Karen P.
Couple
5.0
12 Days
•
12.06.2026
Every thing ,food ,service ,tours staff
Nothing
Very spacious and clean
About Diamond Princess
Diamond Princess spends most of her year in Japan, sailing round trips from Tokyo and Yokohama that last up to four weeks and can cross to Busan in South Korea. A Grand Class ship from Princess Cruises, she made her maiden voyage in 2004. On board, chef Makoto Okuwa’s sushi at Makoto Ocean sits beside the fire-grilled rodizio of the Churrascaria Brazilian Grill. From December to February she also sails Southeast Asia from Singapore.
Crew
1100
Passengers
2670
Currency
USD
Decks
13
Language
English
Length
290
Launch Date
2004
Refurbishment Year
2019
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Japanese and Brazilian dining on Diamond Princess
Her signature restaurant is Makoto Ocean, where acclaimed chef Makoto Okuwa serves sushi and Japanese seafood in an elegant room. It suits a ship that spends so long in Japanese waters. Presentation is artful, and some dishes lean towards fusion.
For a livelier night, the Churrascaria Brazilian Grill is a proper rodizio: servers bring fire-grilled meats to the table while you help yourself at the salad bar. The Chef’s Table is the special-occasion choice, a multi-course chef’s menu for no more than 12 guests, with limited places.
Japan from Tokyo and Yokohama, Southeast Asia from Singapore
Most of what Diamond Princess sails is Japan, on round trips that start and end in either Tokyo or Yokohama. These voyages run from 8 to 28 nights. The 15- to 21-night round trips depart between April and October, and the longest, of 24, 25 and 28 nights from Tokyo, leave in February, March, April and October. Stops change between departures, but you might see Nagasaki, Hiroshima and Hakodate, and some voyages cross to Busan in South Korea. Her Tokyo and Yokohama round trips appear among our cruises to Japan.
In December, January and February, the Australian summer, she also sails 12- to 14-night round trips from Singapore around Southeast Asia. Typical calls include Penang and Langkawi in Malaysia and Phuket in Thailand, though ports vary from sailing to sailing. Wherever she sails from, we book the flights, the hotel either side and the transfers with the cruise as one holiday, so a longer voyage becomes a proper trip away.
Diamond Princess is one of Princess Cruises’ Grand Class ships, a group that includes Ruby Princess and Crown Princess. You will find the rest of the line on our Princess Cruises page.
Sunset drinks and live music on Diamond Princess
The Wake View Bar is her open-air spot at the stern, where you can watch the ship’s wake unfold with a cocktail as the sun goes down. Elsewhere, Crooners pours martinis to live piano in an Art Deco lounge, and the pub-style Wheelhouse Bar pairs maritime décor with live music and casual fare.
Diamond Princess cabins and deck plans
Guests in her Sanctuary Collection suites have the Reserve Collection, a dining room of their own with personalised service and bespoke menus, framed by ocean views. It is included for those suite guests at no extra cost. The full layout of her decks and every cabin is on the Diamond Princess cabins and deck plans page.
Cruise1st is here to help you plan a Japan voyage that fits. Our Australian cruise experts are on the phone seven days a week. Read what past guests say in the Diamond Princess reviews, then browse Japan cruises in 2027 to find your sailing.
Cabins and Decks
Come aboard the Diamond Princess and discover one of 119 cabin categories on a total of 13 decks that can accommodate 2670 passengers. Choose your dream cabin and feel at home on board the Diamond Princess!
Customer reviews for Diamond Princess
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14 Customer reviews for Diamond Princess
Fiona S.
Couple
3.6
12 Days
•
28.03.2026
The itinerary was perfect and we saw heaps of cherry blossoms in every port. We mostly did our own tours, at a fraction of the ship tour cost and very easily, with no stress. The staff onboard the ship were professional, welcoming and helpful. The ship was constantly being cleaned and people encouraged to wash their hands. The food in the international restaurant was high quality, as was the service.
The tours on the ship were very expensive and of the 2 that we did, one was excellent and the other terrible, with half the tour cancelled and only 10% of the cost reimbursed. The smoking area was outside an entry door to the ship and was disgusting. We tried to avoid this area but as it was where the lifts and stairs were, it was difficult. The opposite side was the beauty/spa rooms. The food in the main eating area lacked variety and appeal. We saw people reach over to get ice and put their sleeves, arms and armpits on the top of the juice jugs. We didn’t have juice again.
The stateroom itself was exactly what we expected, however, we were on the 14th deck, right at the front. We could feel all the ships movement and as we had some rough weather, I felt quite uncomfortable and had to take motion sickness medication every day.
Vern S.
Friends
4.3
12 Days
•
06.03.2026
The Food was great and the Staff were fantastic, especially ARVIN in the Vivaldi Restaurant, MARIO, DANSTER & IVAN at the Wheelhouse bar and ANSHIKA our concierge all of these guys and girls are a credit to Princess Cruises and made our time on the Cruise exceptional, I would come back just to see these guys again- well done Princess on hiring such an amazing group of guys and girls
everything was great, so nothing to fault
It was a little smaller than expected and was clean but somewhat dated
