Circle Japan

Diamond Princess Cruise Review to Asia & Indian Ocean

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 15

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
Diamond Princess

Japan Fall Foliage Southern Islands

Sail date: October 09, 2017

Ship: Diamond Princess

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: E633

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Great way to visit Japan and just get a small taste of the culture. The shore trips were well organised and added to the overall enjoyment of the cruise.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Fast and efficient.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Good specialty restaurants.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Friendly and accomodating staff.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Slightly confusing layout between a couple of areas.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Good comfy bed. Layout made the cabin feel larger than it was.

Ship tip

Book early for the steakhouse restaurant.g

Ports of call

Yokohama (Tokyo), Japan

4 out of 5

Miyazaki, Japan

4 out of 5

Busan (Pusan), South Korea

3 out of 5

Sakaiminato, Japan

5 out of 5

TSURUGA, FUKUI, JAPAN

5 out of 5
Excellent little port with welcoming residents, that organised a festival for the ships arrival. Lots of things to see and do with a focus on craft.

AKITA, JAPAN

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Well organised and efficient.
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2 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

blondee56    7 years ago

Ah the Diamond Princess, she was the first ship we sailed on her maiden voyage in 2004 to the Mexican Riveria, beautiful ship