Fantastic 1st Cruise

Item: Ruby Princess
Rating: 4.7
Author: mbraced24

Ruby Princess Cruise Review to Alaska

mbraced24

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 24

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5

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10 Night Inside Passage (San Francisco Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 09, 2022

Ship: Ruby Princess

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: P237

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

It was really a relaxing and enjoyable experience. Really wish that we had gone to victoria, bc and not prince rupert.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

no prior embarkation experience to benchmark. However, my wife and i were in a very long line that had us standing in excess of 2 hours.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Honestly, the buffet was hit and miss. The dining rooms like da vinci and others were great. Room service was not good. I do not know why there is such a difference in taste from the international cafe compared to room service. Really wish there would have been arnold palmers during the cruise.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

we mainly used the spa (sauna and hot tub). This is because the majority of occasions the one pool that was open was full of children.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

excellent performers. I perticularly loved the Hawaiian male singer in the shows at the princess theatre.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Yumi and Flor where great, they were very attentive. The room steward did a great job but dropped the ball at the end and did not apply the color tag to our luggage for disembarkation.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

be ready to fast before and after the cruise, so much food. Also, i suggest you take a stroll early morning around the ship. Taking in the fresh ocean air is just awesome.

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Ports of call

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5

CRUISE ENDICOTT ARM & DAWES GLACIER

5 out of 5

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

Prince Rupert, British Columbia

2 out of 5

nothing to see or do. Just a walmart and safeway. Get rid of this port.

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Disembarkation

3 out of 5

went faster than onboarding

9 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

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Wed2aCZI 2 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your first cruise and thank you for a reasonable review. For future consideration, disembarkation luggage tags are usually delivered 1-2 days before the end of the cruise. It is the guests (your) responsibility to apply them to your luggage before placing them in the passageway. Good Luck!

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GabeNSteph 2 years ago

Glad you enjoyed

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Welcome to the wonderful world of cruising. Glad you enjoyed your Alaskan cruise. Appreciate your feedback.

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WhippetMum 2 years ago

Thanks for your feedback

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javawoody 2 years ago

Appreciate the review

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

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romantikcruiser 2 years ago

Just a suggestion for the future…in the MDR if you request it they will serve you Arnold Palmers…if there are issues then discuss your request with the head waiter …you can make them yourself in the buffet by requesting lemonade and tea…elsewhere they might not have staff to assist…never hurts to ask…though some might not know wheat and Arnold Palmer is so you might have to describe what it is…I hope that this offers some future help

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byhisgrace 2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback

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