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Ruby Princess Review

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First time on the Ruby for Thanksgiving

Review for the Eastern Caribbean Cruise on Ruby Princess
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Sail Date: Nov 2011
Cabin: Balcony

We always cruise over Thanksgiving. I wanted to try Princess cruises for a change and was glad to find they had their newest ship the Ruby sailing to our favorite ports of St. Thomas and St. Maarten over the holiday. We booked directly with the cruise line.

We flew into Ft. Lauderdale for 2 nights pre-cruise shopping at the Sawgrass Mills Mall. We rented a car through Alamo, which is so convenient, because when we returned the car, they took us on a shuttle to the cruise ship free of charge. We also had a car rented after we returned from the cruise and they picked us up at the port and took us back to the airport to pick up our car, free of charge. Also with Alamo, they have a program with your car where it is preregistered for toll roads. So you don't have to pay the toll, you will just be billed on your credit card if you use any toll roads during your stay.

We stayed at a lovely fairly new Hampton Inn on 5701 Madison Avenue in Tamarac, FL about 4 miles from the Mall. This is a VERY nice hotel and the staff was so accommodating. Very nice fitness room, and free (hot) breakfast in the morning. Not alot of things close by to this hotel, so if you are not driving, this would not be a good option. This location is about 10 miles from the airport, but because it was so easy to get there it was no problem for us at all.

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Balcony

Cabin BE

Our cabin was on the Baja Deck 239

Back to our room to unpack a few things. I LOVE the cabin set up. The closet is about 5 feet long, with plenty of hangers. There are several shelves for other clothing items along with the safe. The bathroom is standard for a cruise ship, it has a shower curtain - which clings sometimes. I certainly hope Princess goes to the sliding glass doors on their new ship as well as having a proper place to put your shampoo and soap so they don't fall in the floor all the time. A place to put your leg while shaving would be nice too. The refrigerator was very cold which is great! One thing Princess does is put your ice bucket inside the refrigerator. It is a thermas bucket, that you could keep outside if you want, but it helps keep your ice frozen longer while tucked in the fridge. Nice idea! Beds were extremely comfortable. Balcony had some type of blue material with a design on them that let water seep through to the bottom. The Blue was very nice although a bit tough on bare feet. Two chairs and a table made it really nice to sit outside and take in the view of Ft. Lauderdale before we departed.

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