Great ship. Not for everyone.

Diamond Princess Cruise Review

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 20

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
Diamond Princess

6 Night Kyushu & Korea (Tokyo Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 29, 2023

Ship: Diamond Princess

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: C415

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Lovely ship, great crew but the Japanese itinerary isn’t for everyone. Particularly if you don’t want to eat fish, sometimes nasty, cold fish every meal. Clearly, as an American, I was in the minority, and the catering was for the vastly majority Japanese population. Nevertheless, I had difficulty finding something to eat anywhere outside of the specialty restaurants, and the Buffet was almost useless. If you want to eat western food - this Japanese itinerary isn’t for you. Love the bidets though.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Upgrade to the suite.

Ports of call

Kagoshima, Japan

5 out of 5

Nagasaki, Japan

5 out of 5

Yokohama (Tokyo), Japan

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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5 Comments

SanJoseDan     5 months ago

We just got off the Celebrity Millennium 13 day Japan cruise May 02 - 15, 2024. That may have been a better fit for you. On board, it was like any other cruise - no real Japanese agenda. There was a Japanese Chef's special a few times added to the Dinner Menu and the only sushi available was at the Specialty Sushi Restaurant. There were a lot of Australians on our cruise so perhaps Celebrity catered to them and minimized the Japan atmosphere. Your cruise may have been a better fit for us since we were looking for a real "Japanese Experience". I also entered our review on cruiseline - San Jose Dan

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

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karlgrgurich    1 year ago

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javawoody    1 year ago

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cruising2004    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.