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Cruisnbrat
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We are going to be going on the Diamond Princess and we picked the personal choice dinning and was woundering which dinning room was the nicest and any other comments that would help. Thank you.
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Beryl
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I'm waiting to discover the answer to this one for myself and I have to wait until February to do it ! With 4 themed dining rooms I think it would depend a lot on personal taste. I have read that if you want to eat in the Sterling Dining room you should make reservations early in the cruise. Of the reviews I've read in the past the Vivaldi seems to have the fewest raves.
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Drommom
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A friend just returned from this cruise of alaska.. she was not happy with PC dining.. said that the PC restaurants were too small.. she made her reservations in advance.. and as a family of five was squeezed into tables for four.
She had a hard time getting the reservations for the time she wanted.. Said there were lots of traditional folk who decided to try these dining rooms and that crowded out those PC diners..
It was not as nice having a differerent server everynight..
This was her 12th cruise... 3 a year..
Her third princess with another booked on the Coral to Panama for Christmas..
But she did give the other part of the cruise a 10!
See below..
the cruise was wonderfull. mostly people our age with their parents. the parents were older but there were tons of kids on the cruise. we were busy running and doing things. the weather was definitely colder. i wore my sweatshirt all the time and then my windbreaker over it when i left the ship. my kids walked around with their hooded sweatshirt all the time. my son walked around in shorts and beach shoes the whole time he didnt care. it is not fun to go to the pizza and burger place thru the outside when it is cold out. when the ship is going fast it is windy and cold out there and sometimes drizzling. but the indoor pool is nice regardless of the cold and the buffet is inside also. no one sat at the pool much. the indoor one was always full of kids but people would be laying there with their books in full clothes.
we were busy. in juneau we went on a whale watching adventure and it was a blast. we saw tons of whales and they jumped out of the water and we saw the entire bodies. excellent excursion. we had to bundle up for this one becuz it was cold and windy on the boat ride. we wore long sleeve shirts, sweatshirts, sweaters, and windbreakers for this one. in skagway we went on a bus tour following the way the gold miners went and heard their stories AND then we went in to the yukon. it was a beautiful trip but it was cold and raining the entire time. we were wearing enough clothes but it was wet. in ketchikan i had planned a float plane ride but we had to cancel becuz our ride was from 11 - 1130 and the ship said we had to be back onboard at 1145am and i thought that was cutting it too close and we would miss the boat. but as it turns out we would have been able to do it as people were still walking onboard until 1230pm. live and learn. oh well. i saved money that way. we just walked around the cute town. it was fun. and warmer. we saw salmon jumping right out of the water. just needed a windbreaker there. in victoria i canceled our shore excursion to the beautiful gardens as the excursion was from 700pm to 1130pm and i didnt see how i could do the excursion and pack all the suitcases. so instead larry and i got off the ship and walked into town. it started to rain as we walked and we got wet. only wearing sweatshirts and windbreakers but it stopped in about 20 minutes when we arrived in town. it was a beautiful town and fun to see. then we took a cab back to the ship. when we arrived in seattle at the end of the cruise it was pouring rain, coming down in buckets. but by the time we were done with breakfast and getting off the ship it had stopped. we were stuck sitting at the airport for hours. we got off the ship at 745am and our plane didnt leave until noon.
we had an excellent time. the only bad part is that it isnt as fun to be on a cruise in the cold. no laying in the sun. but the scenery was fantastic. we woke up one morning to see icebergs floating by in the water. we had to put on our earmuffs and gloves to watch the scenery from our balcony. the tracy arm glacier was a sight to see. it was just amazing. and we saw salmon fish jumping out of the water and whales right outside our balcony window. and seals. and porpoises. it was so exciting and beautiful and my kids loved it all too. a balcony is definitely a must for this trip.
our ship was brand new and beautiful. couldnt have asked for a better ship. this cruise was a 10 out of 10.
She had a hard time getting the reservations for the time she wanted.. Said there were lots of traditional folk who decided to try these dining rooms and that crowded out those PC diners..
It was not as nice having a differerent server everynight..
This was her 12th cruise... 3 a year..
Her third princess with another booked on the Coral to Panama for Christmas..
But she did give the other part of the cruise a 10!
See below..
the cruise was wonderfull. mostly people our age with their parents. the parents were older but there were tons of kids on the cruise. we were busy running and doing things. the weather was definitely colder. i wore my sweatshirt all the time and then my windbreaker over it when i left the ship. my kids walked around with their hooded sweatshirt all the time. my son walked around in shorts and beach shoes the whole time he didnt care. it is not fun to go to the pizza and burger place thru the outside when it is cold out. when the ship is going fast it is windy and cold out there and sometimes drizzling. but the indoor pool is nice regardless of the cold and the buffet is inside also. no one sat at the pool much. the indoor one was always full of kids but people would be laying there with their books in full clothes.
we were busy. in juneau we went on a whale watching adventure and it was a blast. we saw tons of whales and they jumped out of the water and we saw the entire bodies. excellent excursion. we had to bundle up for this one becuz it was cold and windy on the boat ride. we wore long sleeve shirts, sweatshirts, sweaters, and windbreakers for this one. in skagway we went on a bus tour following the way the gold miners went and heard their stories AND then we went in to the yukon. it was a beautiful trip but it was cold and raining the entire time. we were wearing enough clothes but it was wet. in ketchikan i had planned a float plane ride but we had to cancel becuz our ride was from 11 - 1130 and the ship said we had to be back onboard at 1145am and i thought that was cutting it too close and we would miss the boat. but as it turns out we would have been able to do it as people were still walking onboard until 1230pm. live and learn. oh well. i saved money that way. we just walked around the cute town. it was fun. and warmer. we saw salmon jumping right out of the water. just needed a windbreaker there. in victoria i canceled our shore excursion to the beautiful gardens as the excursion was from 700pm to 1130pm and i didnt see how i could do the excursion and pack all the suitcases. so instead larry and i got off the ship and walked into town. it started to rain as we walked and we got wet. only wearing sweatshirts and windbreakers but it stopped in about 20 minutes when we arrived in town. it was a beautiful town and fun to see. then we took a cab back to the ship. when we arrived in seattle at the end of the cruise it was pouring rain, coming down in buckets. but by the time we were done with breakfast and getting off the ship it had stopped. we were stuck sitting at the airport for hours. we got off the ship at 745am and our plane didnt leave until noon.
we had an excellent time. the only bad part is that it isnt as fun to be on a cruise in the cold. no laying in the sun. but the scenery was fantastic. we woke up one morning to see icebergs floating by in the water. we had to put on our earmuffs and gloves to watch the scenery from our balcony. the tracy arm glacier was a sight to see. it was just amazing. and we saw salmon fish jumping out of the water and whales right outside our balcony window. and seals. and porpoises. it was so exciting and beautiful and my kids loved it all too. a balcony is definitely a must for this trip.
our ship was brand new and beautiful. couldnt have asked for a better ship. this cruise was a 10 out of 10.
