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Meriel · Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 2

We are booked on the Coral I for the end of November. I'm wondering if anyone has been on this boat, and if so, how was it?
Thanks

Glyn · Joined: 06 Sep 2006 Posts: 5

I did the Coral I trip in October 2006 and had a wonderful cruise.

The boat is one of the more expensive "small" ones, carrying only 16 guests (but we were 15), which makes it all the best. There are two larger cabins on top (which are more expensie and you have to book well in advance), the other cabins at the bottom on the boat are tiny, but nice: all in fine ood and each with their own private bathroom with toilet, sink and shower. The toilets are chemical so they do not "smell" but they smell of chemicals, but the smell was confined to the bathroom.

Upstairs there is an inside bar, two open decks and a restaurant area. The food was amazing: tasteful, good, and very wel presented. The cook was amazing - I didn't see the kitchen but I can't imagine it was more than 2x2 meters... The service staff was excellent, about as many staff as passengers.