The cruise was fabulous. Truly magical! My only complaint was that sometimes the toilet flushed and sometimes it did not. It was a system wide problem and Princess compensated us for our trouble. Still, it was annoying.
The dining was wonderful! Food was delicious and our waiter Aurelia and Asst. waiter Lido went out of their way to provide service that went above and beyond.
The shows ...
We had been on another cruise line in the Caribbean and wanted to see Hawaii again. We found the Princess cruise online the booking process was very easy,the cruise was 15 days from LA as compared to 7 days from Honalulu. All in all princess was a car better deal.
The Ruby had been recently updated and we had no issues with our room, the cabin was well kept by the steward. We enjoyed eating ...
Unfortunately, this cruise had several issues which made the experience less than optimum. This was our 43rd cruise, our 9th on Princess. We normally cruise on Celebrity, so we have something to compare. The overall cruise was very nice with the following exceptions:
(1) The "best internet at sea" was much less than the moniker would indicate! There were problems logging on, and even ...
We are about to celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary and wanted to do something special. We flew to Hawaii 13 years ago and spent two weeks on Maui and Kauai. We like cruising but have never been on a cruise over 7 days. We thought it would be fun to cruise out of Los Angeles instead of flying this time. We booked a Club Class mini-suite accommodation.
The embarkation process was a delight - ...
We chose this cruise because it was pretty cheap and embarked from the west coast. We love cruises that are more than 7 days. Hadn't been to Hawaii in a few years. When we cruise we're essentially onboard for the boat ride, we don't spend hardly anything onboard... we like to go cheap and go a lot. We are Elite level cruisers on Princess, Royal and Celebrity.
OK, Ruby Princess ...
We have gone to Hawaii on Princess before and had a great experience. We wanted to go again and explore more.
We had Princess arrange our flight and travel to the ship. This went very smoothly. We did wait at the airport for about 1 hour because our flight arrived at approximately 10:00 a.m and embarkation was not until 1:00 supposedly.
When we arrived at the Embarkation facility, it was ...
We’ve sailed with Princess in the past and know we will get a high quality ship and experience. Our recent cruise from LA to Hawaii and back was no different. Beautiful ship, comfortable mini-suite, fun activities, terrific crew, and a bunch of food.
It took 4 days to get to Hilo. We visited Hilo, Honolulu, Kauai and Maui. Then 5 days to Ensenada, Mexico and one final day to LA.
The ...
Celebrating our 50th anniversary -- always wanted to cruise to Hawaii! Long days at sea -- special!! I have to admit after reading a number of reviews of the Ruby I was unsure if we chose the right ship - so we decided to make the best of it. Which we did - sure it's not perfect but so much of what I had read seemed to have been fixed or I just didn't notice.
Flew in the day before staying in ...
A perfect cruise to celebrate our 25th Anniversary! The cabin was great - though the toilets stopped working twice in our cabin section it seemed more like they were shut off to avoid bigger issues while the crew worked on the plumbing. Our cabin steward was attentive and friendly. The wait staff handled all of our requests eagerly (hubby is a little bit of a picky eater). Cocktails were ...
Green Valley River Casino in Las Vegas offered a free cruise to their "high rollers". My wife & I always wanted to see some of the sights along the California coastline. San Diego, San Francisco, Monterrey/Carmel, & Ensenada, Mexico were the featured stops on this 7-day cruise.
Unfortunately, the 8-foot swells would not let any of the passengers off the ship's tenders at Monterrey/Carmel, so ...