Ruby Princess Review

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10+ Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Aug 2018
Cabin: Balcony

There have been a large number of reviews, So I will just give some highlights.

Boarding Day: We were told that our boarding would be 1:30 to 2:00. We took a ten-minute Uber from the hotel at 10:30. We checked in and were on the boat immediately. First drink in hand at 11:00. Very smooth process! They announced rooms would not be ready until after 1:00. We stopped by our room at 11:30, and it was ready. Met steward, and she told us to put anything in the cabin we wanted to. Bags delivered to room by 1:00.

Dining: We had anytime dining. One dining room is dedicated to assigned times, one is all Anytime, and one is assigned for early and dedicated to anytime dining at 7:30. The last one is the DaVinci (mid-ship on deck six). On the first night, there was quite a line at 7:00 at the dedicate Anytime dining (Michelangelo). We decided to wait for the DaVinci. There was a pretty good line at the DaVinci when we arrived at 7:20, but the doors opened at 7:30 promptly, and the seating moved quickly. We were a group of six, and we decided to stay with this time every night except for one late night because of excursions. We had table 407, with a nice window view and great service (Val and Jude). Nice thing was that they had 18 seats assigned to them but that was only three six-tops, which made service easy and they were able to focus on us. Special Requests dining was a great experience. I had jaw and mouth cancer and the surgery to replace the jaw left me with some limits to chew, especially sinewy or fibrous material such as meat, and lettuces. The dining room had no problem blending a salad into a soup on request or whipping a shell fish dish into a thing potage-like consistency.

Cabin Review

Balcony

Cabin BC

Cabin was very good. This is an accessible cabin, with plenty of room (probably 1.5 times the area of a regular balcony cabin. I do not use a wheelchair, but do require space for treatment of lymphedema and some other ailments, and princess provided needed extension cords and distilled water. Cabin steward was excellent, and seemed to be around all the time. She was always smiling, as were most of the employees I interacted with.

Port Reviews

Glacier Bay

Glacier Bay was truly amazing. We got all-day passes for the Sanctuary (book as soon as you get on the ship on Saturday to get the best locations, and it is capped at 60 people! It was sold out the first night we were on board the ship.). You have breakfast and lunch up there, you are somewhat protected from the elements, and while the glass on the side can have rain drips on them to impact photo quality, there is easy access to open deck areas right below, or an open area above on deck 18 (Sky deck). They come around with Mimosas and Bloody Marys all morning, and will also go and get you anything else you want to drink (helpful to me as Bloody Caesar fan!) You also get a group or individual picture free, as well as Princess hot/cold beverage container. With the outstanding service, free Sanctuary ear warmers to keep, and comfortable blankets and towels, it was well worth the $60 rate for day as opposed to the $40 all-day charge on other days.

Ketchikan

Just shopping and walking around

Seattle

We came in on Thursday and flew out late on Saturday, so we built in time for sightseeing. I haven't been to Seattle in over 20 years, so well worth taking time to see the sights. We bought the City PASS, which allows you to visit up to six locations for one price ($89). If you are going to visit more than three locations, it is worth the money. Must see is the Space Needle with the new see-through glass floor on the restaurant level. We did that, the Chihuly Garden, Argosy Harbor tour and the Aquarium.

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