Ruby
Princess – 2/20-2/24/2014 ~ 4-night sailing to Grand Cayman
Ship
– Ruby Princess is a typical Princess
ship – similar décor, same layout which made it comfortable to get around. The atrium was beautifully appointed and was
the center of activity throughout the cruise. We felt there was never enough seating in this
area as it has become so popular.
Cabin
– We had originally booked a Category MB mini-suite, but the night before
sailing Princess contacted us to see if we would downgrade to Category B2 on
Caribe Deck with the perk of $200 shipboard credit. This was a great move! The cabin was the standard size, but the
balcony was double length – half-covered and half-open. We had a large round table and two chairs
which made it wonderful for enjoying our room service breakfast several days! We highly recommend this category cabin! We didn’t need the extra cabin space and to
gain it in the balcony was awesome!
Room
Service – We really like Princess’ breakfast options for room service,
especially the breakfast egg sandwiches!
The delivery always came within our window of time ordered, and the servers
were friendly and helpful bringing it out to the balcony for us.
Dining
Room – Let’s just say, we were impressed!
We couldn’t remember the last time a server or assistant offered us
freshly ground pepper on every course and grated the parmesan cheese tableside.
We had an extremely efficient wait-team in the Botticelli Dining Room who went
out of their way to accommodate our party.
The pastas were amazing as always with Princess, but several other
dishes were exceptional as well. The Soufflé for dessert was perfect!
Buffet – We never have liked the crowded buffet access on most Princess ships with the one direction in and one out. The Horizon Court on Ruby Princess was no different. The choices were fine and you could find plenty to eat, but they did not blow you away. The back buffet featured a Mexican theme one day and that was fun with some good choices!
Alternative
Dining – While the ship had a Crown Grill and Sabatini’s, we elected not to
dine in any specialty restaurants because the dining room was exceptional. We did enjoy sampling wine flights in the Vines
wine bar and consumed the variety of tapas they offered there. We found it strange that it seemed like they
only had one or two Flight menus and got the idea that they really didn’t like
selling those. The servers had no idea
what wines were which, so you needed the menu to figure it out – but they
needed the menu to give to the next table.
We definitely got a laugh out of this.
Crew – Very friendly and outgoing throughout the ship. The officers were available during the past guest party for photos and chit-chat.
Entertainment
– Princess is putting a lot of effort in providing fresh entertainment in the Piazza
(aka Atrium) that includes a classical string group, a guitarist Tyrone Babb,
and even a juggler/balance duo called Duo Push that drew a huge crowd with
every performance. Broadway Ballroom was
the production show that was very well done.
Featured performers included a comedian, Rollin Jay Moore, and Landon
Swank who was on America’s Got Talent.
Once again we didn’t make it to Movies Under The Stars. One of my favorite things on Princess ships
is when they do the balloon drop in the Piazza/Atrium!
Itinerary
– This 4-day itinerary had only one stop which was at Grand Cayman. We were actually planning to enjoy the ship
that day, but we had a request to pick up a new Margaritaville Grand Cayman
T-shirt for someone special. (We ended
up buying two shirts!) We were back on
the ship in no time, and relaxed by pool that afternoon.
Summary
– The last couple of times we sailed with Princess they really didn’t
live up to the expectations we had developed on the first few cruises we had
with them. Service, food quality and entertainment all seemed to have
dropped substantially (that’s probably why we went almost five years without
sailing them). This cruise aboard Ruby
Princess really redeemed them on all counts! Now we’re
looking forward to our next Princess cruise even more!
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