With the Coral Princess in almost total shutdown, I bring you along on my nightly rounds to give you a behind the scenes look at this ghostly cruise ship. Seen like never before. My views and opinions do not reflect those of my company.
Was a Production crew member on the Coral back in 2003-2004. I can confirm that even when the ship was 16 years newer, the Universe Lounge was always creepy at night. When we would shut it down after the last show, we all got out of there as soon as we could. Loving these videos.
I love walking around in the early morning hours enjoying the quiet, but also see the odd person here and there. However, this video brought tears to my eyes, because I know the Coral is empty of her heart, the people who make her hum. Thank you for the tour. Hope you are able to go home soon🥰
It’s easy to see from this that as nice as this ship is decked out it’s nothing without humans around to make it a living space and enjoyable. Without other people around to enjoy it all with you it just becomes empty space. A void. Dead space. We don’t realize how interactive we are as humans. Like bees in a beehive we all need each other. We’re all family wether we like to admit it or not. Thank you for the tour.
Thank Alfie, I was part of the team that built the ship in St Nazaire and did all the sea trials, inaugural sail and first season. Great to see it has held up over the past years. I will never forget the first crossing of the Atlantic. It was also without passengers. Great memories. Thank you
Great tour! I have fond memories of sailing on Coral Princess, and all of the spaces you visited are familiar to me, yet seem so different without the people and activities that go with them.
Excellent video! I've worked on the Coral AND the Island Princess, and never saw it empty before, until this video! Brought a tear to my eye. Thank you! So many memories in every room, and the "ghost" of friends who are no longer working there...
Thank you for your tour of the Coral Princess, had the pleasure of sailing on her three times possibly my favorite princess ship at least she’s was / is in good hands
Thanks so much for the tour. The Coral Princess is my favorite ship in the fleet mainly due to The Sanctuary that is located aft, and have sailed on her many many times. It was nice to see her again even if it was empty. Hope things get sorted out soon for the crew and company. I was on the Grand Princess this year during the early Covid-19 mess in Feb/March and had to endure quarantine first in our cabin and then at the military base, so I appreciate all that you are doing now. Safe journey home.
Loved the tour. It's good that Princess are treating the remaining crew like human beings and allowing you to use the guest facilities. Stay safe all of you.
It was good to see the Coral Princess again; not so good under these circumstances. I would however like to recognize the crew for all their hard work and dedication to cruising. It is the excellent crew members that makes cruising what it is today as well as the beautiful ships sailing under the Princess Flag. My hat is off to the crew members still aboard, all the hard work you do for us, with the hope that I will soon be able to join you on board as family again.
We were on board the Coral Princess about this time last year on the Panama Canal cruise and loved it. Certainly looks different alone in the dark from the joyous fun life we had aboard her last year. We are so glad we did that "bucket list" cruise last year and loved everyone and everything aboard the Coral.
Thank you for your tour. As a former Travel Agent 25 plus years and present Princess Cruises supporter, looking forward when you are back up and running. Your tour was a great benefit for this ITA.
Thank you so much for this tour. I'm so, so sad for all of you on board this beautiful ship. My hubby and I have sailed on her 5 times in the past and we have 3 Alaska cruises in the queue on her in 2021. I very much enjoyed your tour and recognized every space; of course things are looking way different now-a-days and yes are a wee bit creepy. ;) I'm so happy to hear that y'all are in port safe and sound and that they are working with you to get you all repatriated to your home countries. My heart has gone out to you all! (My hubby and I were on the Ruby in Australia/NZ in February and then on the Emerald doing an Ocean to Ocean Panama Canal disembarking in Ft. Lauderdale on March 15th (that was a harrowing cruise). ANYway, take good care of yourself and again, thank you so very much!
Thanks very much for taking the time to fo this. We enjoyed it very much. My wife and I have sailed many times on the Coral and we look forward to continuing at some point soon. We hope you get home very soon. Stay safe and well.
