We booked a cruise with Princess cruises via Jetline Cruise Ltd therefore it was pretty much a package holiday.

We had 3 days in Tokyo pre cruise and 2 days in Kyoto post cruise. Jetline booked excellent hotels for us in both locations and we had some excursions (city tours etc) as part of the package. We would have preferred to have stayed in Kyoto a little longer to be able to explore on our own but cannot grumble about the excursions as they were very good.

This was the first time we have cruised with Princess and did not think they were any different from other cruise lines we had done. They are certainly not the worst by any means and we would definitely cruise with them again but nothing stood out for us. The Diamond Princess is a good ship and we had a balcony stateroom which was very comfortable with a large bed. It is a big ship and walking round the promenade deck 2.5 times you will complete a mile in distance. It has a large theatre for entertainment and plenty of restaurants for set dining in addition to the buffet restaurants. The gym was well equipped and in addition to the general pools they also had an adult pool. Read more