Ruby Princess Review
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What Princess Cruise Lines won’t tell US citizens embarking from Australia. They will try to cheat you!
1. Although you purchase everything in US dollars, your onboard credit you were promised is not in US Dollars anymore, but in AUD. We were jipped!
2. TIP: Usually the tip is mandatory/included in most cruises for US citizens, but you do NOT have to pay the fixed tip for Embarking from Australia(there may be other countries too). They make it seem as if it is mandatory fixed tip, but it is not. We spoke to some Australians who said Princess bully’s US citizens into thinking its mandatory tip, but in fact it’s not. You can personally tip what you want to who you want. We tipped the servers/crew in cash. You have to be persistent when speaking to Guest services to make this change on your account. We spoke to 2 guest services representative & they kept saying the tip is mandatory, but that is NOT true. We were able to change it after speaking to another managing representative. You could definitely choose to have the automatic fixed tip distributed to the crew & that’s your prerogative. I’m just saying you have a choice/option to opt out & it’s not mandatory. You do have to use that “tip” money onboard. It came out to about $400 AUD for the 14 day cruise. I chose to buy other things onboard with that & pay cash tip. Hope this helps.
Cabin Review
Oceanview (obstructed view)
5. Our room although was obstructed, we could see a decent amount through our window. It was not completely obstructed. However, it was dated & tiny. No couch included. Drapes for shower curtain. They don’t have fitted twin sheets & just flat sheets for the bed, so your sheet ends up half on the floor & you end up having to make your own bed in the middle of the night.