SUMMARY
Lovely ship with nice atmosphere being well managed by Captain Roger Bilton and Cruise Director, Brett, who kept everybody informed. Food was good but not up to the standards enjoyed on previous cruises on Sea Princess. Entertainment was poor, especially in the theatre, evidently due to excessive cost cutting. Well managed port calls with minimal queues and formalities handled very ...
We have just returned from a Southeast Asia cruise on the Diamond Princess.
The cruise was very good overall, but unfortunately we did not get to see Shanghai due to bad weather. The captain only told us two hours beforehand at approximately 6am that we were unable to dock at Shanghai as the port was closed due to bad weather. We therefore remained at sea for three days and missed a very ...
Just completed a 25 day Pea rls of the Orient Cruise with Oceania.
We booked the full package with Oceania to include flights which we were able to upgrade, hotel JW Marriott Beijing and Shangri La Bangkok at the end of the cruise. Oceania provided transfers to hotels and to airport.
Nautica is the sister ship of the Regatta a ship we have previously sailed on with Oceania however we noticed a ...
We had looked forward with excitement to this cruise in view of the ports of call, all places we had not been before.
We had a cabin with a balcony on deck six which was well laid out, comfortable and well attended by our Cabin Steward.
The facilities on board ship were good with plenty to see and do whilst not ashore or on sea days. All staff throughout the ship were friendly and helpful ...
My wife and I, with two friends, had a great time on the Diamond Princess as we toured SE Asia. This was our ninth cruise, but our first with Princess. Overall, the trip was fantastic, but there are a few items I feel Princess could improve on. I will start with the few negatives and then move on to the many positives.
Over the past year, we have been on three cruises. The other two were on ...
this was our first RCCL cruise. ( previously cruised Carnival ). the ship was huge, and with over 3000 passengers and crew on board, most would think crowded.. NOT THE CASE!
there always seemed to be plenty of areas to find a quiet place to just sit, enjoy the scenery, or just people watch.
there are plenty of activities on board if you really want things to do.. Karaoke, card games, trivia, ...
China Sea Royal Caribbean cruise last October, booked with ROL on the 'Voyager of the Seas'.
Flew off with Qatar Airways - absolutely first class operators. Vastly overpriced Regal Hotel in polluted Beijing. Typical of Eastern China the infrastructure was superb.
Sailed to Fukohara, Japan; Jeju island South Korea,Xiamen China; Hong Kong; Saigon; Bangkok; Singapore.
Including Beijing port that ...
This was our 6th river cruise and first cruise with Viking. We chose this cruise because we've done all the rivers in Europe and the chance to see the Great Wall and Terra Cotta Warriors was exciting. Definitely go in the fall!
First thing I should mention is that you will find few "western" style toilets.
I had read the previous reviews and knew to take paper with us..but no one had mentioned ...
I sailed on the Diamond Princess from BeiJing to Vancouver in 2012. The distance sailed was 11277 kilometers. It was a very nice experience.
Pictures are at http://www.pbase.com/wwll/dp2012
I call this cruise my re-enactment of my father's sailing to Gold Mountain. Chinese call the USA Gold Mountain. I was five-months old when he sailed from Shanghai to San Francisco. I know of no ...
The purpose of this report is to mention some Diamond Princess problems (by the way we have sailed Princess several times before and not encountered these things before).
1. There were no hand sanitizers before you entered the restaurants or buffet. Even when many passengers had colds and flu and the Medical Officer put a report in the bulletin that we should wash our hands because there were ...