Expected better

Item: Ruby Princess
Rating: 2.6
Author: lascott10

Ruby Princess Cruise Review to Coastal - West Coast

lascott10

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 14

Overall rating:

2.6 out of 5

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5 Night West Coast Getaway With San Diego (San Francisco Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 11, 2022

Ship: Ruby Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: A643

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

The staff at the kids programs (Lodge and Beach Club) were incredible. Other then that, not really a special or impressive cruise experience. Mediocre.

Embarkation

1 out of 5

2+ hour line and inefficient process

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Mediocre. Didn’t try any specialty dining, too expensive.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Only one pool was open at a time. This should have been advertised, without two kids I would have picked a different cruise

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Awesome! My two kids had a great time!

Service and Staff

2 out of 5

Mediocre. No way to get items like drinks by yourself and waiters were scarce. Difficult when you can’t leave kids alone.

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Ports of call

San Francisco, California

2 out of 5

San Diego, California

4 out of 5

Ensenada, Mexico

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5

5 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks

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javawoody 2 years ago

Appreciate you sharing your experience

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CruzeFan 2 years ago

Mediocre is probably the best you can expect during Spring Break / Covid, especially if you are comparing it to cruising pre-Covid.

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RetiredRay 2 years ago

Not the Ruby I remember, but then they may be super short handed with Covid and getting staffing up.

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