Amazing itinerary creating memories in Costa Rica,, Caribbean and Partial Panama Canal transit

Item: Ruby Princess
Rating: 4.6
Author: CruiseWithB

Ruby Princess Cruise Review

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 53

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5

10 Night Panama Canal With Costa Rica & Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 10, 2023

Ship: Ruby Princess

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: B737

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 5 months ago

Review summary

Good mix of ports and seas days… maybe one less sea day would have been better but overall a great itinerary

Embarkation

5 out of 5

So simple width Princesses medallion system

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Overall food offering good, but overall cruise line food is not at the level it was pre covid shutdown

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Lots of choice and all the venues felt roomy given close to a 95% full ship

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Entertainment was varied and more then enough to keep us busy for the whole 10 days

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Staff where excellent from start to finish in all areas

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Although an older ship (built 2008)… its well maintained and layout mostly good. One or two areas you have to go up or down a level to access restaurants… but majority of venues east to get to

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Clean and tidy, lots of hanging space with Princesses usual ‘walk in closet design’ Only down side given Princess position themselves as a more premium Cruise line is the shower curtain vs other lines who have glass shower doors which we prefer.

Ship tip

Do consider the drink package options if you have more than 5-6 drinks a day as most will run you $10-$18 a time.. also utilise the pre boarding set up via the Princess App as it will save you time and make embarkation easier.

Thumbs up

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

As smooth a process as embarkation… we used the ships excursions option to do a half day tour as we had an evening flight back to London which gave us priority disembarkation

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