Ruby Princess Review

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First Time Cruiser • Age 80s

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Sail Date: Jan 2010

We are 75 and this was our 10th cruise, though the first on Princess. The Ruby Princess is a big, beautiful ship with a friendly, efficient crew. The passengers were diverse (about 1200 Americans, 800 Canadians, the rest from around the world) and somewhat more upscale than we have encountered on other cruise lines. As an example, there were more tuxedos at formal dinners and nary a sign of shorts, jeans or a baseball cap in the dining room at any time. There were very few children and the adults ranged from older than Carnival to younger than Holland America.

Embarkation: We arrived at the pier by car at 12:30 to find that The Ruby Princess was docked at pier 29, making it necessary to drop off luggage, find a parking garage at pier 19 and be shuttled back to the ship. Though confusing, looking back it went as well as could be expected. Back at pier 29 the process went smoothly and we were in our cabin at 1:30

The stateroom was nicely furnished with a comfortable bed, but probably the smallest bathroom we have had on any cruise. We had a balcony room and were located on the Riviera deck port side forward and found the area very quiet. A tip, if you don't care for the smell of smoke, book a room on the starboard side.

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Cabin furnished nicely, bathroom very small, area quiet. You will smell smoke as you get near the Lido deck on the port side

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