Princess Kobe Cruise Reviews

We chose this based on the advice of friend, its price point and the destinations in Japan. It was a back to back cruise, therefore two cruises, not made clear to me before we sailed. Not sure yet if it qualifies me for two cruises for the purpose of obtaining points to upgrade my Princess premium status, or one. We were in cabin B710 with a balcony, nicely appointed. Cabin staff was excellent, ...

All you need to know about joining a Princess Cruise in Japan. 1. Yokohama Cruise Terminal to Central Tokyo. As at June 2018 the Port of Yokohama runs a free shuttle bus to Sakuragicho Station. The Shuttle Bus is parked right outside the exit door of the Yokohama Cruise Terminal. Port staff are their to help with your bags and answer questions in English. The trip from Sakuragicho Station to ...

We have just returned from a wonderful cruise to Japan, South Korea and Taiwan on the Diamond Princess. We totally disagree with all the complaining reviews of the ship. We loved it. The food was excellent, the cabin better than expected and the bed extremely comfortable. All the crew at every level were friendly, welcoming and very efficient and helpful. The ship was smart and clean and we ...

This cruise gave us the opportunity to see parts of Japan we hadn’t visited. The break down of passengers would have been approx. 80% Japanese, as expected with 20% from many other nationalities. We found the cruise interesting, entertaining and a lot of fun. We do not speak Japanese and communication was not a challenge, just a lot of fun getting to know the people and their manner. ...

Our second time on the Diamond and an even better experience than two years ago. There was a real feeling of friendliness, generated by the whole crew, that made the sailing experience exceptional. Whoever is in charge is doing a great job and is fortunate to have an exceptional crew Embarkation was quick and efficient. Loved the sake barrel tradition before the sail away and the large ...

I don't mind a night at a Holiday Inn or Days Inn while on the road, but a 12 day cruise in that category is way too much. When the carrots and peas are on the salad buffet instead of those small corn things and water chestnuts, you know you are in trouble. In a word, the food was CHEAP, CHEAP, CHEAP QUALITY TOO.. They did have smoked salmon (lox to us), but that was hidden away and I had to ask ...

Restaurant food was mostly served warm I did not complain about this as I am Chef and understand the difficulties of serving large amounts of covers in a limited time frame. But on stating that a great improvement needs to happen there is no excuse for serving warm soup a simple probe thermometer would prevent this.I started to wonder if this was a ploy to get guests to eat faster as they did not ...

I've been wanting to go to Japan for many years. I have a friend in Tokyo but, still, this destination never came to the top of my destination list. This summer, however, my college-age daughter had a summer abroad program in Tokyo so my husband and I decided the 3 of us would go a week early and check out Japan! I'd always heard that cruises were not the best way to see Japan because so much ...

This cruise was disappointing in several areas. Clearly, the Diamond Princess is set up to cater to the unique (and unusual) needs of Japanese passengers. Service is poor if you aren't Japanese and the entertainment venues were overrun with geriatric Japanese line/ballroom dancers. We waited over 90 minutes to disembark for a Princess tour with the explanation that there were not enough tenders ...

We chose this cruise for the itinerary, and the ports were everything we hoped for and more. Unfortunately, the cruise itself was the worst we've been on, for several reasons: Princess wanted £60 pp each way for transfers between the ship and airport. Thank goodness we saw this for the rip-off it was and decided against booking these. We found our own way for a few £ each. Similarly, the shore ...