Oh what great memories this brings up. We were on the Coral, for what I believe was the last Antarctica trip, in Jan 2020 before everything was shut down to Covid. What an amazing cruise, and crew!! We loved everything about it
Hi Alfie, just discovered your vlog and it’s brilliant. We were probably some of the last guests to sit in the Princess theatre as we were part of the Brit group who left the ship on 5 April. Just want to say that the Captain and crew did a magnificent job. Hope all the crew make it home safe and well. Coral is a beautiful ship, one of the best. Hope your girlfriend is ok and you get home soon. Thanks for keeping us up to date.
Loved the tour, hadnt really thought about how much it would be all covered up, but it does sure have a creepy feel to it, glad none of the crew decided to surprise you,
This must be an exciting experience for somebody who explored virtually for first time!..I watched this to remember my Shiplife in Disney Cruise Line and Norweggian Cruise Line as well
Thank you Alfie, I enjoyed the tour, yes a bit spooky but interesting. I appreciate your information coming from an officer. I hope you and the rest of the officers and crew can get back to your home countries as soon as possible for a well rest. I respect all who serve on ships and what they do, I can't imagine how hard it is to be away from family.
So sad to see this ship like this. We had one of our greatest times when we embarked on the Coral Princess from Vancouver, BC to Whittier, AK end of July 2019. The staff were amazing. Hope they can be operational soon.
Hi I just stumbled upon your channel recently. Thank you for what you are doing. I appreciate your reporting and lack of drama. Hope you and all your shipmates stay well and safe!
Wow. I stumbled upon your video and so glad I did. Thanks so so much for the inside view of the ship in such extraordinary times. I've seen so much news about the cruise industry but you have given us a first hand opportunity to see whats really going on behind the scenes. If you keep posting cruise ship ops videos I'll keep watching!.. You are an awesome representative for your brand. Wishing you stay safe and healthy during these crazy times. Gotta go wash my hands!
Very well done! The entire series has been really fun to watch. We love to cruise and you have brought the ship to us. Really glad you are putting these up.
It's heartbreaking to see how the world came to a stop when the corona virus broke out. The most heartbreaking thing is that the crew on cruise ships cannot leave yet. Even when there is an infection aboard, it may take a long time to get home. Stay safe there.
Thank you so much for this tour, Alfie! I was a guest soprano onboard the Coral from 2016-January 2018, and the Royal from 2018-2020. I truly miss that lovely ship and all of my Princess family. Seeing her so empty makes me very sad. I hope she and all of us can sail again soon! Here's hoping you and all your crew get home safe soon! #PrincessProud #WeWillBeBack
thank you for this great video. We managed to disembark the Coral Princess March 19 in Buenos Aires, we were supposed to stay on until April 6 in Ft. Lauderdale. It was great to see the video and strange to see the ship so empty. Glad that the 191 of you will soon be able to disembark from Curacao! Stay well.
Hi, such a sad day when all the cruise ships have ceased cruising for now. Great tour of the Coral Princess 'Ghost Ship'. It brings back a number of great memories for me as I used to be on the P & O ship 'SS Canberra' back in the early sixties. I was a chef on board responsible for the fish department. Sailed on her doing several 'round the world cruises'. Even though its a long time ago I look at your videos and hanker back to those 'good ole days' Best of luck for your future, you've done the ship and the company proud!!
You gave us the ocean going rendition of The Shining! At each door I was anticipating an axe wielding psycho, "Here's Johnny!" We saw some empty areas -- not as spooky -- on the Grand Princess before her 2011 "Handle," removal. Once the gates were opened at a popular port the ship was empty and quiet, it gave us time to see almost what you're experiencing on the Coral Princess. Well, I know what movie to watch... Ghost Ship!
I’m very sad to see such a large asset sitting idle. We are looking forward to cruising on Princess in the future. We have about a hundred days on the Coral and the Island- so reminisced a lot during your tour. Best wishes to everyone on board!
