Fabulous New Zealand cruise

Item: Ruby Princess
Rating: 5
Author: Vicpit

Ruby Princess Cruise Review to South Pacific

Vicpit

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 16

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

13 Night New Zealand (Sydney Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 22, 2019

Ship: Ruby Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: A409

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Loved cruising with the Ruby Princess. Very opulent and the service was excellent. Cannot recommend highly enough.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Very easy. We were helped along all the way.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Surprisingly good. Very please with all.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Appeared good but we didn’t partake in much.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Very entertaining.

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Could not fault any. Excellent service throughout the ship

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Very impressed.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Very comfortable and clean.

Ship tip

Take extra coat hangers.

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Ports of call

Sydney, Australia

5 out of 5

Home port

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Cruise Fjordland National Park

5 out of 5

Beautiful scenery

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Port Chalmers (Dunedin), New Zealand

5 out of 5

Lovely little town. Dunedin was beautiful and green.

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Akaroa, New Zealand Did not visit port

Weather was too rough for the tenders

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Wellington, New Zealand

5 out of 5

Interesting city.

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Napier, New Zealand

5 out of 5

Loved Napier. Want to go back to the Art Deco town.

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Tauranga, New Zealand

5 out of 5

Amazing place. Welcoming locals.

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Auckland, New Zealand

5 out of 5

Hub of the north. Loved it.

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Bay Of Islands, New Zealand

5 out of 5

Very pretty.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Easy

Traveler Photos

4 Comments

skoolmom 4 years ago

Loved the Ruby. Can’t wait to do New Zealand on the Regal 2021.

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baronswell 4 years ago

Thanks for sharing a great review! I'm cruising this itinerary on Ruby in March 2020, can't wait! 😊⚓

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Deleted2 4 years ago

Enjoyed both Ruby & NZ on separate trips. Ruby is a lovely, traditional experience. I'm so glad it is maintaining fine standards up to now. 😎

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cruisereckoning 4 years ago

So glad you enjoyed.

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