Tina and I had sailed prior in a Queens Grill suite on the QM2 and this time were lucky enough to secure a full suite on Baja level on the Diamond.

Despite the change in Embarkation port we suffered little in the way of delays in embarking or disembarking at any port. Full suite passengers receive VIP tender passes which certainly helps. Princess seem to forget people with their own arrangements and leaves them to the end after the prepaid Princess Shore excursion folk are herded off first. This was disappointing.

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