Help me decide...Coral Vs. Sapphire for Alaska

[MudderBear]

Since I can't book yet, I'm going back and forth between which ship to choose.  Caribbean Princess is also on the schedule, but I ruled her out because she is just tooooooo big.  The only other ship I was on was The Majestic, which I LOVED!!!  

[cr8tiv1]

If you love the Royal Class ships, a smaller older ship may not be your cup of tea. I’ve never heard of the Caribbean Princess doing Alaska.  
 

My choice:  Coral Princess 

[Steelers36]

24 minutes ago, MudderBear said:

Since I can't book yet, I'm going back and forth between which ship to choose.  Caribbean Princess is also on the schedule, but I ruled her out because she is just tooooooo big.  The only other ship I was on was The Majestic, which I LOVED!!!  

You didn't mention if itineraries were identical.  I would base it on itinerary first.  Otherwise, Sapphire would be an interesting one to try out.

[MudderBear]

Oh, I should have mentioned this would be an identical Southern Glacier tour.  Same itineary for each.  And I actually did this same route in 2022, and anxious to go back...with different excursions of course.

[TM]

We've cruised multiple times on both ships.  I would choose the Coral only because it has more than 600 less passengers.  I also love the what I call The Bayou production show (can't think of the real name) which is unique to just the Coral and Island Princess.

[capriccio]

We like them both.  Most recently we completed a 28 day Round Australia cruise in April on the Coral Princess (and did Alaska on the Coral in 2007 and 2012) and pre-covid we did a 14 day Land of the Midnight Sun (Norway) cruise on the Sapphire Princess (and did a California Coastal in 2012). They both have covered pools which is great for a potentially cooler weather itinerary.  I agree with @TM's 2 reasons (smaller size and On the Bayou) for choosing the Coral Princess.