Great Coastal Cruise

Ruby Princess Cruise Review to Coastal - West Coast

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 49

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
Ruby Princess

10 Night California Coast With Cabo San Lucas (San Francisco Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 07, 2021

Ship: Ruby Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: C429

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Great to sail again after a 18 month or so hiatus. Masking was not a problem whatsoever. A 100 percent vaccinated cruise. Passengers all cooperated with masking and social distancing so felt very comfortable. Still growing pains with the start up but worth it.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Walked right on after picking up medallions

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Dining Room Food was Average. Good, but not great. Crown Grill was Great. Did not eat at the Buffet. Salty Dog Deck Burgers Average, Hot Dogs Great.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Zuma and Line Dancing Available.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
2 Stage Shows that were excellent. Comedian for 5 nights that is not my thing. Great musicians on board, but no new musician featured on Main Stage. Entertainment staff was active and everyone involved. Better than most. They all worked together and worked hard to entertain us and it showed.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
They couldn't do enough for you and were happy to be back to work. We only had 640 passengers so very individual service.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Everything looked clean and shiny. Continually cleaning in the food areas.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Cleaned daily, took once daily service. No Princess Bag or Chocolates

Ship tip

Don't expect everything to be like it was pre-pandemic. It was good to be on a ship but understand it will be different.

Ports of call

San Francisco, California

3 out of 5
A lot of homeless since 2019. No new excursions so arrived a day early and left upon arrival.

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

1 out of 5
Dislike San Pedro. Nothing really walkable. In the middle of the shipyards. Cab/Uber and Lyft spotty service. Excursions are old. Griffith Observatory would have had interest but not really open on Weekdays currently.

Catalina Island, California

3 out of 5
Pandemic has hurt Catalina very much. Many businesses closed down. A cute little village but if you have been there before, not much to to.

San Diego, California

4 out of 5
Good, but not great. Love San Diego but the length of time should be extended when in port. As long as LA would help. Lots of things to do there but not enough time in my opinion. Arriving early does not help as many of the tourist venues do not open until later.

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

4 out of 5
Cabo is interesting to walk the harbor. Two days is not necessary. Again add to San Diego. Did not take an excursion as was not comfortable to do so during this pandemic period.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
With so few passengers, disembarkation was speedy.
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5 Comments

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

javawoody    2 years ago

Thanks for the update

TOhcruisers    2 years ago

Great review and thank you. Beautiful ship.

Curt34    2 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise. Thanks for the review.

cruising2004    2 years ago

Thank you for sharing your experience.

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