Not nearly as great as our 1st Alaska cruise

Item: Ruby Princess
Rating: 3.7
Author: ItsWoody

Ruby Princess Cruise Review

ItsWoody

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 56

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5

10 Night Alaska Inside Passage (San Francisco Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 20, 2022

Ship: Ruby Princess

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

A good cruise, but not as great as our Alaska cruise in 2015. Not totally their fault, weather when leaving SF really messed up the timeline, and caused port changes.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Sabatini's Italian Trattoria

2 out of 5

A complete waste of money (thankfully it was a perk from my TA). What Italian eatery gives you just 1 piece of bread?Appetizers, pretty good.Pasta- sauce/good - noodles/overcooked and clumped together.Main course- just a waste of time, barely any flavor.Dessert- so unimpressed

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

There were one or two hiccups, but on the whole, the service was very good. Exactly what I would expect from Princess.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Design- It's strange that it doesn't have an indoor pool. Cleanliness- Inside spaces were clean. Outside, they are way behind on rust control/paint.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

A standard Princess mini-suite. Probably would be a 5 but for a crappy couch and a leak at the top of the sliding door.

Ship tip

If you hope for specialty dining, book it on the app in advance of the cruise. They're currently only alternating nights between Sabatini's and the Crown Grill.

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Ports of call

CRUISE ENDICOTT ARM & DAWES GLACIER

3 out of 5

Cruising was fine, kind of pretty. But we never saw the glacier. They said it was because of ice in the water, but it seemed more like they were just behind schedule and wanted to get on their way.

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San Francisco, California

3 out of 5

Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska

3 out of 5

Prince Rupert, British Columbia

3 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

3 out of 5

Haines, Alaska

3 out of 5