We flew into LAX and did the transfer which was fine as they checked you into the cruise at the hotel which was convenient; I would have considered flying into Long Beach airport which is closer but no airlines offered a direct flight from our city, and I like to keep things as simple as possible when I travel.

Almost everything about this trip was great - the Cruise Director staff was terrific, specialty dining was good, although the Crab Shack was a bit disappointing. The one area that we found lacking was the Main Dining room menu. We sailed on the Royal in January and the menu selections were virtually identical. I was hoping the Chef had something original or more Hawaiian dishes. Understandably, this cruise was not the norm for the Ruby so I get that they didn't have an abundance of Hawaiian decor, entertainment or cuisine, but some additions here and there would have been nice.

Our cabin location was terrific - L250. I really liked that you can just step our the door and be on deck within a few feet. Now I am a Lido deck devotee. Read more