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Ruby Princess Cruise Review to Coastal - West Coast

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 22

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5
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Ruby Princess

7 Night Pacific Northwest Coast (San Francisco Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 17, 2022

Ship: Ruby Princess

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: D732

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

This was the first time having to use the Medallion app. As senior citizens, we found it confusing due to the conflicts between using it and Princess.com in preparing for cruise. Once on board, loved it.

Embarkation

1 out of 5
Crowded and very slow! Had all the documents, etc. necessary, including paperwork showing fully vaccinated and had booster for Covid, but was required to take a Covid test for $60! Then had to go through security again and get back in line!!! Princess was not clear at all on requirements. This was our 27th cruise and had never experienced such confusion and congestion from other cruise lines.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Main dining room food was good. Horizon buffet was good but seemed to cater to "foreign" foods over American food.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Fitness center was excellent!

Entertainment

1 out of 5
The new Ruby Princess Dancers were excellent. Never before have we had to experience two comedians for two nights each. That took care of four nights of "entertainment"!!!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Want to recognize Cezar, our room steward; MaMi at guest services; and Jayson in Dining. Excellent service from all!

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Cleanliness was excellent! Ship's design was confusing on floors five, six, and seven. Unable to go forward or aft on stairs (confusing to try and explain.)

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Loved our mini-suite!!! Only problem was the couch was broken, low to the floor, old, and very uncomfortable. Definitely needs replacing.

Ports of call

San Francisco, California

4 out of 5
Great port to begin cruise. Lots to see and do.

Astoria, Oregon

1 out of 5
Stop going to this port!!! We were there on Monday. 99% of the stores are closed on Monday! The one excursion we took into town turned out to be riding on a school bus where leg room between seats is for little people. Then, nothing to see or do downtown.

Seattle, Washington

5 out of 5
Beautiful city. Took excursion to Space Needle, Pike Place Market & City Tour. Very enjoyable!

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

5 out of 5
No excursion but was able to walk around enjoying the beautiful flowers, cleanliness, and perfect weather.

Victoria, British Columbia

5 out of 5
Our favorite port! Flowers and hanging baskets everywhere. Unbelievable cleanliness, never seeing a scrap of litter. Took excursion to Pendray Mansion for High Tea and then City Highlights. Our female bus driver was EXCELLENT!!! The bus was spacious and clean.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Easy and fast!
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