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Ruby Princess Cruise Review to South Pacific

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 24

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
Ruby Princess

13 Night New Zealand (Sydney Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 08, 2020

Ship: Ruby Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: C218

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Great overall, there was a lot that could have been better. Entertainment was sparse.

Embarkation

3 out of 5
Late embarkation

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Buffet was good.... variety

Botticelli Dining Room

4 out of 5

Lady (the wait staff) was great!! Food was ok at best...

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Didn’t do any onboard activities.

Calypso Cove

5 out of 5

Great attention, they recognized me and new which soda I drank.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Cruise director was great... Emerald Tide was good...

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Some staff was fabulous..... others were not so great....

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Yes, areas were clean... a lot of cleaning going on.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Elsa was great. Rarely saw her but she worked her magic on our room.

Ship tip

Soda is less expensive in fountain (bar)...

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Ports of call

Sydney, Australia

5 out of 5
Great shops close to dock.
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Cruise Fjordland National Park

5 out of 5
Beautiful cruising
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Port Chalmers (Dunedin), New Zealand

5 out of 5
Nice port... we took a private tour with Wendy, airport shuttle. Very good narrative.
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Akaroa, New Zealand

5 out of 5
Nice quaint town.
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Wellington, New Zealand

5 out of 5
Nice BIG city... just walked close to pier.
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Napier, New Zealand

5 out of 5
Beautiful... beach was great. Flower gardens were well designed.
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Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Great job
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4 Comments

javawoody    3 years ago

Thanks for the review
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AuntPinkie    4 years ago

Thanks for sharing your experience. Happy you were able to get to sail before the shutdown. Glad you enjoyed your cruise!⛴
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cruisereckoning    4 years ago

Glad you enjoyed.
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Cruiserike0322    4 years ago

Great review , time to plan another!!
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The food was great and the staff were better than great.
Fabulous trip but badly let down