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Diamond Princess

Ship profile · flagged in United Kingdom. Browse upcoming sailings and route previews for this ship.

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Tonnage
115,906
Capacity
2,670
Built
2,004
Length
290 m
Upcoming
102

Reviewer read

Rated below most ships we track. It falls behind on ship quality.

Diamond Princess rates higher overall than 26% of the ships we track. Fitness is its strongest showing. The weak spot is ship quality.

Why reviewers choose it

  • Fitness7.5

    Higher than 64% of ships · 639 ratings

  • Public areas8.0

    Higher than 60% of ships · 826 ratings

  • Value7.0

    Higher than 50% of ships · 706 ratings

The one caution

7.8out of 10 for ship quality

Higher than only 7% of ships. The typical ship scores 8.75.

Of the 440 reviewers who wrote about it, 60% were positive.

Everything else, in two lines

Three are good without being remarkable: fitness (higher than 64% of ships), public areas (higher than 60% of ships) and value (higher than 50% of ships).

Eight fall below the fleet: service, dining, disembarkation, cabins, embarkation, activities, entertainment and ship quality. They rate higher than 7% to 35% of ships.

Family falls below the fleet too, but only 36 people scored it, so treat it as a hint.

Cabin grade does matter here. Oceanview rates 8.7 and suite rates 7.7, across 265 cabin ratings.

One place worth knowing about

  • Horizon Court The restaurant people mention most66% positive · 65 comments

Reviewers named 12 places by name. This is the one where knowing changes anything — the other 11 are all liked by 50% to 93% of the people who mentioned them.

Who says it suited them

First-time cruisers (62 of 66), couples (13 of 15), solo travelers (9 of 11) and families with teens (9 of 10).

No group described it as a poor fit.

What we can’t tell you

How it suits older travelers
Too few reviewers on this ship described traveling as seniors.
How it handles mobility needs
Too few reviewers mentioned accessibility here.
Whether it's good value today
Reviews describe the fare people paid, not the one you'll be quoted.

Every category, compared

The mark on each bar is where the typical ship sits.

CategoryRatingCompared with other shipsEvidence
Service8.5Higher than only 35%1,052 ratings · broad
Disembarkation8.4Higher than only 24%125 ratings · useful
Cabins8.0Higher than only 23%1,156 ratings · broad
Embarkation8.0Higher than only 22%955 ratings · broad
Public areas8.0Higher than 60%826 ratings · broad
Ship quality7.8Higher than only 7%244 ratings · useful
Fitness7.5Higher than 64%639 ratings · broad
Dining7.4Higher than only 31%1,076 ratings · broad
Activities7.3Higher than only 20%160 ratings · useful
Value7.0Higher than 50%706 ratings · broad
Entertainment6.9Higher than only 18%1,043 ratings · broad
Family6.7Higher than only 42%36 ratings · limited

1,242 published reviews · 75 from the last three years · 7,088 individual comments read.

On the chart

Upcoming sailings on Diamond Princess

Circle Japan route chart
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45% offJapan
Circle Japan
  • Next sails May 18, 2027 · 10 nights
  • Diamond Princess
  • From Tokyo (Yokohama), Japan · roundtrip

Inside $1,837 · Ocean view $2,442 · Balcony $3,742 · Suite $4,962 per person