"According to Trey Hickey, who was SVP international for Princess Cruises and Carnival plc, chief representative officer of Carnival China and president of Carnival Japan until May 2020,
Princess at its peak had a couple hundred employees across Asia.""Hickey, who remains active in Asia but is no longer associated with Princess/Carnival, understands
the line's regional head count is now down to approximately 10, excluding about 25 in Japan for now."
https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/ship-operations/princess-cruises-downsizes-asia-msc-and-others-comeEd: This may partially explain why the Diamond Princess has disappeared from the Princess schedule next December.