria as optional choices.

 

Cruise Director

 

Susan Rawlings was the CD and once again she confirmed to us that her best before date has passed. Although a nice enough lady, she is rarely seen, and some of her decisions are less than stellar. A prime example was the first night the comedian performed, he was slated to do so at 8:15 and 9:15. There was no way that anyone who ate later could attend either show. I could see it if there were other acts performing, but no, there was no competition for the venue. Another example was the last two days we had big swells and wind – on most cruises there are contingency plans to move or replace activities from the pool area to an inside venue. On this cruise they just cancelled the pool ones.

 

Entertainment

 

We have heard from lots of reviewers about “On the Bayou” and WOW – you were all right. We usually are not big Production fans but they hit it out of the park with this one. The other Productions shows were good as well, but the Bayou was over the top.

 

The comedian was Phil Paulisoul and he was quite good (we were able to see him on the second night he performed).

 

The bands and even the piano player in Crooners were less than stellar and it was difficult to spend time with any of them.

 

MUTS was pretty much a bust and while Princess uses this as a selling tool, they are not making the best use of it anymore. Initially when installed on the ships they had good first run movies but now it seems it is low key and a lot of concerts or older movies – BIG, Back to the Future – really……………

 

Fitness Area

 

Pretty much what you would expect on a cruise ship – a fair amount of cardio (treadmills, ellipticals, bikes) and weight machines. We went later in the day and never had to wait.

 

Captain Circle Host

 

The Captain Circle Host for this cruise was Jose Acuna (one year on the job) – and he was the worst we have ever had. When we stopped by to say hello and ask a few questions he was less than accommodating, and would never even offer a smile or a good morning. He became a topic of conversation at the Most Travelled Passenger luncheon – many of those we spoke with all had the same opinion.

 

Pools

 

The Coral has lots of deck space and we never had a problem finding a chair. Were there chair hogs – certainly, but they didn’t bother us.

 

Bar Staff

 

Some good, some not so good. As with any cruise you find those you like and those who are just doing their contract. One in particular – Mickey in Crooners pours your martini with the glass balanced on his forehead and as he gets close to the top, he brings it over you with his other hand while pouring the last bit into the glass. A bit frightening the first time, but quite the trick, especially when the ship is rolling.

 

Purser’s Desk

 

The automated folio printouts have made the lineups almost disappear. That said, the couple of times we used the front desk they were prompt and knowledgeable.

 

Internet Service

 

There were lots of kids, young adults and different cultures on this cruise and the normal patterns of Internet usage were different. While usually late evening (midnight) is a good time for Internet use, on this itinerary it was the worst time, while mid-morning when you usually have trouble was great.

 

Ship Condition

 

The ship itself is in great condition and we love the public spaces – open and a little more opulent than some of the ships – in fact the Coral/Island and the Sapphire are our favorites. Unfortunately some of the staff were less than stellar. We will give them the benefit of the doubt since this was a “holiday” cruise (New Year’s Eve) and the passengers were a different group than you would normally find on an 11 day cruise. We are on the Star in 6 weeks and hopefully we will find that it meets our expectations. If not it may be time to explore other possibilities.

 

Please remember that this is our review based on OUR experiences. Should you have experienced something different, please feel free to make your opinion known, but don’t shoot us for providing our review or urge us to change our opinions based on your thoughts or experience. As we noted we are huge fans of Princess (over 20 years of loyalty) – but that may change.

 

Loved susan Rawlings, the Coral, Anytime Dining and had a great time on the cruise. Like anything in life it is what you make it and people's attitude are what give them altitude in life IMHO.....:)