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Diamond Princess
We got back a week ago today after two weeks on the Diamond Princess
visiting the Mexican Riviera. There were lots of negatives so I decided to wait a week before I said anything. Most of the problems fade after a while but there were things like elevators that didn't work, doors that didn't work, toilets that didn't work. Our toilet didn't work for about 6 hours. I heard of two showers that flooded. There were two power failures on the ship, a 30 minute and a 10 minute. The most serious problem, by far, involved Pers. choice dining. We choose PC dining as a result of all of the talk about the four dining rooms where you can "dine anytime with whomever you want." Anytme dining to me implies "spur of the moment". Not true. The first night on the ship, after we had discussed which dining room we would try, we found that we couldn't get into any of the dining rooms without a reservation. The first night we had dinner at the buffet, something we don't usually do. We have been on 17 cruises and reservation never occurred to us. The fun began the next day. My wife spent most of the day on the phone trying to reach the concierge and so were many other people.. She did this on and off for several days. The result was that the only times available were very early or very late. Most of the time we got 5:30, a few 6PMs, and most of the time we were in the Pacific Moon dining room. Being quick to learn, toward the end of the first week, we bugged the concierge to set up our reservations for the second week. can't do, the system won't allow it, call Sat. afternoon. Of course, Sat afternoon, the ship will be full of people again. Sat.,AM, the concierge said to call after 1PM. At noon, we complained to the Passenger Services desk and a young officer got the concierge on the phone and handed the phone to my wife. We got the time we wanted and alternated the 4 dining rooms. So alls well that end well. We noticed the first week that we would finish eating around 6:30 or 6:45 and the tables would be mostly empty. The second week they said that if you were more than 15 minutes late, you lost your reservation. We noticed a big change the second week So be advised, if you want to dine anytime, you have to nail it all down as soon as you get on the ship. That doesn't seem right, does it? Otherwise, the ship is great and reminds us of the Star Princess. It was thrilling when left San Pedro. There were many people on the shore cheering and we were led by a fireboat with all of the hoses shooting water. Don |
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