A Mediocre Experience

Item: Diamond Princess
Rating: 2.7
Author: scmli0614

Diamond Princess Cruise Review to Other (Asia/Africa/Middle East)

scmli0614

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 27

Overall rating:

2.7 out of 5

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15 Night Southeast Asia & Japan (Yokohama To Singapore)

Sail date: December 01, 2023

Ship: Diamond Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: B333

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 10 months ago

Review summary

The cruise was too long with too many sea days. The ports were not exciting at all. Could have stayed overnight in Taipei and Hong Kong, and skip the port in Toba and the first two ports in Vietnam. Will not choose this ship at all in future.

Embarkation

1 out of 5

Chaotic. Long wait to embark. Over 3 hours of waiting.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Poor services in the main dining room. Poorly managed staff. Messed up our group reservation every single night. Poor attitude from the managers and servers.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Not much activities. The fitness center was OK.

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Nothing to write home about. The quality of the shows were generally poor and boring.

Children's Programs

No children with us.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Poor attitudes from the dining staffs.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

The ship is old and the layout is confusing.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Small compared to what I had experience with other cruise lines. Problems with the TV in the cabin and toilet not working well. Had to ask the stewards to spray air freshener on a daily basis.

Ship tip

Choose another ship.

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Ports of call

Yokohama (Tokyo), Japan

3 out of 5

TOBA, JAPAN

1 out of 5

Osaka, Japan

3 out of 5

Keelung (Taipei), Taiwan

2 out of 5

Hong Kong

3 out of 5

Chan May (Hue), Vietnam

2 out of 5

Nha Trang, Vietnam

2 out of 5

Phu My (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam

2 out of 5

Singapore

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5

Better than the embarkation process.

7 Comments

javawoody 10 months ago

Interesting itinerary thanks for sharing

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Gwbigdog 10 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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AFE8Ret 10 months ago

Did you not know the itinerary and research the ports before you booked the cruise?

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Niavlys 10 months ago

Did you not pick the number of days, the pirts you'd like to visit before buying the cruise?

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WorldCrusinJW 10 months ago

Thanks for the review

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PaulzyJC 10 months ago

Did you research the itinerary before booking? It will tell you how many sea days to expect on the cruise. This is an awesome itinerary: I would have had a great time out of it, if it been me.

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cruising2004 10 months ago

Thanks for your review.

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