Bangkok (Laem Chabang) Cruise Reviews

Oh how exciting it is to read two differently rated reviews on this cruise (Clive & Sue).............I agree with you both! Yes I believe the itinerary was the main attraction for many people on this cruise but others like ourselves our hardened Princess cruisers, this being our third. Embarkation was easy, I think Princess have listened to previous reviews & had laid on extra staff to deal ...

The four-year-old Diamond Princess looked as pristine and untarnished as when we sailed during her maiden voyage to Nagasaki. The ship's crew and hotel staff is doing a fantastic job keeping her in showroom quality. The hotel kept the brass and glass sparkle in public areas. The CDC rated the ship with 100 points during two of her previous inspections. The ship came down with Norovirus in China, ...

We had decided to travel to Asia only months before departing and were very pleased to see some great packages on offer through our Internet agent and terrific prices for the package (including transfers, hotel etc). This was our ninth cruise, our second with Princess. Like most people we met on the cruise, we added extra days in both Bangkok and Beijing. We were booked into the Banyan Tree ...

Please enter your review. I have to agree with the review by Victor Meldrew. I am Canadian and travelled on this same cruise with my husband. We stayed precruise(booked through Princess) in Bangkok at the ShangriLa, where we have previously stayed. Our stay was marred by the horrific flight we had courtesy of Princess with a 7 hour layover in Hong Kong having flown approx. 18 hours from Toronto ...

This was our tenth cruise and our second one on the Sapphire Princess. We sailed on this ship when it was new in 2004 and enjoyed it very much so we were interested in doing this longer cruise over the Christmas and New Year holidays. My husband and I are in our sixties and live on the Gold Coast in Queensland Australia. We usually have long flights to join cruises in Europe and the US but ...

Our cruise was some months ago, but we're just discussing where to go for the next cruise and .. I realized I meant to review it at the time. We were on Silver Whisper late February 2007 from Bangkok to Singapore. It was our 10th wedding anniversary, when we married we went from Bangkok to Singapore on the Orient Express, this was the same journey, just a bit slower. We stayed a couple of ...

Sapphire Princess, Bangkok to Beijing, 26 Mar - 11 Apr 2005. To open, my advice to everyone is to use this resource (Cruise Critic) as much as possible, in particular the roll calls. For a first time Princess cruiser we found this forum invaluable for picking up tips and meeting fellow cruisers prior to departure. On board there are your standard set of serial whingers, the ones that complain ...

Sapphire Princess—March 26 for 16 days—Bangkok to Beijing, otherwise labeled Laem Chabang to Xingang. Summary: The Sapphire Princess is too big for this itinerary, put your time and money to better use. We'll definitely take the size of the ship into consideration for future cruises. Why? (1) shorter port times for you because of long, tiring transportation times to the sights, and (2) docking ...