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Table setting for formal evening dinner presents a detailed still life in the dining room of Coral Princess during Panama Canal cruise.

One of these shadows does not belong. My wife and I experimented with abstraction in Sabatini's Italian Bistro aboard Coral Princess using floral centerpiece and other on table items as part of challenge by an emeritus art teacher and painter friend cruising with us.

Display table is getting set up for food carver demonstration in Coral Princess' Atrium.

Face seems a bit hot in this off camera, wireless flash shot. While on cruise was experimenting with new flash unit in many environments. The flash was placed about 15 feet away from and below this violinist and her duet partner.

Chocolate lover's dream dessert. 3 separate, unique, bite-sized chocolate specialties seduce the taste buds on board Coral Princess.

Cabo San Lucas caps the southeastern end of Baja Peninsula, Mexico, lit by breaking dawn light.

Assistant Cruise Director, Simon, performs emcee duties to introduce evening entertainment in Universe Lounge on board Coral Princess. Another of my business card icons.

Live performance shot of bass player for Odyssey Band getting photo-bombed by lead singer during Disco Night Party on Lido Deck aboard Princess Cruise Line's Coral Princess.

Fish filet entree served on board Coral Princess during Panama Canal cruise.

Scallops in wine sauce surround long grain white rice and bean sprouts served as appetizer in Bordeaux Dining Room.

Pork kabob appetizer served in Bordeaux Dining Room aboard Coral Princess.

Cajun spiced butter and corn bread course served in Coral Princess' Explorers Lounge restaurant as part of Steakhouse night.

Gilded, spring loaded doorstop holds the main, passenger, locking glass door way open for passengers to disembark from Coral Princess for local, on shore excursions.

Light cones shine distinctly in background for singer performing on Universe Theater aboard the Coral Princess during Panama Canal cruise.

Looking into Crooners Martini Bar on board #CoralPrincess. Being a morning riser was able to get many shots before others became active.

Looking across the art deco, upper decks of the #CoralPrincess Atrium. At bottom is a white, grand piano used most afternoons by Igor for tea time relaxation.
The blue circle on the far side marks the starboard side of the on board Internet Cafe. the next lower deck is the Churchill Lounge, the on board cigar and smokers' bar. The perfume, make up and jewelry shop are just above the grand piano.
Ships' decorator made heavy use of natural woods and brass/golden accents for throwback ambiance of the Atrium. On the left, a pair of elevators move passengers between deck in addition to paired stair arches between decks. At top of image is a stylized sky with mirrored ceiling backlit by star-like individual lights. Just below this star field on the left is an abstract ship's prow moving through a sea of anemones and fan coral above a white cascade of lights

Card and game room #CoralPrincess. The ship carried a wide variety of board games and picture jigsaw puzzles. Daily an open period was available for pick up/party bridge games. To the right, a computer screen can be seen in the background glowing in the on board Internet Cafe.

Comfortable reading chairs line the library windows, which look onto the deck just beyond on board #CoralPrincess.

Often woke at or before dawn on Panama Canal cruise. This morning, a full day at sea, was blessed with a double rainbow arch in the ocean cumulus clouds from the rising sun.

Diva impressionist extraordinaire, Karen, signs CD albums after performance aboard #CoralPrincess.
Had placed flash about 20 feet away at ground level and reflecting off ship's wall to judge effect and practice with wireless, off camera firing.

I cannot decide which is larger: Her loop earrings or her smile at catching me shooting during her performance? This young latina was the pianist of the ship board quartet performing almost nightly in the Wheelhouse Lounge on board #CoralPrincess.

Wavelets create dappled light on prow of Coral Princess, which is docked to disembark passengers from Panama Canal cruise. Wish I had realized name was emblazoned on right side, would have tried to change light settings to show this detail; however, bright sun would likely have blown out lit portions of hull.

Unique ceiling lights cap the door over Explorer Lounge and Restaurant on board cruise ship, Coral Princess.

Colleen Williamson, soprano soloist, performs in Princess Theater, aboard Panama Canal cruise of Coral Princess.

Odyssey bass player caught me taking this photograph of him performing aboard Coral Princess during cruise through the Panama Canal.

Pianist adds flare as he ends a classical piano piece during on stage performance in Princess Theater, Coral Princess.

White knight and white rook sacrificed to total destruction of black king on outdoor game deck, forward aboard Coral Princess, in the morning light.

Igor, who performed for afternoon entertainment, reads the score from his tablet in the Coral Princess' Atrium.

Maia, the Coral Princess' on board sales manager for Effy Jewelry, gives her introductory remarks for her first daily seminar after departing Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Los Angeles, CA, via the Panama Canal. Lighting was maximized for jewelry sparkle and had major hot and dark spots throughout the sales floor, as seen here.

Impressionist performs as Johnny Cash in Universal Theater/Lounge aft aboard Coral Princess during Panama Canal cruise November 2015.

Singer of lounge quartet performing in Coral Princess' Wheelhouse Lounge during Panama Canal Cruise, Nov 2015.

Sunset taken while approaching Coral Princess in tender off shore at San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua.

Dawn while docking at Oranjestad, Aruba, aboard Coral Princess.

Prefer this bokeh with focus on chocolate heart and raspberry sauce, a classic and always available, in the dining rooms of all Princess Cruise ships. Have another with focus on mint leaf but consider this diminishes the primary object of the dessert, the heart.

Karen Grainger, vocal impressonist and comedienne, stated she had seldom seen the lighting effects of her acts from the audience point of view. Here she performs a song on stage in Princess Theater aboard Coral Princess bound for Cartagena, Columbia.

Comedian extraodinaire and vocal impressionist, Karen Grainger coaxes her Sonny selection to join her on stage for a "I Got You, Babe" duet in Princess Theater aboard Coral Princess out of Aruba.