Diamond Princess Deck Questions

[DougandEric]

Since we were assigned our stateroom for our November Hawaii cruise, I'm really studying the deck plans and have a couple of questions about the Diamond:

 

1. Is the Terrace pool accessible from Aloha deck or do you have to get to it from outside stairs from Lido deck?

 

2. On most of the decks from Aloha downward, there appears to be a public balcony on each side aft - is the case ? If so, is this a problem for people who have balconies near these public balconies with noise, etc?

 

Thanks.

[mii]

Doug and Eric I have been on the Sapphire(sister to Diamond) and I remember that seeing the Terrace pool from the Lido deck aft as on the Lido deck is where we had our sailaway party. I am not sure but I think you can reach it from the Aloha deck. Also I am not sure that you can reach those cabins that you mentioned (private balcony). I have the diagram in front of me and that is a question that I cannot answer.

 

By the way when are you going to Hawaii in Nov. I am on the Nov. 3rd one and we have a roll call started for that cruise. Come join us if you are on that date.

 

marilyn

[DougandEric]

Hi Marilyn,

 

Thanks for the invite but we're on the 11-18-2007 cruise. Please leave the ship in sail-able condition when you get off! :-)

[mii]

Hi Marilyn,

 

Thanks for the invite but we're on the 11-18-2007 cruise. Please leave the ship in sail-able condition when you get off! :-)

 

Well I will give it the old college try. o.k.:D

 

Marilyn

[JLC@SD]

Since we were assigned our stateroom for our November Hawaii cruise, I'm really studying the deck plans and have a couple of questions about the Diamond:

 

1. Is the Terrace pool accessible from Aloha deck or do you have to get to it from outside stairs from Lido deck?

 

2. On most of the decks from Aloha downward, there appears to be a public balcony on each side aft - is the case ? If so, is this a problem for people who have balconies near these public balconies with noise, etc?

 

Thanks.

 

We were on Sapphire, Diamond's sister and,

 

1. Yes it is accessible. There is a door between the two stairs on the plan and you walk up the back stairs to get to the pool.

 

2. That area appears to be a dead or crew space. Looking at my photos, there is no balcony a that area.

[JLC@SD]

We were on Sapphire, Diamond's sister and,

 

1. Yes it is accessible. There is a door between the two stairs on the plan and you walk up the back stairs to get to the pool.

 

2. That area appears to be a dead or crew space. Looking at my photos, there is no balcony a that area.

 

Here are some photos I found.

 

The stair is under the guy in the green shirt.

 

The photo is the rear of the ship and the white corners of the ship do not have any balconies on the stern's corners.

[morriscats]

DougandEric,

Nope - Marilyn and I and our group are just not getting off - haha.

[CrusinAgain]

Yes you can get to the pool from Aloha and no there are no public balconies on each deck. The only deck other than the top decks to get around the ship or go outside from the ship is the Promenade deck.

[Lynda90]

DougandEric,

Nope - Marilyn and I and our group are just not getting off - haha.

OK, you can stay for one more cruise! Just be sure to be off in time for my cruise on 12/3.:D :p

[DougandEric]

Thanks for the replies. The deck plans appear to show accessible space.

 

You can all stay on as long as you want - but those who stay on have to buy the drinks for the newbies!

 

Doug

[cactusrose]

Thanks for the replies. The deck plans appear to show accessible space.

 

You can all stay on as long as you want - but those who stay on have to buy the drinks for the newbies!

 

Doug

 

The area you are seeing on each side aft that looks like balcony is actually a enclosed stairway for the crew. These stairs can be used by passengers at the start of muster drill to get to their station but not to return.

[chasetf]

Since we were assigned our stateroom for our November Hawaii cruise, I'm really studying the deck plans and have a couple of questions about the Diamond:

 

1. Is the Terrace pool accessible from Aloha deck or do you have to get to it from outside stairs from Lido deck?..............

Here are a couple pictures to help clarify how you get from Aloha deck to the Terrace Pool. The first shows the stairs behind the stacked chairs covered by the blue tarp. The second is inside looking toward the door that accesses those "half a deck" of stairs.

 

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[chasetf]

Here are a couple pictures to help clarify how you get from Aloha deck to the Terrace Pool. The first shows the stairs behind the stacked chairs covered by the blue tarp. The second is inside looking toward the door that accesses those "half a deck" of stairs.

Trying the upload again. (I donot know why they did not work first time.)

[morriscats]

You can all stay on as long as you want - but those who stay on have to buy the drinks for the newbies!

 

 

You so have a deal!!!

[DougandEric]

Thanks for all the responses. BTW, I drink rusty nails with Johnnie Walker red!

 

Doug