Diamond Princess®

A true Diamond

August

Pros: Smaller size with all the amenities, very attentive staff, plenty of variety with activities and entertainment.

Cons: The app had some glitches with making dining reservations, but that wasn't specific to the ship.

Recommended: Yes

I'm an elite passenger with Princess and have been on all the ships. The Diamond Princess stands out to me because it offers the same as the larger ships, but has a more intimate feel. I never had long lines when exiting the ship or going on a tour, or even at the Guest Services desk. Since it covers Japan and other Asian countries, I enjoyed the sharing of cultures onboard, with options for Japanese speakers as well as a variety of activity options geared toward experiencing the Japanese culture.

Travel Japan

April

Pros: Everything!

Cons:

Recommended: Yes

Best itinerary and staff!

Central America

November

Pros: ship was 1/2 full, food was great, service was great, internet exceptional, quick boarding

Cons: none

Recommended: Yes

Very relaxing 20day cruise out of San Diego, would do it again easily

Great Japan Trip

April

Pros: Interesting places to see

Cons: strange food at times

Recommended: Yes

Southeast Asia trip

February

Pros: Everything was outstanding

Cons: None

Recommended: No

Japanese Delight!

August

Pros: Everyone and every thing was great!

Cons: Don't like the shower massage holder in the bathtub.

Recommended: Yes

Loved the ship and crew within. Always polishing! Great Captain as well. Fun dancing in the atrium...

Better than last time!

April

Pros: Loved having Japaneese food. Along with the American food

Cons: Could have had more Japaneese decor around, Salmon was overcooked, but when asked they did better.

Recommended: Yes

This is our 2nd time on Princess. Our last trip we did not enjoy much about the ship. The crew had not been friendly the food was not great. This time we were very happy with the crew's friendliness and the food was much better.

Diamond Princess Survey

February

Pros: The Diamond Princess is a beautiful ship. Our room steward was great always on top of anything we needed. Thank You Calvin!!!!!!

Cons: The staff getting us to our excursion were disorganized. Many other passangers complain about the same things. There wasn't enough buses picking us up from the stops back to ship, because we had waited so long they didn't even charge us. The Tenders they used only had 3 at one time and they took forever to get us back to ship. This was the first ship that this has happened to us.

Recommended: Yes

12 day cruise new zealand & australia

February

Pros: Shore excursions

Cons: Food, especially in dining room, was nothing special

Recommended: Yes

For a 12 daycruise, on board activities were minimal Had better food on Disney cruise

New Zealand Noonan

December

Pros: Great entertainment

Cons: Bathrooms were so small and showers too tight. Seas were rough

Recommended: Yes

We love our late dining service team. And also Cory Simon was our favorite entertainer along with the dance team! Cory needs a bigger space. Always packed

Southeast Asian Cruise

March

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Recommended: Yes

Perfect Trip nd services

Singapore to Singapore

January

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Recommended: Yes

Absolutely enjoyed our time on the ship. The crew and staff are wonderful.

9 Days Japan Cruise

June

Pros: A lot of bars and lounges were open

Cons: Bars and Lounges close to early. Food was very good.

Recommended: Yes

I would have liked to attend most of the activities, but they started close together. Some of the dining area in between serving took to long. In between serving it took 15 minutes.

Singapore to Tokyo, April 2016

April

Pros: Service, buffet food, Asian theme

Cons: Shore excursions

Recommended: Yes

Some shore excursions were not very interesting & we're not very detailed. A few were quite expensive for what you get. Those touting 'local dishes' on the ones that included lunch were always not. In Hong Kong wished they had a shuttle bus to Hong Kong Disneyland. Would have gladly paid for the bus. Many ppl on our cruise wanted to go to HK Disneyland.

Princess New Zealand

September

Pros: Great service, good food, well organized excursions

Cons: Cruise director's staff were primarily Japanese and spoke limited English when the guests were primarily English speaking.

Recommended: Yes

Unfortunately due to weather conditions, we missed 3 ports. Rest of the trip was terrific.

Diamond Princess in Asia

April

Pros: Wonderful itinerary, excellent staff and service, fine dining menus

Cons: Large ship (3000 pass) and ship dock was far from some cities

Recommended: Yes

Asian countries immigration processing and getting off the ship and onto excursions was sometimes slow, but Princess staff handled it very smoothly.

Diamond Princess trip to New Zealand

January

Pros: Accommodations and food excellent

Cons: Compared to Island Princess we went on last year, all the movies

Recommended: Yes

One bad excursion with hot bus and no air conditioning. Everything else as expected except for current movie quality.