Norwegian Pearl or Coral Princess for Panama Canal?

[chandon]

Greetings,

 

Our multigenerational family is looking for a Thanksgiving cruise to the Panama Canal. Our youngest members will be 5 and 8 so a kids club is imperative.

 

Does anyone have any thoughts on which ship might be a better fit? We cruise annually with RCCL so are used to their programs.

 

Thank you,

 

Jane Berg

[cb at sea]

I think it's an "either/or" thing....the kids clubs will be pretty similar to RCI....age groupings and activities...

 

I would go with the ship that gives you the itinerary you want......if there's a difference in your other ports!

[Kamloops50]

Are doing a full or partial transit ? If full I would chose Princess . If partial it would be a toss up.

[chandon]

We will just do a partial as we are limited in the time we can be away.

 

Thank you,

 

Jane

[BillB48]

While I can't vouch for the accuracy of what I was told... that NCL stopped providing destination lecturers awhile back. On a Canal cruise this would be a major drawback to me. On the other hand Princess still provides this service. I am sure NCL would bring on someone in Panama to provide a narration during your partial transit, but having someone to provide lectures on the Canal while you are en route would be a big plus to me. Perhaps check with a roll call group of a recent NCL partial transit cruise and see if they can give you some up to date info.

 

Don't have any info on the children's programs on either line.

Edited December 26, 2015 by BillB48

[Keith1010]

I would study the ship diagrams and also read reviews.

 

I would also look at the itineraries.

 

Keith