Boarded at Bangkok, absolute chaos, we were lucky as, after boarding priority passengers, they opened a gate adjacent to our place in "queue" and we boarded easily after that. Ship sailed late because of boarding problems. Company advice to avoid delays by coming after 1300 was rubbish. Once aboard cabin was excellent clean and equipped as expected. Luggage delivered smartly - it beat us. Boat drill not outside as we have had with other cruise lines so was it effective? Meals in dining room were excellent but service was erratic, often slow. The buffet area meals were reasonable but the layout and service appalling, it was changed along the way, going from terrible to just bad, best avoided. The entertainment, after a shaky start with a team replaced after first port was outstanding, the resident dance and band team excellent. The various ports visited, Singapore, Vietnam(2) Hong Kong, Okinawa, Shanghai, Nagasaki were all fascinating and well organized for tours or by courtesy bus to the port town. Taipei was not so interesting. However because of the ships size it tended to berth or anchor some distance away from the port`s center, although bussing was arranged taking time out of the visit. The highlight was the evening departure sail between Hong Kong and Kowloon when all the buildings were illuminated and the ship`s music was playing, memorable. Disembarkation was reasonable given the number of passengers. Overall an excellent holiday cruise with Sapphire Princess but not up to the standard we have enjoyed before in our many cruises with Celebrity.