Passable Alaskan cruise with Princess Cruises

Item: Ruby Princess
Rating: 3.3
Author: gkhchay

Ruby Princess Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

gkhchay

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 25

Overall rating:

3.3 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Alaska Inside Passage With Glacier Bay National Park (Vancouver Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 07, 2024

Ship: Ruby Princess

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: D119

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 months ago

Review summary

Princess should improve the food quality & guests services. This will be my first & last cruise on Princess. Royal Caribbean was so much better.

Embarkation

1 out of 5

Terrible, long queues, Princess Cruises should implement staggered boarding times like Royal Caribbean.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Only the specialty restaurants were good. The other main dining rooms and buffets were just barely passable.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Broadway production shows and music trivia were good.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

As above

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Only our room attendant was good. The rest of the staff were barely passable.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

They were okay.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

It was larger & definitely more comfortable than the normal balcony stateroom.

Ship tip

Don't go on Princess. Go for Royal Caribbean instead. Much better food & service. Also the ships are newer. a

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Ports of call

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

2 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

2 out of 5

It was raining the whole time we were there.

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Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5

Cruise Glacier Bay

5 out of 5

Great scenary.

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Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

Entertaining lumberjack show & very scenic Totem Pole Park walk.

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Disembarkation

2 out of 5

Just as bad as embarkation.

6 Comments

millersaboard 6 months ago

Sounds like my cruise itinerary for next year .... i'm sure it will be awesome, your experience is a surprising one but everyone is different & has different expectations 🙂

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Gwbigdog 6 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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javawoody 6 months ago

Appreciate your view

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1960cruiser 6 months ago

So you base one cruise experience to be the standard for all Princess cruises? I've never had a perfect cruise on any cruise line, and to judge one cruise, good, bad, or in between is foolish. I've been on many Princess ships and the only time I had a mediocre meal in the MDR was because I chose something that I wasn't sure about to begin with, but that's the great thing about cruising, is the opportunity to try different foods. As a first timer on Princess, you cant expect to be given the same level of service as higher tiered cruisers, just like RCL or NCL. Too bad you spent too much time complaining about your cruise, than enjoying it.

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cruising2004 6 months ago

Thank you for your review.

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HeavySeas 6 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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