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Item: Diamond Princess
Rating: 3.7
Author: Muffykins123

Diamond Princess Cruise Review

Muffykins123

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 4

Helpful Votes: 53

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5

16 Night Hawaiian Islands (San Diego Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 06, 2023

Ship: Diamond Princess

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: D525

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

If this was my first Princess cruise, I wouldn't think I would use my cruise budget for another trip.

Embarkation

2 out of 5

I am Elite & as such, it meant nothing to the porters or the intake representatives. We were in line for 4 hours to drop off bags 2 each, and then another line where we had to show our passports twice. I will never ever sail out of San Diego again.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Unfortunately, what can l say the food was not what you would expect from Princess. The specialty dining steakhouse was closed for the entire 16 days. I did notice that they were understaffed.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

The cabin was spacious & clean & our room steward Roy was friendly & helpful. We never saw him clean or turn down the bed, yet it happened twice a day.

Ship tip

When the Diamond Princess returns to Asia in March, they need to fully staffed

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Honolulu, Oahu

5 out of 5

A cab took us to Wikiki Beach for walking & lunch. Then, back to the ship since we had been there before.

Thumbs Up 1

Hilo, Hawaii

5 out of 5

We jumped in a cab & was taken to the banyan trees garden & walked to a farmers market. Then we came back via the city bus for free.

Thumbs Up 0

Lahaina, Maui

5 out of 5

We woke up early to the sound of the tenders being lowered & a loud whale by the ship blowing water from their blowhole only to see the tail. We enjoyed an excursion to the Maui Ocean Center & Grove Farms, a working plantation.

Thumbs Up 0

Nawiliwili, Kauai

5 out of 5

Since we had never been to Kauai, we jumped on the hop on hop off bus & explored.

Thumbs Up 0

San Diego, California

1 out of 5

Disembarkation

1 out of 5

Well, it took just as long to disembark the port of San Diego is not equipped for high tide departures. So everyone had to wait in uncomfortable public areas.