Diamond Princess Review

[Woobstr112G]

For those interested, I have written a review on our recent DP cruise to Australia & New Zealand.

 

http://www.cruisecritic.com/memberreviews/memberreview.cfm?EntryID=51227

 

Hope all find it informative....

 

 

Bob

 

Diamond Princess Aus/NZ 01/09

Emerald Princess Med/Trans Atlantic 10/08

Celebrity Constellation British Isles/Norway 07/06

Celebrity Summit Alaska Repositioning 05/05

Celebrity Summit Panama Canal 10/02

Rhapsody Of The Seas Alaska 09/01

Spledour Of The Seas Baltic 09/99

HAL Veendam Eastern Caribbean 07/96

Carnival Holiday Western Carribean 07/93

[RickEk]

Thanks for the review. Sorry 'bout your steward. :(

 

The only thing that I would disagree with you is concerning the Internet Cafe. Yes, it is large on the Diamond/Sapphire, but it is nice to have extra room between the workstations for a little privacy. And I did appreciate the large loungers at the end of the room where I could plug in my laptop and enjoy the view out the window. My only complaint would be that the "bar" was never staffed. It'd be nice to get a drink or pastry there...

[Woobstr112G]

Thanks for the review. Sorry 'bout your steward. :(

 

The only thing that I would disagree with you is concerning the Internet Cafe. Yes, it is large on the Diamond/Sapphire, but it is nice to have extra room between the workstations for a little privacy. And I did appreciate the large loungers at the end of the room where I could plug in my laptop and enjoy the view out the window. My only complaint would be that the "bar" was never staffed. It'd be nice to get a drink or pastry there...

 

I'll agree with you there, I only saw it staffed one time during our entire cruise....

 

Bob

 

Diamond Princess Aus/NZ 01/09

Emerald Princess Med/Trans Atlantic 10/08

Celebrity Constellation British Isles/Norway 07/06

Celebrity Summit Alaska Repositioning 05/05

Celebrity Summit Panama Canal 10/02

Rhapsody Of The Seas Alaska 09/01

Spledour Of The Seas Baltic 09/99

HAL Veendam Eastern Caribbean 07/96

Carnival Holiday Western Carribean 07/93

[gertz]

Liked your review.

We were on the Diamond 2 maybe 2 1/2 years ago.

Didn't do a review but if I had it probably would have mirrored yours.

We were just up the hall (passageway) from you on ours.

Sorry about the Cabin attendant. You know those guys (girls) have a supervisor for each station. Generally a word to the supervisor will get things handled fairly fast.

Thanks for the review.

[Clutterlady]

Thanks for the review Bob.....and welcome home:)

[rugbypopsie]

Thanks for writing...I was on the cruise before you and my impressions were similiar. Although I had anytime dining which worked well, I booked late and usually have traditional which I prefer.

 

Funny you should mention the steward, mine was OK but nothing like the friendly service I had on previous Princess cruises from the cabin attendant.

 

You were lucky with the Auckland hotel...we were at the Stamford Plaza which was not good at all.

[wizard-of-roz]

Bob, thank you for sharing your review of the Diamond. She's one of our favorite ships.

Your Steward was not very smart! I hope you informed his supervisor of his lack of interest in taking care of you. They can make a huge difference in how our cruise goes. (At least for us!)

It sounds like the rest of your cruise was a good one. That's great!

[Bluekiwi]

Thanks for review did you enjoy your visit to Australia and New Zealand. We are cruising Diamond from Sydney 29/01/2009, doing reverse of cruise we did last year on Sapphire

[Miss Jolly]

Thanks Bob for taking the time to post live and also for the well written review. I can't wait for April to come!:D

[margord]

For those interested, I have written a review on our recent DP cruise to Australia & New Zealand.

 

http://www.cruisecritic.com/memberreviews/memberreview.cfm?EntryID=51227

 

Hope all find it informative....

 

 

Bob

 

Bob,

 

Thanks so much for the review. What did you do in the ports? Can you please give me some details on the port portion of your cruise?

 

Marilee

[sherman931]

Thanks for your review, glad you enjoyed your cruise.

[Woobstr112G]

For those interested, I have written a review on our recent DP cruise to Australia & New Zealand.

 

http://www.cruisecritic.com/memberreviews/memberreview.cfm?EntryID=51227

 

Hope all find it informative....

 

 

Bob

 

Bob,

 

Thanks so much for the review. What did you do in the ports? Can you please give me some details on the port portion of your cruise?

 

Marilee

 

Marilee;

 

What would you like to know?

 

Bob

 

Diamond Princess Aus/NZ 01/09

Emerald Princess Med/Trans Atlantic 10/08

Celebrity Constellation British Isles/Norway 07/06

Celebrity Summit Alaska Repositioning 05/05

Celebrity Summit Panama Canal 10/02

Rhapsody Of The Seas Alaska 09/01

Spledour Of The Seas Baltic 09/99

HAL Veendam Eastern Caribbean 07/96

Carnival Holiday Western Carribean 07/93

[margord]

 

Marilee;

 

What would you like to know?

 

Bob

 

 

 

I guess I am just thirsty for information on NZ and Australia. We leave for our cruise this Saturday. Did you do any tours? If so, were they ship tours or on your own. Any details on what you did or what you saw? I guess anything you feel like sharing.

 

Marilee

[Woobstr112G]

 

 

I guess I am just thirsty for information on NZ and Australia. We leave for our cruise this Saturday. Did you do any tours? If so, were they ship tours or on your own. Any details on what you did or what you saw? I guess anything you feel like sharing.

 

Marilee

 

We did private tours or one's we arranged via the net. In Melbourne we toured the city and went to a winery in the Yarra valley. In Hobart we visited a rain forest and tiured a wildlife sanctuary. In Dunedin, we did a wildlife excursion that took us to the beach. We saw tons of seals and a few penguins. We skipped Chtistchurch because the DW wasn't feeling good. In Tarangua we just walked around.

 

Bob

 

Diamond Princess Aus/NZ 01/09

Emerald Princess Med/Trans Atlantic 10/08

Celebrity Constellation British Isles/Norway 07/06

Celebrity Summit Alaska Repositioning 05/05

Celebrity Summit Panama Canal 10/02

Rhapsody Of The Seas Alaska 09/01

Spledour Of The Seas Baltic 09/99

HAL Veendam Eastern Caribbean 07/96

Carnival Holiday Western Carribean 07/93