Ruby Princess Reviews

Cruise ship lovely, sea view room better than I expected. Plenty of room and was cleaned amazingly. Loads of storage for everything. Hairdryer not the best , will take my own next time. I little short of electric plugs but got by. Food good , but not amazing, but I didn’t go hungry. Loved the pizza and snack bar and the international cafe was superb. The shows in the theatre were ok, the Hawaiian dancers were so good. Felt a bit too many sea days as 4 days to get to Hawaii and then 4 days back, would have been nice to spend a bit more time in Hawaii. Had a couple of great experiences in Hawaii, saw lots of Turtles on the beach and the zip line experience in Mexico was the most thrilling thing I have ever done

Thank you so much for this wonderful holiday Hotel was very good 👍🏼 trip and cruise was amazing thank you again and looking forward to next year more adventures with you.

For us, the ship was perfectly sized, not too big, not too small - just right. Some of the fittings (such as our bathroom) were beginning to look a little dated - but this did not in any way impact the enjoyment of our holiday. The staff were amazing, Food was superb - probably the best we have had on a cruise in many years. The cruise director and her team were excellent and, the range of activities was good. We would definitely sail on the Ruby Princess again. All round we had a fabulous holiday.

Airport pickup at SFO was late and had to chase, finally arrived 1 hour later. The Spero Hotel is located near the Drug addicts and homeless so not very pleasant. The hotel is very old and the rooms not well maintained. Most importantly the safe's were not working in any of the rooms. Ruby Princess is 17 years old and although in general is not terrible its showing its age. But the older ships do tend to smell of sewerage when on the open decks. Disappointing that the dress code was not adhered to in restaurants and bars in the evening, and not enforced by Princess. Post cruise return to the airport was an absolute calamity with hundreds of passengers queuing to get on the coaches (2 hours for us) with no constructive organisation by Princess. Many passengers were panicking they were going to miss their flights.

Cruised the California coast from San Francisco and back, taking in Catalina Island, San Diego, LA and Ensenada in Mexico. All stops were worthwhile apart from Ensenada, which is a tourist trap selling the usual tourist stuff (would have preferred an additional US visit). The ship also sails under the Golden Gate Bridge. Cruise ship is fine. Excellent service, food and evening entertainment. One area for improvement: please put more people on the Customer Services desk and set out a more organised system of queueing (there is always a muddled queue - same problem on the Diamond Princess, whom we have sailed with previously). One other gripe is the ‘crew appreciation’ charges. These can add up and, whilst discretionary, you are really expected to pay them (this is an American cruise line). In effect, you are subsidising the employer’s wage bill. Compare this to P&O, for example, where they are not expected. Although, in theory, they are included in the booking price, which most Brits probably prefer. Overall, a nice cruise offering good value for money. A lot of people combine this with a Las Vegas and San Francisco stay.

It was our first time on a Princess cruise. Embarkation was very smooth. We had a lovely cabin, the bed and pillows were very comfortable. The food was delicious and presented beautifully. The evening entertainment was okay, not very varied and the shows only lasted 30 minutes. The shops were very expensive. There wasn't much choice of tours, we just did two. We loved the San Diego tour, the Los Angeles one was very limited. We felt the ship was more geared towards American guests, especially the quizzes. The decor of the ship was very traditional but well kept. We felt there was nothing special about the Gala Dinner. The menu seemed the same and there weren't any drinks provided. All in all though, we enjoyed our holiday.

We had an enjoyable time on board Ruby Princess. The ship is looking dated in places especially the staterooms but that doesn't effect the holiday. We paid for the Princess plus package and it's definitely worth the money. The food was very nice however it was nearly always served lukewarm which is very frustrating. The entertainment onboard was lacking compared to P&O especially on sea days. We went to a couple of theatre shows but left early on both occasions, the first time because the singing was more like screeching and the second time was during the magician act which I thought had stepped out of the 80's. Extremely dated and boring, I'm not really into magic acts and when he came on stage with a top hat and tails and a twirling assistant I knew it wasn't for me. He then proceeded to cut a woman in half and have her floating on a board. Says it all really though some of the Americans seemed to love it, in fact whenever we walked passed the theatre it was full so the acts must be appealing to a lot of passengers just not us. It wouldn't stop us going on Princess cruises again and we enjoyed most of the ports. Just wish they could serve the food hot.

Great staff cold food ship dated rust on balcony

generally really good, but with one or two caveats

Good cruise but the menu wasn’t varied enough in the restaurant