Any news on the Diamond Princess refurb?

[thecruisingfarmer]

The Diamond just came out of dry dock but I’m not finding any specifics on what was done other than a short IG clip showing a fresh paint job on the hull. A few months ago there were rumors of an International Cafe. Anyone seen or heard anything? 

[EDVM96]

1 hour ago, thecruisingfarmer said:

The Diamond just came out of dry dock but I’m not finding any specifics on what was done other than a short IG clip showing a fresh paint job on the hull. A few months ago there were rumors of an International Cafe. Anyone seen or heard anything? 

You should ask here, they are on board right now:

 

[thecruisingfarmer]

6 hours ago, EDVM96 said:

You should ask here, they are on board right now:

 

 

Good call. I'll do that. Thanks!

[hughesthedaddy]

My husband an I have just come off the Diamond 2 days ago. During refurbishment mostly carpets were changed. Just to make you aware International cafe was not put in during this dry dock. They updated screens in club fusion. 

During this cruise the captain also announced that they were putting level 3 protocol measures in place as there were a lots of reports of gastrointestinal problems. I found out since that the cruise prior to dry dock had the same problems. 

[thecruisingfarmer]

1 hour ago, hughesthedaddy said:

My husband an I have just come off the Diamond 2 days ago. During refurbishment mostly carpets were changed. Just to make you aware International cafe was not put in during this dry dock. They updated screens in club fusion. 

During this cruise the captain also announced that they were putting level 3 protocol measures in place as there were a lots of reports of gastrointestinal problems. I found out since that the cruise prior to dry dock had the same problems. 

Thank you for the update!

[Chaos1]

We are due to cruise on Diamond Princess later this year.

Could someone please clarify what Protocol 3 measures are because we aren't familiar with this term.

 

[Rick&Jeannie]

3 hours ago, Chaos1 said:

We are due to cruise on Diamond Princess later this year.

Could someone please clarify what Protocol 3 measures are because we aren't familiar with this term.

 

Terminology referring to special cleaning/disinfecting procedures, usually aimed at Norovirus.

[Chaos1]

Thanks for that. Let’s hope they keep it up!

[mtnesterz]

On 2/9/2024 at 4:57 AM, thecruisingfarmer said:

...Anyone seen or heard anything? 

The only thing I have observed is that while all other Princess ships are scheduled almost halfway into '26, the Diamond is off the schedule after August '25. Anyone have any idea what this is about?