Ruby Princess Review

OK time, kind of boring

Review for Pacific Coastal Cruise on Ruby Princess
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bnjohnston88
2-5 Cruises • Age 30s

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Sail Date: Nov 2015
Cabin: Interior

I found most of the staff to be great and the food ranged between acceptable and good depending on the day. I was not impressed to find two extra beds attached to the walls in our already tight interior stateroom (this was not mentioned anywhere during booking or thereafter). As a young couple, we found the entertainment to be lacking as it catered to the older crowd. This ship's passengers were predominantly retired, 70+ passengers. I guess that is the norm with cruising, but on a 7-day cruise we hoped for a better mix of passengers.

I was pleased with the decor on the ship, it is quite nice. I don't mind the odd leak here and there as long as it isn't posing a threat (or in my stateroom!) Ensenada, Mexico did not have much to offer.

I would recommend foregoing the mandatory daily tip (you can opt out) and tipping the staff yourself. For example, if you eat mostly in the buffet, you're not getting as much service as the folks in the dining room. With that being said, the food in the dining room was great but each meal was a 2-hour experience so we mostly avoided it. They add 15% extra tip on top of all bar tabs also, so where is the $11.50 USD per day really going? I'd rather have more say in who deserves it (90% of the staff were fantastic, especially our cabin steward).

Cabin Review

Interior

Cabin IB

Good enough, except for the extra beds attached to the walls. The space is small but has lots of storage and is manageable. Hardly any noise from our neighbours and only moderate noise from the hallway.

Port Reviews

San Francisco

Lots to do and see in San Fran. We did a tour of Alcatraz, visited Pier 39 and Lombard street.

San Diego

Loved San Diego. We went to the zoo and to seaside (seaport?) village.

Ensenada

Not much to do here without shelling out a lot of coin for a tour.

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