Great Alaskan Trip

Ruby Princess Cruise Review

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Reviews: 17
Helpful Votes: 268

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
Ruby Princess

10 Night Alaska Inside Passage With Glacier Bay National Park (San Francisco Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 06, 2023

Ship: Ruby Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: A535

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Amazing trip. Great ports to stop and Glacier Bay was incredible. Ship was great for Alaska. Cole the Cruise Director was Awesome!! Great cruise.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Embarkation was great. Check in using the medallion was flawless. We were in group A. Once boarding started we were on the ship in no time.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Food and drinks were fine. Exactly what we expected with very few surprises.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5
The entertainment was not the best we’ve seen. There was one show that was excellent. The Abba show. One woman show singing 16 Abba songs. The rest were pretty forgettable. Comedians were not very good.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Our cabin steward Joey was outstanding. The ship was clean and crew was hard working. We had great service in the Main Dining Room. No issues here at all.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Very typical. Bed was fine. A little soft for me. Very clean and serviceable. Bathroom is small like you’d expect. The balcony seemed bigger than I expected. This was nice since we spent so much time out there while cruising Alaska.

Ship tip

Double check your final bill on the ship. They charged us twice for a wine tasting on the same date.

Ports of call

San Francisco, California

5 out of 5
Embarkation was good at this port. We also did an excursion here after the cruise. They dropped us off at the airport when it was done. Very easy. Great sights!

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5
Easy debarking. We did a whale watching tour and Mendenhall Glacier hike guided by a photographer.

Cruise Glacier Bay

5 out of 5
Absolutely Gorgeous. Don’t book Alaska without this on your itinerary.

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5
Nice town. We did a walking tour of Skagway after the White Pass Railway excursion. The train is an awesome way to see the area. Gorgeous views. Plenty of time here to see the town after.

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5
Great port. We did the Lumberjack Show then did a self guided walking tour.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Now we booked an excursion through Princess to see San Francisco after we returned. This gave us priority disembarkation. We never waited in line at all. Walked right to our tour bus after immigration.
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5 Comments

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

Itspeace4me    1 year ago

Thank you for the review.

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed and informative review. Glad you enjoyed your Alaskan cruise.

cruising2004    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience. Glad you enjoyed Alaska.

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