Great video, Alfie. We are a cruising couple and this period of time is so disturbing on many levels. We are booked in October on the Emerald but we are not optimistic on that sailing actually happening. Thanks for the tour around the Coral. Very nice of you to do that at 4 am when your watch is over. Be well; be safe; happy travels home soon.
that we got married on the Sky Princess by Captain Michele Tuvo back in December 2019. The entire week was fantastic, the new ship was spectacular, and the visit to the bridge of the ship after our wedding while at sea was fantastic. Every crew member and especially our Photographer and Suite Steward did an incredible job. Our hearts go out to all of the Crew members and employees of the CCL family during this idle time. As Captain Tuvo would say " Bye, Bye"
It's been a while since I've seen her. She's changed a bit but she's still the same awesome ship that I enjoyed my cruise to Alaska on, back in 2014. All throughout this video I was getting Left 4 Dead vibes. Especially when you entered the Universe Lounge. I could imagine hearing the witch crying and her haunting themes. X( !
I know so many people who were regular cruise takers who have all said they will never take another. I feel bad for the crews, glad to hear they were being taken care of though. This was an awesome video. Best to see everything
Thankyou for that bro. I enjoyed watching this. As facinated as I am about cruise ships, ferries etc, but the thought of beeing alone thoe safe still can be frightning.
Alfie, thanks for the tour, I really enjoyed it. It must be so strange to be on a ship this long without any passengers. Please enjoy the little break even though you are still working. I'd love to see another video like this but of the crew only areas. A behind the scenes tour without the thousands of workers would be great. I did a Baltic cruise with an overnight is St. Petersburg on Star Princess years ago and loved it. We haven't cruised on Princess since then, however your videos are making me want to try another Princess cruise as soon as this CV nonsense is over. Please keep making more of these videos, they are Great! Cheers, From Atlanta, GA
Hi Alfie, The reason you are finding the port so easy to work with is that just before you arrived, there was an article in the local paper where the port authority said they had worked with the government to develop a plan to market themselves to cruise lines as a place to layup ships as a replacement to the revenue they were losing from normal cruise activity at the port. They were kind of patting themselves on the back for getting a customer so quickly and implied they are looking for other ships. If permitted I'd like to see video of the other technical areas of the ship you pass through on your rounds. Thanks for the video!
Thanks for the tour. It’s spooky indeed. Glad to have seen the brighter side of Coral last December when me and my wife joined the South America/Antarctica cruise. ..our best cruise. Stay safe!
Thank you for such a great video! My very first cruise was just three years ago on The Coral Pincess to Alaska. I have such fond memories of that wonderful ship and her crew. I fell in love with cruising on that ship, and fell in love with Princess. So sad to see to it quiet and eery like that, but I so much appreciate the inside look at my first cruising home. Please stay safe!
Great video.I have sailed on the Coral three times and I love the ship.It carries only 2000 passengers so you are not packed in like sardines.I had great tablemates for all three cruises.Bring back the DAWN...please please please.It is nice that Willemstad let you dock there...such a pretty island.
that ship is scary at night even full with passengers :D now empty even more scarier :D thanks for the video Coral Princess was my first ever ship back in 2013 :) miss her :)
Poor ship seems sad and unable to fulfill her duties. Cruise ships are a much different level as liners, but they all have a 'soul' and must miss their human mobs, lol. Thanks for the tour.
I used to travel on liners in 1980s/90s such as SS Canberra. Amazing to see the size of your ship compared to her. Very interesting look around, thanks
This is heartbreaking to see. My husband and I were supposed to be celebrating our 30th anniversary aboard the Emerald in Alaska this week. We can’t wait to be back with our Princess family again. Thank you so much for doing this!
Waaaaaaa! I want to go cruising again! Thanks for the vid, keeps us cruisy addicts in touch with our favourite past time while the world waits!! Really appreciate the time you take to make these little gems.
