The purpose of this report is to mention some Diamond Princess problems (by the way we have sailed Princess several times before and not encountered these things before).
1. There were no hand sanitizers before you entered the restaurants or buffet. Even when many passengers had colds and flu and the Medical Officer put a report in the bulletin that we should wash our hands because there were alot of people sick on board!
In the buffet there was one stand with sanitizer standing hidden by a wall a long way into the buffet but you really had to search to find it. Even the waiters in the Lido weren't sure where it was when I asked!
We had the B106 stateroom, Deck 11, first cabin portside after the suites. There are 2 chairs and no sofabed. There is no way to watch TV except by lying in bed. It is a looooong way to the dining room. There was a very small shower with only a curtain that clinged to you, so when you turned in the shower the water fell on the floor. There was no way around it. There was a fixed shower head, so I couldn't adjust the height, and I couldn't get adequately clean below if you know what I mean. In fairness, my husband who is tall had no problem with this.
We hardly used the balcony because it is very small, there is metal sheild right up to the railing, so if you sit down you can't see out. For this itinerary anyway, and at that time of year, it was so cold until we got to Vietnam that hardly anyone spent time on their balconies.