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Ruby Princess Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 22

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
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Ruby Princess

7 Night Western Caribbean With Mexico (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 19, 2023

Ship: Ruby Princess

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: D121

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

It was so wonderful that I can't wait for my next cruise!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Speedy and efficient, and all the workers who helped with embarkation were so nice.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Main dining room was great. The buffet was not as expansive as I saw on my previous cruise.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
I did the trivia games, the gameshows, and the fitness classes. The fitness classes are definitely for beginners and are quite short, but the barre workout was great. Zumba was awesome. I will say that as a younger cruiser, much of the content in the trivia and game-shows is geared toward older passengers. I wish there were more dance parties, like the one they had on the last night in the piazza. Other cruises I've been on had way more dance parties that were so fun!

Entertainment

4 out of 5
The production quality of the stage shows was amazing! The performers were amazing. Only one of the shows itself was actually engaging and fun (Colors of the World); the other two I saw (Stardust and Magic to Do) were boring and/or confusing. The comedian on-board was awful. His material is so outdated and geared towards old, conservative people. The DJ's and musicians were fabulous.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
All the servers and room stewards were phenomenal. Great service!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
A clean, appealing, and elegant ship!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Great size and so comfortable! I love my balcony and bathtub. However, my fridge didn't work for about half the trip, as well as some of the lights. Overall though I loved my cabin!

Ship tip

It can be a little confusing finding the dining rooms and restaurants! Many of the on-board activities are sales pitches for the shops.

Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

5 out of 5
I did the Space Center excursion at the end of my cruise and it was my FAVORITE excursion!!! If you have a chance to do it, do it!!!!

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5
I did a beach day in Honduras and it was lovely. The port was nice and had several shops.

Belize City, Belize

2 out of 5
The port was crowded and confusing. It took forever to get back to the ship after the excursion. The Mayan ruins excursion was awesome, though.

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5
The port was cool and had lots of restaurants and shops. I did the Mayan experience and ball game; it was a little underwhelming, and I wish I had visited actual Mayan ruins instead.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Fabulous!
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4 Comments

Bonny99    1 year ago

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

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your experience

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed and informative feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

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