Rare Shelly97060 Posted December 14, 2022 Author #101 Share Posted December 14, 2022 3 hours ago, Mary Ellen1 said: I'm on the Christmas cruise that leaves this Saturday. Thanks for all the updates! A few questions: How's the (free) coffee in the buffet, and the dining rooms? I have the coffee card, but wanted to know how good, or bad, the regular coffee is. What kinds of tea are available in the buffet or dining room (besides the premium varieties that come with the coffee card)? Thank you! The dining room and buffet coffee has been good - the built in dispensers haven’t been working so they have had large airpots for coffee and hot water. there is a good selection of teas in the buffet area. English Breakfast, Earl Grey, Darjeeling, Green Tea, Lemon Lift, Mint, orange spice and Lipton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omynameistaken Posted December 14, 2022 #102 Share Posted December 14, 2022 1 hour ago, san diego sue said: There will be approx 300 children on the next cruise.That is a low figure for Christmas cruise. We are loving our aft suite. We bid up from a Mini suite . Totally spoiled. Although food is subjective , we are finding it very good. We haven't been going to Club class dining because we have friends in regular dining room. We did try it to see if it is worth it and maybe if the ship were fully occupied it would be an asset. Breakfast in Sabatinis however (for suite guests) has been wonderful. Hi Sue! May I ask what suite or deck you are you are on? We are in an aft suite also, Dolphin Deck, but pretty concerned about the plumbing issues we keep hearing about. 🤞We leave Jan.6th 💮🌴 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Shelly97060 Posted December 14, 2022 Author #103 Share Posted December 14, 2022 1 hour ago, treesah said: Thanks for the updates. I have a question re: library. Do they have a fair number of fiction and non-fiction books in English? Some of the libraries are bare bones. TIA. The library has a good selection of books in English.. They also have puzzles and lots games. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Ellen1 Posted December 14, 2022 #104 Share Posted December 14, 2022 1 hour ago, Shelly97060 said: The dining room and buffet coffee has been good - the built in dispensers haven’t been working so they have had large airpots for coffee and hot water. there is a good selection of teas in the buffet area. English Breakfast, Earl Grey, Darjeeling, Green Tea, Lemon Lift, Mint, orange spice and Lipton. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler T Posted December 15, 2022 #105 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Is the pizza good on the Diamond Princess and on which deck is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Shelly97060 Posted December 15, 2022 Author #106 Share Posted December 15, 2022 48 minutes ago, Tyler T said: Is the pizza good on the Diamond Princess and on which deck is it? The Pizza is on deck 14, we have had it a couple of times and liked it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler T Posted December 15, 2022 #107 Share Posted December 15, 2022 1 hour ago, Shelly97060 said: The Pizza is on deck 14, we have had it a couple of times and liked it. Thank you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Shelly97060 Posted December 15, 2022 Author #108 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Today we visited La Paz. There isn’t much to see or do at the port itself ( although a few vendors were on hand). There is a free shuttle that runs from the port to town. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler T Posted December 15, 2022 #109 Share Posted December 15, 2022 On 12/13/2022 at 2:03 PM, Shelly97060 said: I don’t know the exact number but one of the crew members said they are sailing at 70% capacity next I like your sailing at 50% more than 70% 🙂. I enjoyed the ice cream on the Celebrity Beyond this past July.. A quick Google search suggests the Diamond Princess only has soft serve vanilla, chocolate, and swirl ice cream. Is this accurate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted December 15, 2022 #110 Share Posted December 15, 2022 3 hours ago, Tyler T said: I like your sailing at 50% more than 70% 🙂. I enjoyed the ice cream on the Celebrity Beyond this past July.. A quick Google search suggests the Diamond Princess only has soft serve vanilla, chocolate, and swirl ice cream. Is this accurate? Regular ice cream is available at lunch and dinner in the dining rooms. Flavors may vary. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northbeachgirl Posted December 15, 2022 #111 Share Posted December 15, 2022 We are going to be dining in the International dining room, are you able to get the same table each night, and is there a waiter or waitress you can recommend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisensmooze Posted December 15, 2022 #112 Share Posted December 15, 2022 speak with the international dining room manager Milos and he will take care of you. ask for table number 24. that dining room will be open for lunch when you board so go have lunch and talk to him..him.... the waiters at that table are really good as well 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bethcb Posted December 15, 2022 #113 Share Posted December 15, 2022 1 hour ago, northbeachgirl said: We are going to be dining in the International dining room, are you able to get the same table each night, and is there a waiter or waitress you can recommend Ask for Mia! