Alaska on September

Ruby Princess Cruise Review to Alaska

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 22

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
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Ruby Princess

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

Sail date: September 04, 2023

Ship: Ruby Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: R701

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 months ago

Review summary

We enjoyed the ship and itinerary very much. Early September is still a very good time to visit Alaska. We didn't get much rain, besides forecasts of 90% chance, and shore excursions were done under some overcast/scattered clouds. First and last days were very sunny (California Coast...) and pool was perfect.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Overall it was great. We were not much comfortable on delivering the bags to porters without any kind of receipt...

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
This was our first cruise with Princess and, at first, dining room reservation and schedules were a bit confusing. Once you learn where to look for information and how to make the reservations, it is very smooth. It is good to have an app for all dining information, but app is not very smart.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
We went to the pools, hot tubs, fitness center, theater and piazza/bar shows. Pools were not crowded, in spite of good weather by the California coast.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Overall, music was very good - piano/singer at Crooners, cords duo and pop rock band on The Piazza. Theater shows were OK - entertaining, but not extraordinary. Pool with Movie Under the Stars was good, but movie selection could have been better.

Children's Programs

no children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Staff were all great! Everybody is polite, happy and saluting you all time. Vishnu (Crooners bar) and Raj (steward) are well above average.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Very clean and constant service for improvement.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Good size for 2 people and well furnished. Plenty of cabinets. We got a shower stool and bathrobes under request.

Ship tip

Verify the full navigation program when at Glacier Bay. We expected to visit Majorie Glacier, but visited only Johns Hopkins.

Ports of call

San Francisco, California

5 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5

Cruise Glacier Bay

5 out of 5

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

Prince Rupert, British Columbia

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Easy and fast.
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