Ruby Princess Reviews

Over all good

The ship was the perfect option for us, plenty of bars and areas to relax. The food was varied and excellent and the crew and entertainment were brilliant. Would definitely recommend this ship to all that want a relaxing experience without the frills and thrills of slides and rides you find on the larger ships.

Fantastic ship but mostly all the staff were wonderful. They all went above and beyond. Brilliant time on Ruby Princess and would highly recommend the line.

We have just returned from a 16 day cruise from San Francisco to Hawaii. Although there were 10 sea days there was plenty to do onboard including some whale watching as we neared Hawaii. The itinerary included 4 stops in Hawaii and a stop in Ensenada Mexico The Ruby Princess is an older ship and the cabins look a bit dated although they are spotlessly clean while the communal areas have been upgraded and have an opulent feel about them. The service was second to none with the staff going the extra mile to satisfy us. Probably the best service of the many cruises that we have been on. The only negative was the onboard pricing was very expensive ($8 plus tip for a 330cl bottle of beer) so we took the package $65 per day which included Wifi (usually $25 per day) gratuities ($18 per day) 15 alcoholic drinks per day and unlimited soft drinks and water. All in all a worthwhile cruise if you don't mind sea days.

Positives Ship was lovely, staff were very helpful, efficient and friendly. Food was excellent. Hawaiian Islands were amazing. Stateroom was lovely, a good size and very clean, queen size bed was very comfortable Negatives Additional costs on top of what you already pay for the cruise are quite expensive, for example WiFi, themed restaurants, automatic gratuities (albeit can be removed, but must be done as soon as you boardship as the charges are applied daily). As well as this the drinks are very expensive as what it states on the menu is not what you pay, as these are without tax.

Nice ship, well laid out, good decor and has all the facilities you could want, apart from tea making facilities in the cabin! Food all good quality and great variety at the Horizon Court! Tried a ‘Specialty’ restaurant, the Grill, great food! The staff were helpful and cheerful! My cabin was a good size with a picture window, was very clean and bed was great! The 15 person entertainment crew were brilliant! Some real good singers and dancers! As a Solo traveler not bad value for money! Would recommend the Ruby Princess!

We sailed on Ruby Princess back in 2009 when it was in its first couple of months service and had a lovely time. The ship is still in great shape and didn’t disappoint. The itinerary along the Californian Coast was excellent. We managed to visit the old Queen Mary from the LA stop. We had a slight hiccup at the end of the cruise. Due to bad weather we were late back into San Francisco and only just made our flight home, but that was down to Mother Nature.

Very good service and food. Staff excellent. Only criticism would be the onboard app needs more work and witnessed a Muster Drill by staff where worryingly many staff did not know answers to questions and appeared uninterested.

The ship was excellent. Great excursions. Really enjoyed Ruby Princess.

Considering the ship has been refurbished it was look a bit dated & tired. Generally OK. . . Staff/service very attentive.