Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades) to the Southern Caribbean Princess Ruby Princess Cruise Reviews

Embarkation was simple enough and our room was ready by the time we got on around 1PM. We carried on most of our bags except for one so we could change, have a drink, then explore the ship. The Ruby was a beautiful boat, the design and finish was excellent. For a boat that is about 2 years old though, it is showing a lot of wear and tear. The main thing I noticed was the hallways were banged up ...

Background Having been married on the Caribbean Princess four years ago and spending our first anniversary cruise there as well, this was our first voyage back to Princess,  having enjoyed the Celebrity Millennium and the Celebrity Solstice in the interim. We live in South Florida so hotels were not necessary and family members dropped us at the port the day of the cruise. A little further ...

Coming from New England, we flew into Ft. Lauderdale the day before we embarked on the Ruby Princess to assure that weather was not an issue. We stayed at the Renaissance Hotel at the Pt. Everglades cruiseport and it is a perfect pre-cruise hotel. We love getting a quick croissant at the French Bakery directly behind the hotel. Almond croissants are the best and the service is wonderful. We find ...

My first impression of Princess was the extremely smooth and efficient embarkation process. What a breeze compared to other lines. (I've previously sailed on Royal Caribbean, Celebrity and Carnival) We had flown to Ft. Lauderdale the day before the cruise and stayed at the Marriott Renaissance on 17th St. Very easy access to the port and the location is convenient to the port. There is a Walgreens ...

This was our fifth cruise, two prior with Norwegian and two with Holland America. This is the second time we have left from Fort Lauderdale. We arrived at the port around 11:45, dropped off our luggage, parked our car and we were in our mini-suite at 12:45. By far the smoothest embarkation we've ever experienced. The Ruby is a very nice ship, excellently maintained by a very friendly crew. The ...

This is our review of our unforgettable holiday on the Ruby Princess. We had cruised once before, in the Med with Royal Caribbean and had an extremely enjoyable holiday. This was our first Caribbean holiday of any description. We have tried to write it for anyone in a similar situation who is going or thinking of going. Air arrangements; these were with Princess and we were happy with the service ...

We drove down early from Michigan to Florida planning to have a few days to adjust to non-freezing temperatures - big surprise this year as Florida was freezing! As usual we parked our car at Air and Sea and their van dropped us off at the pier around 11:30 am where we were directed to the "preferred line" and the guy apparently in charge told us to "stand up against the wall." It was a rather ...

We left Ft. lauderdale on January 19th on the Ruby for the Southern Melody Caribbean Cruise. It was our second cruise with Princess. The ship was really beautiful and the people on board were great. We enjoyed the entertaiment, there was a lot to do during the day on sea days. The islands were really pretty. The food was great the whole trip, as was the service that we had. Both in the dining ...

Cruise Review: Ruby Princess 1/19-1/29, 2010 For a variety of reasons, this was not among our favorite Princess cruises (13 for me, 12 for DH). That said, we put a deposit on a future sailing but not a specific voyage and eill likely sail with Princess again. As always when I post reviews at CC, I will provide an honest and balanced commentary about the cruise. Pre-cruise accommodations: We ...

We stayed overnight in the Holiday Inn Express which was just up the road from Port Everglade. Very handy and a good standard of accomodation with a complimentary buffet breakfast. We caught the free shuttle from the hotel to the port at 11,30 as the checkout time was 11am. This turned out to be a big mistake, when we arrived outside the terminal buildingd the queue was very long and it continued ...