Ruby Princess Review

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Not Up To Previous Princess Cruises

Review for the Western Mediterranean Cruise on Ruby Princess
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The Adventurers
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Aug 2009

This was our 8th cruise and our fourth with Princess Cruises and we feel that it did not live up to expectations. The menus in the restaurants were abstract and ambiguous. What you ordered from the description on the menu was not what was served up to you, i.e. a ribeye steak turned out to be a sirloin, a fillet steak turned up as medallions and also what was described as ribbons of beef turned up as massive sirloin steaks. There was also a great lack of seafood and shellfish.

What was even more disappointing was the buffet lunch in Horizon Court. The choice was very poor and some of it wreaked of recycled food. It appeared that surplus food from previous meals had been recycled and camouflaged. And to see sandwiches wrapped in clingfoil was something to behold. In our opinion the menu was not geared for European tastes. The coffee for breakfast was inconsistent. It appeared to be made from concentrates and the strength varied enormously. This seemed to be the case on previous cruises and we now take our own caffeteire.

It appears that every effort is made to extract as much money out of passengers as possible. When you arrive on board you are offered a drink and then asked for your card! And there is constant pressure by staff to sell you drinks etc. If you are a smoker there are only 24/26 comfortable chairs, next to the casino,in which you can enjoy a cigarette unless you want to sit on deck or closed in deck. It is virtually impossible to sit in a comfortable chair and have a cigarette with a coffee and brandy.

Cabin Review

We were under the impression that the deck would be open until 6.30pm each day, unless there were high winds. This was the reason why we booked this cabin. The deck was closed during the cruise, and conditions had been ideal. I did enquire about this but no explanation was given. Nice cabin, plenty of wardrobe space.

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