Grand Asia
Diamond Princess Cruise Review to Other (Asia/Africa/Middle East)
17 Night Grand Asia (Singapore To Beijing)
Sail date: October 26, 2016
Ship: Diamond Princess
Cabin type: Suite
Cabin number: D420
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 7 years ago
Review summary
The cruise itinerary was the reason for choosing this cruise and that was an excellent choice. The ship was as expected well appointed and had all that was expected. Boarding took far too long. The downsides were the excursions which were expensive and all included visits to lacquer or silk factories where prices were expensive and detracted from what we went to see. There was obviously a benefit to the guide. I could not complete the majority of staff any higher with the exception of shore excursion, who had to be chased if you had a complaint and in my case failed to answer it after 7 days. I would have expected hosted bridge with 9 sea days.
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Ship tip
Use non Princess excursions where possible
Ports of call
Laem Chabang (Bangkok), Thailand
Phu My (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam