Staff blogs
bruce (and terri) join coral princess, may 2008
cruise:
Coral Princess Darwin-Broome. 
cabin: lower deck cabin, twin bedding
Cabin is roomy - has good hanging space and drawers for clothes and incidentals and ensuite Bathroom which uses space well. Natural Light via a porthole.
My Mum and my nephew Thomas shared a Main Deck Stateroom (Twin beds) which they found very comfortable- it has the large picture windows and more room than the Cabin.
Terri's Mum and Dad shared an upper deck Stateroom with a double bed- and were very comfortable. Stairways from Main deck up are narrow and steep.
top 3 sights / activities:
1) I loved the "Explorer" excursions away from the Mothership.
The Explorer is easy to board (it is attached to the deck of the boat on a platform which lowers into the water for launch) and very comfortable for the excursions. It is very fast and is under full shade and has a toilet on board.
2) The Horizontal Falls in the zodiacs
3) The beach BBQ- stunning scenery and a great BBQ at Nares Point. The crew were always great, but here showed their best with skipper doing the mixed BBQ and all the others helping make it a great success.
food report:
Food is good quality smorgasboard Breakfast, lunch and Dinner.
Cooked breakfast every second day.
this cruise is ideal for:
Hmmm. With 48 passengers it is not a small group- but it seemed that way as most people interacted very well.
Good access to the tender and a medium sized mothership with good appointments make this a great choice for mid- older travellers with a sense of adventure, but not able to climb cliffs (as they do on some of the smaller boats).
most useful item i packed:
Lightweight hiking boots and reef sandals.
I just about lived in my swimmers- we had a few spas on board, but mostly swam in the rockpools near waterfalls.
value for money:
Top marks here.
Good value cruise with a lot of happy passengers after 10 days!
