Welcome to Peter's review of the Princess, Diamond Princess. ReviewThatCruise.com is first for Diamond Princess Reviews & Diamond Princess ship reviews.
Embarkation in Los Angeles 03/02/07 Satisfactory-they herd you into a large hall and when they call your number, you go to register and board.
The food was good and service was good-neither outstanding nor inferior.
The entertainment was outstanding-two comedians, hypnotist, illusionist and two production shows.
They bug you to give them excellent ratings,but service is only good. They automatically deduct tips,so there is less incentive to work for a greater tip. RC and Celebrity do this differently and get better results.
The ship is absolutely beautiful and they keep it spotless.
The service crew outside the stateroom and dining room are somewhat aloof but still pleasant.
Disembarkation is a horror show if you are not a U.S. citizen. Took us over an hour to clear customs after leaving the ship. U.S. citizens sailed through. Crew told us it was like that evry week. I would NEVER take a ship out of LA again.
I would take more cruises on Princess if the itinerary was right, they just don\'t make you enthusiastic to choose Princess first and then look for an itinerary.
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The service was not the best I think they don\'t try as hard because tips are automatically detucted.
