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Diamond Princess Cruise Review to Mexico

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 68

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
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Diamond Princess

7 Night Baja Peninsula & Sea Of Cortez (San Diego Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 22, 2023

Ship: Diamond Princess

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

The ports on this cruise were a bit different from the usual Mexican cruises and as such they should be very popular for the frequent cruisers.

Embarkation

1 out of 5
Embarkment in San Diego was long and unorganized, but once you reached the head of the line things moved quickly.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The dining rooms were excellent, waitstaff was superb and the food, particularly the dessert were great.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Princess is more dedicated to the older cruisers and as such it lacked some of the more common activities on the ships frequented by the younger crowds. Nevertheless it is the perfect match to what we are looking for.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
The shows were very good overall.

Children's Programs

No experience because our kids are grown and on this cruise it was just the wife and I.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
All the staff were excellent, hardworking and looking to please. Many were new to cruising, but did an excellent job.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
We particular like this ship because it was one of the smallest in the Princess fleet.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Excellent forward facing cabin that was clean, well designed and with a huge deck.

Ship tip

Because the vast majority of Princess cruisers are a bit older it has a more laidback atmosphere. Drunks and loud cruisers are almost non-existent.

Ports of call

San Diego, California

5 out of 5
We like the San Diego port because it is close to the airport, good motels and the cruise terminal.

Loreto, Mexico

4 out of 5
Having never been there before it was a very nice port to visit.

La Paz, Mexico

5 out of 5
Very laid back compared to many other Mexican ports of call.

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

3 out of 5
Common port for Princess. Having been there many times we've pretty much seen it all. It is huge area with lots of offer however.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Smooth and trouble free.
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3 Comments

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for the review

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise. Agree with you about the makeup of the passengers.

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