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Ruby Princess Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 30

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Ruby Princess

7 Night Alaska Inside Passage With Glacier Bay (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 19, 2016

Ship: Ruby Princess

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: E216

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

the ship is big, impressive in its accoutrements with a crew/ service staff that is exceptional. Crew friendly, helpful, well-trained and attentive. Ship piazza, theatre, longest, gym, spa, pools beautiful. Main dining room food delicious and presentation excellent. Buffet dining and cafes around ship very disappointing. Poor food quality from hamburger/hot grill and pizzeria.  Loved that there was a self- service laundry as the valet prices were exorbitant (I.e. 1 pair blue jeans = $12.95).

 

stateroom size awesome. As a couple we had plenty of room to move around, closet was huge. Bathroom only big enough for one. We had obstructed view window and will opt for balcony next time around.

 

adequate options for things to do on board ship. Thankfully we were no where near children's areas and there were 2 adults only pools. 

 

Good ode value for our money and as an intro to cruising we were happy enough that we are planning our next cruise.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Did not feel crammed or claustrophobic. Room steward made sure our room was refreshed every few hours. Very clean and comfortable.

Ship tip

Take a power strip! There is only 1 outlet in the cabin and if you need to recharge phone, tablet, laptop, etc you will want access to electricity!

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

3 out of 5

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

3 out of 5

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5

Victoria, British Columbia

3 out of 5
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5 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

sinandace    8 years ago

Yes I am! See you on board!

cherylm57    8 years ago

I hope your as excited as I am sinandace

sinandace    8 years ago

I also leave on the 10, First time cruise, so I'm also glad to hear positives.

cherylm57    8 years ago

Thank you so much for this info we leave the 10 for our cruise and just love to read all the praise about the Ruby! The last time my husband cruised was 10 years ago. I have not been able to get him to go again because the cruise was so bad! It was with another cruise line. I have heard so many great things about the staff and the ship on the Ruby!

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