Japan 9 night cruise

Item: Diamond Princess
Rating: 3.9
Author: ants1980

Diamond Princess Cruise Review

ants1980

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 11

Helpful Votes: 204

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5

9 Night Japan Explorer Spring Flowers (Tokyo Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 02, 2023

Ship: Diamond Princess

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Family trip to see the cherry blossoms and explore Japan. The cruise was overall great and Japan is amazing. Definitely one to do!

Embarkation

2 out of 5

Took 2 hours. Very cramped conditions and no water

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Only watched one snow which was the magic show, it was the worst magic show I've seen on all the cruises I have been on. So poor!

Children's Programs

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Cabin was fine, we had a great steward

Ship tip

Been on it twice and it lacks atmosphere. It's very quiet even at night

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Ports of call

Osaka, Japan

5 out of 5

Got the train to Kyoto, really easy trip to do by yourself and the transport system is brilliant so we went to all the main bits

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Kochi, Japan

4 out of 5

Not so much to do here, we walked to the castle and went to the top of it.

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Nagasaki, Japan

4 out of 5

We hiked up to an observation platform and the views were amazing. Did our own walking tour, really easy to get about and lovely place

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SEOGWIPO, JEJU ISLAND, SOUTH KOREA

4 out of 5

We actually went to Busan as the weather was adverse. Enjoyed Busan, the market was interesting, though sad to see turtles for sale to eat. We went up the tower and the views were amazing

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Hiroshima, Japan

4 out of 5

Walked to the train station (took 25 mins) and then got the tram into the centre. Wanted to go to the memorial museum but the queues were massive. Did a fair amount of walking around and went in another castle

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Shimizu, Japan

4 out of 5