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Ruby Princess Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 5
Helpful Votes: 185

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
Ruby Princess

7 Night Western Caribbean With Mexico (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 02, 2023

Ship: Ruby Princess

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: D401

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

This was my first Princess cruise. The Medallion app made the cruise even better! Touchless transactions was really cool. Having my door unlock as I approached the stateoom was very convenient. Ordering off the app was simple

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Embarkation was fast and easy. We'd completed our requirements prior to reaching the terminal, on the Medallion app

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
We booked a club class mini suite (now call Reserve class). We enjoyed the seperate entrance to the DaVinci dining area. There were a few special menu items only prepared for our dining site, and they were enjoyable. Food was very nice. We only went to the buffet a couple of times. The Steakhouse was really nice, and Sabatini's had a great menu.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
The adult area pool at the Lotus spa was perfect. The hot tubs were nice and hot. Unfortunately, due to maitenence issues, the pool was only open one day. The hot tubs there WERE open. The aft pool was also very nice.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The live music onboard was very entertaining. The Crooners bar piano man was excellent. Symphonee was a great dance band!

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The staff at DaVinci, Club Class, was spot on. From Max, the manager, Julia, the hostess and Elvie and Suwitt, all provided the BEST service ever. Our room steward, Cesar, kept our room perfect.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
This is one of the prettiest ships I've every been on. The promenade deck was perfect to enoy sunrises and sunsets. The piazza area was lovely.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Very comfortable room, with a seperate seating area, 2 flat screen TV's and a tub/shower combo in the bath. Large balcony, with 2 chairs with footrests and a table large enough to eat on. VERY clean.

Ship tip

Go to the Medallion app class, its VERY helpful

Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
If you want to do something different, look into the Tabasco Master Chef cooking class, very entertaining!

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Facial recognition makes leaving port so fast!
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9 Comments

kelskazoo22    1 year ago

Oops I typed Regal but meant Ruby. Must have more coffee!

kelskazoo22    1 year ago

Happy you had a great time. Regal is a beautiful ship.

karlgrgurich    1 year ago

Can understand your enjoyment..we love Princess ships too, for the many reasons you mentioned. The other feature we love about the App, is having food and drinks delivered to you wherever you are.

CruisersWeAre    1 year ago

Very nice, glad you enjoyed

RetiredRay    1 year ago

Glad the medallion worked for you. We have fond memories of the Ruby also 😃.

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your very detailed and informative review. Glad you enjoyed your first Princess cruise.

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your experience

cruising2004    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

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