Good experience; however, Princess has lost a bit of its luster.

Item: Ruby Princess
Rating: 3.7
Author: boynton7

Ruby Princess Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

boynton7

Contributor Level: Second Mate

62 Days Till Next Cruise

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 11

Helpful Votes: 164

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5

7 Night Western Caribbean With Mexico (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 22, 2023

Ship: Ruby Princess

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: A403

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

You get a nice cruise; however, Princess is not what it used to be. Many good points, some not so good, no awful points.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Only line was through security.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

MDR: I miss having the same table and waiter calling me by name. Fewer entree choices. One night it was 4 seafood choices and duck (other than regular nightly choices). Buffet was very good; however, some days they waited until crowded to open second section. Salty Dog grill: very poor service, let me wait for 30 minutes without telling me the special sauce for my burger was out, even then I hD to ask why it was not on my burger.

Michelangelo Dining Room

3 out of 5

Prefer same water every night. Fewer options than I recall in the past. No attention to detail at times, ie. No horseradish offered for primerib.

The Salty Dog Grill

1 out of 5

Poor service, ran out of special sauces, slow.

Horizon Terrace

3 out of 5

Loved having steps into pool, great for seniors; however, no shade on any lounge chairs.

Horizon Court

4 out of 5

Often crowded, good options.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Pools and hot tubs; however l, my favorite pool at Lotus spas never opened the whole week with no explanation.

Captain's Circle Loyalty

3 out of 5

It took us getting on the ship to get my husband's loyalty level correct, no one before that tried too hard.

Terrace Pool

3 out of 5

Great because of steps; however, needs some shady options over lounge chair.

The Piazza

5 out of 5

Beautiful.

Neptune's Reef and Pool

5 out of 5

Always found a seat

Calypso Reef And Pool

5 out of 5

Nice, easy to find shady seats.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Production crew was good, we like the first show but not the second (I prefer familiar songs). Comedian was not funny. Special act, Alfred and Seymour, were good; however, they shames folks for not laughing and simulated "Karens" for supposed reviews. Luciano, pianist, was fabulous. Duo, a couple, were excellent entertainers.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Room steward and embarkation staff were excellent. Guest services were hit and miss. Water's in Michaelangelo were hit and miss.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

All good

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Nice size, conformable; however, the automatic lights prevented a good night's sleep. Carpet was worn. Room was very clean. Location was hood.

Ship tip

Lower your expectations if you are a past guest on Princess, but we enjoyed.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

5 out of 5

Easy for us to drive.

Thumbs Up 1

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

One of my favorites

Thumbs Up 0

Belize City, Belize

1 out of 5

I do not like Belize, not much thete

Thumbs Up 0

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras Did not visit port

We went to Mahogany Bay, much better options as it is Carnival (Princess parent conpany) private beach.

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Lines

Traveler Photos

6 Comments

Bonny99 1 year ago

Thank you for taking the time to write a review. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

ScubaDaveHash 1 year ago

Thanks for your review

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for the review

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

golfermike 1 year ago

We agree it's not what it use to be but we still love it

Thumbs Up 2

Flag

Rehlah 1 year ago

We’ve sailed CCL and RCCL since the restart - neither are the same as pre-COVID. I expect none of them ever will be unfortunately. Thanks for the review - we board Ruby for the 4th time tomorrow. Hope you still enjoyed your cruise despite some disappointments.

Thumbs Up 3

Flag

Other reviews of this sailing

Cold, Cold, Cold.

Wish the weather had been better

Easy Cruising