I guess their remodel lat year didn’t go well. Tv has frozen and gone out every 2 or 3 days. Toilets take 20 to 40 minutes to flush,if at all.they always apologize but that is not what we paid for.we are 3 elite captains circle members and have done this 15 day Hawaii cruiseover 10 times and never had these problems. I’ll never book the ruby again. Food was mediocre nothing to brag about.princess ...
They have cut back so much. Service was very poor. Dining choices limited. If you wanted steak it was an up charge of $19.00 -$24.00. I am not talking the specialty restaurants - this was the regular dining room. Selections were often the same.
Buffet was limited. Golden Corral is much better regarding fresh fruit and veggies and variety. Sad the food and selection used to be so great on ...
I am a veteran when it comes to cruising. I have done over 20. Carnival, Royal Caribbean and Holland. This was my first and last on Princess. This ship was supposed to be refurbished but our bathroom smelled moldy. I have to steam and use fabreeze to try and fix the smell.
I had heard that the service was ok in the beginning and tapers off towards the end of the cruise. That was exactly ...
It was a great deal for a 5-day cruise but you get what you pay for.
PROS:
Wonderful and friendly stewards, food, dining and entertainment staff
Very nice ship
Expedient embarkation and disembarkation process
Lots of activities
CONS:
Wrong demographics for us. Passengers were older (senior citizens). Activities and entertainment geared towards this crowd. If you like to ...
The food on Princess has gone way downhill. Very few tasty dishes, having to ask for butter is just a sign of cheapness. Repeatedly, night after night. So you sit down, see the bread that should tide you over until the ordering and delivery of appetizers, have to ask for the butter, wait until someone (with a major attitude) retrieves it and delivers it - then you can eat the bread. Such a ...
This is the 4th of 4, back-to-back cruises we are “enjoying”. It is very apparent that once they have your money, they’re done! What can a guest do? Jump ship? A definite improvement over being held captive.
It is quite evident that Princess’ focus has turned completely around from “guest services” to “guest warehousing”.
The food...although there were definitely some very bright spots, for ...
Same food...same entertainment (or lack thereof)..screaming infants and children every night in the dining room...dodging strollers and numerous other types of mobile transportation in the hallways, the elevators and the dining rooms. Absolutely no enforcement of the stated dress code...Captains party now "casual"...flip flips, shorts and baseball caps are the norm. The " nickel and diming" of ...
Have sailed with Princess before and overall enjoyed. We live in Los Angeles and if we want to sail without traveling we only have 2 options, Just the two of us in our early 60's with out any kids. Princess and Carnival. Same company different line. Seems that Carnival is having more influence on Princess with cut backs and quality.
We had an inside cabin on deck 7 which was fine with us ...
My family had a great time yet my wife and I have taken 7 Princess cruises and a total of 31 cruises. My general assessment is that Princess has bee Carnivalized. Everything about the ship, the service and the food demonstrates cutting corners at the expense of not just the passengers, but the staff as well. We had a mini suite serviced by an overworked housekeeper. On Celebrity, for the same ...
We stayed at the Double Tree at San Pedro prior to boarding. Very nice hotel and they provide free parking during he duration of your cruise. We chose this cruise after a 6 year absence from cruising. In the past we have had primarily cruised with Princess (over a dozen times). The Princess line appears to have lost it’s luster over the years. Both the ship (Ruby Princess) and the crew appear ...