More Crafts on Board, please!

Ruby Princess Cruise Review to Mexico

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 45

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
Ruby Princess

5 Night Baja Peninsula Getaway (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 24, 2017

Ship: Ruby Princess

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: E612

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

I love being on board and at sea.  There are so many things to see and do with music, food, movies and dancing.  I would really like to see more crafty projects.  I usually bring my own projects but had difficulty getting my tools through security (I have had no problems in the past, new rules?).  I have made Cacao bead necklaces on the way to Hawaii, I have worked on Origami and Scrapbook Journals on the way to the Mexican Riviera, and I once worked on ScrapBooking.  And almost every craft event was 'sold out' ~ they had more students than project materials.  There are card making classes, but the first students take all of the materials and the last to arrive get nothing.  These should be in packets to be fair.  We only stopped at Cabo San Lucas, which is why we took this cruise.  I would like to see the ship arrive earlier in the day so we have more daylight to sunbathe.  I really enjoy Princess cruises!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
I do not like the Horizon Buffet for dinner ~ not the quality I expect. I enjoyed the anytime dining ~ met new people every night.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
As I noted before, I would like to see more craft projects.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Andrew, our steward was wonderful. He was friendly and available but not overly underfoot. Marija in the Effy store is one of our favorites!

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
We were just on the Ruby Princess and I found parts of the ship to be a little run down and worn. However all was clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Based on our late booking date, we had to settle for a partially obstructed oceanview cabin. We were still able to see the water and were surprised to watch the crew bring up the tender and secure it to the ship! That was fun. Only one problem ~ we leave our curtains open and one morning a staff member came crawling by! Boy were we caught unaware!!!

Ship tip

Read the Patter and try new things! There are so many events, classes, seminars, movies, and info in the Patter. We go through it every evening before bed and plan out the next day!

Ports of call

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

3 out of 5

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

3 out of 5
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