1. Twenty three days were enough to gauge the skills of the Crew of the Diamond Princess - some shone and some only just glittered, some just faded.
The first "port of call" for most passengers on a Cruise liner is the Customer Services Desk - some passengers with major issues to iron out and some minor administrative questions.
Unfortunately the Trainee Staff on our Cruise were at times poorly supervised or assisted by the senior staff and this led to passenger frustration on a major scale with several of our fellow passengers expressing frustration trying to sort our their accounts.
The Cabin was kept tidy and clean with a regular visit by the Cabin Steward. His polite demeanor earned extra points and he showed himself to be a competent and respected member of the Ships Company
Local berth meant limited local sight-seeing
Bus Tour was interesting and informative