Alaska Inside Passage/Port or Starboard?
Feb 2nd, 2014 | 06:42 PM
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Alaska Inside Passage/Port or Starboard?
Booked a starboard side balcony room on Coral Princess for southbound trip (Anchorage to Vancouver) in June. Only side remaining but requested upgrade to port side if possible. Noticed several posters on Cruisecritic said they had great views from starboard side southbound. I wondered if Alaska Inside Passage route would offer good views of glaciers etc from both sides of ship, and not only ocean from starboard side southbound. Thanks for feedback.
Feb 3rd, 2014 | 01:52 PM
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The Coral Princess is a PanaMax sized ship, meaning it is a bit smaller (not by that much) than the usual grand class Princess ships. It holds 2,000 passengers rather than almost 3,000 on the other larger Princess ships.
Not sure what you want to know about the ship. All the necessary amenities are there and more. Décor is great with lots of art work. There are plenty of public area and never felt crowded (except at the approaches to the Glaciers.
One of the pool has a sliding roof, and more than likely, it will be close. Nice place to stay warm and pop in and out to the outside cold.
Here is a little tip for you, on the approach towards Hubbard Glacier, the single best location to be at for the entire approach is on deck 10 or deck 11 forward. You have to go to the very front of the ship, at the end of the hallway and go through the door. Look at the deck plan to see what I mean. Caution: the door will be very hard to open as the wind is pushing against it. It will be very cold out there as you get both the head wind plus the cold wind from the glacier, but it is worth it. Much better than seeing the approach in your own balcony cabin as you get a panorama front view of both sides. Make you dress very warm, almost winter like, and bring a hot thermos if you have one. You have to be there early though as the area is small (fit maybe 30 people?) and fills up quickly.
Not sure what you want to know about the ship. All the necessary amenities are there and more. Décor is great with lots of art work. There are plenty of public area and never felt crowded (except at the approaches to the Glaciers.
One of the pool has a sliding roof, and more than likely, it will be close. Nice place to stay warm and pop in and out to the outside cold.
Here is a little tip for you, on the approach towards Hubbard Glacier, the single best location to be at for the entire approach is on deck 10 or deck 11 forward. You have to go to the very front of the ship, at the end of the hallway and go through the door. Look at the deck plan to see what I mean. Caution: the door will be very hard to open as the wind is pushing against it. It will be very cold out there as you get both the head wind plus the cold wind from the glacier, but it is worth it. Much better than seeing the approach in your own balcony cabin as you get a panorama front view of both sides. Make you dress very warm, almost winter like, and bring a hot thermos if you have one. You have to be there early though as the area is small (fit maybe 30 people?) and fills up quickly.
