I went on this ship because it was the Star Trek cruise. I had been disappointed by the last 2 RCL cruises since COVID and this was about the same. I fear the next cruise I have scheduled in September on the Serenade of the Seas. If it wasn't with four other people in the family I would cancel it.
First let me say that the Star Trek part of the cruise rocked! I won't get into it here but I ...
Chose this ship for the itinerary. Big mistake. Dated in all ways.So lacking in accessible features I can't believe it's ADA compliant. They are carrying wheelchair guests off the ship by hand. In the tiny casino you may earn enough points to qualify for free drinks while playing. But....
Good luck finding a server. Few activities on seadays. You are expected to amuse yourself.
Entertainment ...
We chose this cruise because the timing was perfect and were excited about boarding a fairly new ship. This was an 80s themed cruise. They did have a couple of 80s cover bands, we attended Journey and Bon Jovi. Both shows were pretty good. The DJ in the Vista Lounge played quite a few 80s hits as well. We were in a mini-suite and the room itself was very nice.
The service, food, and medallion ...
A cruise where you cannot sit outside on a deck and relax is not a cruise. The loud music that was incessantly played by the pool pervaded every area of the deck. No one seemed to enjoy the music except maybe the crew. It was this weird techno rap with an annoying beat. You could not escape it as it was turned up to the max. The only reprieve was port days. The second we stopped in mazatlan we ...
We were on a 15 night cruise to Hawaii on the Royal Princess from February 10th to the 25th. My wife and I are both in our 70’s and Princess has always been one of our favorite cruise lines. Sadly, the food on Princess has markedly declined and since food is a big part of cruising for us, we will consider other cruise lines before we choose Princess again. It is like saying goodbye to an old ...
Crowded public spaces even during port days.  Had to wait in line to enter dining rooms for dinner, even with a reservation. Mini-suite cabin was very nice. Room steward was very helpful.
We found the ship to feel very crowded. Â From what we could learn the ship was around 90% capacity. Â The buffet, during normal dining hours, was very hectic. Â The huge long space seemed like a cheap ...
I typically cruise with Celebrity and enjoy it, but saw this cruise with Princess out of San Diego and decided to give them a try, since I have heard that their service is comparable to Celebrity in many ways. With that said, I could not be more underwhelmed with this experience, especially after reading so many positive reviews about Princess and this ship prior to embarking on my ...
The Diamond Princess is a very beautiful ship with a wonderful crew. It should never have been subjected to the ‘scourge’ of the Medallion No Class App.
Embarkation: Below standard. Packed waiting in long poorly organized lines. Although we were unable to enter or get boarding times on their app., others said it made no difference. ‘Ocean Ready’ really?
Crew: Fantastic as always. ...
We picked this cruise because we've never done a west coast before. Never again
Let us start with the embarkment process. Our time was 11 am and we arrived at 10:45 am. We waited outside in the Sun for 3 hours before we could get on the ship. We have done over 10 cruises with other cruise lines and 3 or 4 with NCL. Never seen anything like this. The line to get on the ship was longer than ...
The cruise had an interesting itinerary and we wanted to traverse the Panama Canal- this was definitely the highlight of the cruise. The tours offered were quite ordinary and in my opinion overpriced. The regular restaurants offered excellent food and very good service. We did enjoy the specialty restaurant The Bistro but did not think the other specialty restaurants available were worth the ...