We went on this cruise as we had missed calling in Vietnam on an earlier cruise this year, when we were on the Quest. We loved the refurbishment on the Journey and yes the bathrooms are still small etc but you don't spend a lot of time in the bathroom.
Embarkation in Hong Kong was very smooth and quick, after a welcome champagne our stateroom was ready and the luggage arrived promptly. Sailing out of Hong Kong harbour at night was a spectacular sight the nightly laser light show was happening as we sailed.
We had all our meals in Discoveries restaurant and thought the food was excellent, portion sizes were great and lots of variety each night, drink service was excellent with a choice of 2 red and 2 white wines each day.
Clean, everything worked, bathrooms a bit small but overall very good. A bit of noise from the engine this far back in the ship, not enough o stop us from sleeping.
Toured independently, very tiring and hot but worth the effort.
Very wet day but went ashore and walked through the local market and shopped for last bargains.
Had two nights pre cruise in Kowloon and loved walking around the markets and food areas, the harbour at night is magnificent.