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Ruby Princess Cruise Review to Mexico

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 4
Helpful Votes: 85

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
Ruby Princess

7 Night Mexican Riviera (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 26, 2019

Ship: Ruby Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Great price, excellent weather, good food, and very relaxing.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
While Elite meant no waiting in line, everyone seemed to board quickly.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
The buffet in the Horizon room was good, and the food at Share was very good. Some meals at the dinning rooms were excellent.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
One of the many reasons I sail on Princess is the demographics (mostly 60 yr + crowd) which results in not having to wait for equipment at the gym.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
I enjoyed AJ, the comic on board, although I prefer to do other activities instead of attending the other entertainment.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Without exception, all of the service from the Princess staff was excellent.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
As we don't spend much waking time in the cabin, this cabin size is just fine for two. My only complaint is that on warm days/nights the air-conditioning unit cannot meet the demand for keeping this cabin temp below 72 deg F.

Ship tip

On this cruise from L.A. to Cabo/Mazatlan/Pueto V, book a balcony on the port side as you will have a view of the coast while traveling south and will get a good view of the 'Arch' during you approach to Cabo.

Ports of call

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

3 out of 5
We live in L.A. so no excursions here.

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

5 out of 5
Went on a Whale watching excursion - it was outstanding, saw three pairs of whales breaching out of the water. Took the same excursion four years ago and also saw several whales but at a distance.

Mazatlan, Mexico

3 out of 5
Enjoyed a walk from the ship to old town.

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

4 out of 5
Last trip to PV I took a bus tour, this time I took a long walk from the ship along the beach.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Princess has disembarkation down!
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RetiredRay    5 years ago

Glad it was a good trip. 48 days until Hawaii.

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