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SFO-F/A

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    San Francisco
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    travel, of course! ;-)
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    NCL, Celebrity, Princess

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  1. How bout all who got off and tested right after cruise......that happened to one in our group. I have some miserable cough I caught onboard, not covid. Probably from me dancing the night away.. LOL Still had a GREAT time!
  2. Just off the Ruby, only thin blue masks provided
  3. Now this really made me laugh! Happy we were on the cruise before this one. I didn't smell weed at all. Not many cigarettes either. The swearing woman in the piazza! OMG. On last weeks cruise everyone seemed friendly and happy to finally be cruising. We had a blast. On our return to SF 1 of our 6 tested positive for covid. We were together constantly, eating, drinking, touring......interesting how 1 out of 6 gets it. Or maybe we are asymptomatic? Doing a PCR test tomorrow to be sure.
  4. Hummmm, I wonder why Estine at Guest services told me the ship is full? Maybe holding back cabins for quarantine? Not putting people in cabins that need work? Who knows, all I know is I'm happy to be finally cruising, not cooking meals, getting fresh sea air when I walk the decks, seeing happy smiling faces/eyes (with and without masks) wherever I go.
  5. We have standing 7:30 dinner reservations in Botticelli. Same table, same servers. We really like being able to get our group of 6 together for dinner each night. On the first night we were asked if we liked the table and would like to reserve it every night. We said sure, I'm thankful we did. Last night was wild trying to get in there, formal night, Easter. We walked right up to a line on the right and only had to wait a few minutes while others with reservations were checking in ahead of us. Those without reservations were lined up a flight of stairs. Dinner has been good, service excellent, (both cocktails and food). We were finished in time 9:10, to get to the 9:30 show. We have found the musical group Supersonics to be one of our favorites. After the show in the main Princess Theater, we head to the venue where they are playing. Wonderful singer and band. Santa Barbara today. 4 of us stayed on board, 2 went to town. Many folks opted to stay on board. Really enjoying the cruise, the Ruby, the staff. No pounding, hammering, drilling today. YAY! My thought is because the tenders leave from right under where the work is being done.
  6. I asked the worker how long he was going to be working on that particular balcony and he said a few more days, then he will move to the other side of the ship. They start around 9 and finish at 5. It's super quiet otherwise. This is a great cruise, except for the work going on while you want to enjoy peace and quiet. No work at night.
  7. Onboard quickly, arrived port at 11:15, was on the ship, around noon! Not bad at all. The six of us dropped our bags in the cabins (cabins not ready but we could drop our carryon bags) and went for drinks and burgers on deck 15. We were all very excited to be sailing again. After lunch we went to unpack and meet up later for sailaway drinks on the top deck. Sailaway was supposed to be at 4 so we were there at 3:30 ready to party and go under the Golden Gate Bridge. Hummmmmm, the captain said sailaway would be delayed till 5:30-6 due to windy weather. Oh well, we are on the drink package, so drink we did. Also got an amazing slice of pizza from Slice on deck 15. Finally, the engines start, and we are on our way around 6pm. The inside of the Ruby is gorgeous. Cabins clean and well appointed. The public rooms beautiful The staff very friendly and helpful. Dinner was in the main dining room, Botichelli. Service was excellent and food good. By the time we got out of the dining room it was 9:30, we opted not to go to the show, a comedian. We headed to Club Fusion to hear and dance to the band, Supersonics. They are excellent. Around 11:45 the music stops, and we are off to our cabins. I fell asleep thinking; this is going to be an amazing cruise. Just what I need after 2 years of no cruises. Today is a sea day, after breakfast and a walk on deck, I decide to go to my cabin for a restful day of reading and sun, on my wonderful extended balcony. What a surprise when I hear pounding, hammering and drilling on a balcony a few doors down, on the deck below!!!! I call to complain saying this isn't what I signed up for. A cruise is supposed to be peaceful and relaxing, not so loud that you can't even sit on your balcony. I was told unfortunately it will go on the entire cruise! WHAT! Granted they need to repair the rust on the balconies and hull, however, not when guests are on board! Anyhow, what started as a wonderful, relaxing, fun cruise I was going to rave about, instead here I am complaining about something that shouldn't be happening. BTW, the ship is full, as told to me by guest services. I know they sold this cruise at bargain prices after final payment. We are not the ones who got a deal, as we booked this cruise 8 months ago. Guests very friendly, I'd say about 60% wearing masks indoors.
  8. Looking forward to sailing out of SF tomorrow. Will post my impressions of the Ruby. It's my first cruise since March 2020, the Majestic Princess in Australia, and I can't wait! It's been too long!
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