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Shelly97060 Posted December 15, 2022 Author #114 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Yes we have been able to have the same table each night in International Dining room - we eat at 8 pm and it has not been busy at all so there hasn’t been an issue. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler T Posted December 16, 2022 #115 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Is there a change machine in the casino or laundromat? I'd like to get some ones for my twenties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PacnGoNow Posted December 16, 2022 #116 Share Posted December 16, 2022 4 minutes ago, Tyler T said: Is there a change machine in the casino or laundromat? I'd like to get some ones for my twenties. Guest services can do that for you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler T Posted December 17, 2022 #117 Share Posted December 17, 2022 Thank you! One last question, do men have to wear a jacket on formal night or a collared shirt with tie and long pants acceptable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruise Raider Posted December 17, 2022 #118 Share Posted December 17, 2022 19 hours ago, Tyler T said: Thank you! One last question, do men have to wear a jacket on formal night or a collared shirt with tie and long pants acceptable? A long sleeved shirt with ( or even without) a tie is perfectly acceptable. No jacket required. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
san diego sue Posted December 18, 2022 #119 Share Posted December 18, 2022 On 12/13/2022 at 5:49 PM, omynameistaken said: Hi Sue! May I ask what suite or deck you are you are on? We are in an aft suite also, Dolphin Deck, but pretty concerned about the plumbing issues we keep hearing about. 🤞We leave Jan.6th 💮🌴 We were in C755, aft facing . No plumbing issues at all but our neighbor in C757 had a no flushing toilet for a few hours. Library (someone asked) is fully stocked with great brand new books. Lots of mysteries.Library is on deck 5 midship. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
san diego sue Posted December 18, 2022 #120 Share Posted December 18, 2022 We ate in Pacific Moon dining room (deck 6 midship). There were 6 of us. had the same table and time the whole cruise. We could have eaten in Club class dining room , tried it a couple of times but since with friends preferred eating with them instead. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hozelovr123 Posted December 20, 2022 #121 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Just got off the Discovery Princess. Seems like there are lots mor pools than Diamond. Does the Sanctuary offer a pool or hot tub? Going in January.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddeprez Posted December 21, 2022 #122 Share Posted December 21, 2022 On 12/12/2022 at 3:03 PM, miagirl said: I'm on the Jan 29th (2023) and I was wondering about the Thermal Suite as I see it's an option to pre-purchase. I was a bit surprised because I had assume that the Izumi spa had somehow replaced that. (i Know never assume...) My big question is whether there are the thermal ceramic beds on the Diamond? Thanks in advance. I'm also trying to find out the difference in the three Thermal Suite packages. We're on the same sailing and received an email today that they can be pre purchased at 25% off. The description on-line is very vague as to whats included and the differences between packages... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Ellen1 Posted December 23, 2022 #123 Share Posted December 23, 2022 On 12/13/2022 at 7:49 PM, omynameistaken said: Hi Sue! May I ask what suite or deck you are you are on? We are in an aft suite also, Dolphin Deck, but pretty concerned about the plumbing issues we keep hearing about. 🤞We leave Jan.6th 💮🌴 B709 here. Formerly B715 but they moved us the first afternoon after 4.5 hours (and 7-8 reports by us & the room steward) of a non-flushing toilet. Location is aft, starboard on Baja deck 11. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Shelly97060 Posted December 23, 2022 Author #124 Share Posted December 23, 2022 On 12/20/2022 at 7:44 AM, hozelovr123 said: Just got off the Discovery Princess. Seems like there are lots mor pools than Diamond. Does the Sanctuary offer a pool or hot tub? Going in January.. There is no pool in the Sanctuary itself but you have easy access to the Lotus Spa pool one deck below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty3 Posted December 25, 2022 #125 Share Posted December 25, 2022 On 12/23/2022 at 12:42 PM, Shelly97060 said: There is no pool in the Sanctuary itself but you have easy access to the Lotus Spa pool one deck below. Is the Lotus spa pool complementary? Also are the steam rooms complementary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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