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Item: Ruby Princess
Rating: 3
Author: chris12345

Ruby Princess Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

chris12345

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 20

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

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Sail date: August 09, 2015

Ship: Ruby Princess

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: R328

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 9 years ago

Review summary

If you want to see Alaska don't do a ship. Too much time wasted at sea trapped on ship trying to nickel and dime you by sales pitches at every turn. Places to visit so beautiful to spend so much time on a floating shopping mall. Staff on ship very professional. But when compared to past cruises did not live up to expectations.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Food very good but not exceptional. Not a fan of open dining. Appearing dining staff attention suffers.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

too many of the activities were sales pitches. Others space limited with 3400 guests limited

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Cabin well maintained. Cabin attendance did an exceptional job. Attentive. Professional.

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

5 out of 5

spend time at Boeing airplane assembly plant. Pre-book so as to ensure space. well worth it. Pikes Market very nice

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Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

Cruise Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska

5 out of 5

Beautiful.

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Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5

Victoria, British Columbia

3 out of 5

Excellent city but really 7pm - 12pm port stop. cruise ship offers $70 trip to Butchart Gardens. Limited light. basically most of tour dark. excellent fireworks show. But there for gardens not fireworks

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4 Comments

jcbm63 9 years ago

My wife and did the land first and cruised last. Best cruise ever

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kenospizza 9 years ago

do a land sea tour

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glomarrone 9 years ago

I enjoyed the best of both worlds. I took a 7-night HAL cruise of the inside passage and then took a HAL land tour of Danali. I loved the cruise the best because I saw so many glaciers. I did go back to Alaska but didn't see glaciers the second time. Danali was more than I expected. My Alaska trips were memorable. Alaska is an exciting destination no matter how you explore it.

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jdstoughton25 9 years ago

I totally agree!!! I LOVE cruising but our Alaskian cruise just left us wanting more ALASKA! Next time we see Alaska, we will fly in around Denali and stay in a B & B or The Denali Wilderness Lodge.

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