I worked as a night manager at large hotel, 16 floors with 3 sub floors, in Minneapolis when 9-11 happened, travel, airlines, and hotels, all closed down, my job was to walk all areas of the hotel including engineering spaces every night every 4 hours, it is very spooky to be in a large dim/dark space when you are by yourself. Be well, hopefully you will be sailing again sometime soon. p.s. love the channel, keep up the good work and please let us know if you get home, maybe you could share your journey.
Very interesting tour. Really glad that is just popped up as my next video even if it’s a month old. We had our April cruise canceled just prior to leaving home. I’m so looking forward to getting back on a ship but afraid it won’t be anytime soon. Stay safe and healthy and guess I’ll look through your channel to see what else you have posted. Oh and yes it is very spooky
Thank you for the tour of the Coral Princess. We gave sailed on the Coral twice and have really enjoyed it. Looking forward to sailing on a Princess shop soon.
Wow Alfie, you have absolutely outdone yourself on this one! Have enjoyed all of your videos and watched this one the minute it popped up. Have not subscribed to anyone before so all new to me. Just reviewed this again and look at all of your views! Most excellent. Great tour and a sad one too as we miss the Coral and all the Princess ships and crew. Clever about the Universal Lounge but quite enjoyed it for the wonderful lecturers about Antarctica. May you and all of the crew be safely home soon.
So sad to see my home for 32 days in March-April so empty now, although happy to see the long lines at Guest Services has finally disappeared. :) I followed your every move, having been on the Coral a few times - I will be back next March, trying the same South American cruise again! Princess and the crew members during our "lost at sea" days when ports closed instead of letting us in as promised, made the best of the journey that they could. Passengers were worried, filled with questions, some angry because they couldn't get off, yet the crew members made all the difference -- so many smiles as they themselves wondered about the future. Thank you for taking us on the tour, Alfie. Thank you for being our ears and eyes. If seafaring ever becomes tiresome to you, I'd say you have a career in media! (just how DO you light your face while the camera is in 'selfie mode'? )
I was on Island Princesses from 9 Jan - 7 March 2020 58 days and you brought our memories back because Coral Princess has same layout as our Island. Our cabin was on Lido deck #704 just behind Lotus spa. We missed it very much. It was our home for 58 days. Thanks to you. And we will keep watching you.
Thank you for the great videos. Have always like the behind the scenes tours on Princess and seeing the empty ship is really different. Wish we were all back cruising now. I was in Manila today on Business, it was nice to see the Princess fleet here in the Bay.....It was also a little sad to see the ships empty.
I found your channel through Riley Tench, I am an avid cruiser and have really enjoyed seeing the ship life of an officer. Love from Nashville TN, stay safe and well, ill be watching. Thank you for all the content
Fun 👍 we miss all our Princess family and long to be back onboard. You are an asset to Princess and can say, we are loving being part of the reality. Its so sad but draws us closer. 👍👊🥂😎🍷
Thank you for the tour. I was one of the last passengers on the Coral Princess disembarking in Miami on April 7. Even though half of the ports were cancelled, we really enjoyed the cruise. It was an experience just to go around the horn and then stop in the Falklands. We are looking forward to another cruise on the Coral Princess next May in Alaska.
Loved the video Alfie 😊 we have watched the clip a few times now and we have also booked a cruise on the Coral Princess in November 21 can't wait 😎 hopefully it won't be cancelled
Wonderful insight into state of industry at present, and in particular Coral Princess! You made the tour very informative Alfie, and for us particularly poignant as we travelled with you from San Antonio to Buenos Aires, back in February, before this all kicked off! Stay safe and Take Care.
We were on this ship October 2014 and it was a great experience. Many of the ships have basically the same layout and seeing it deserted was very spooky--I can imagine being at the various venues but filled with passengers and crew. Great video--hope to see more like it.
